Dr. Edward Navarre

Professor, Department of Chemistry

Biography

Edward Navarre is a professor of Chemistry at SIUE. His research interests include atomic spectroscopy, instrument design, and statistics. His research group works on projects including tungsten electrothermal atomizers, water analysis by ICP-OES, and unique methods of sample preconcentration. Occasionally, group members work on art and cultural heritage studies by Raman and IR spectroscopy.

Interests

Atomic Spectrometry
Instrument Design
Statistics

Education

PhD in Analytical Chemistry, 2002
University of Vermont
BA in Chemistry, 1995
Western Maryland College

Skills

Atomic Spectroscopy

Python

Design and Fabrication

Statistics

Projects

Tungsten ETA

A tungsten filament atomizer for elemental analysis

Pour-through Filters as a Viable Solution to Drinking Water Safety, Aesthetics, and Economics as SIUE

In response to survey data on health and aesthetic concerns around the consumption of bottled and tap water at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, an assessment of…

Edward Navarre, Molly Walker

People

Current Researchers

Mary Danso - working on the tungsten ETA and higher speed atomization
Lucas Seelbach - working on lead in physiological solutions with the tungsten ETA

Former Researchers

Full list of former researchers

Recent Publications

Navarre, E.C. Characterization of “cool” and “warm” white light-emitting diodes for low-cost spectrophotometry. Spectroscopy Letters, 2021, 54(8), 581–589. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00387010.2021.1963781.

Navarre, E. C. Extensible Interface for a Compact Spectrophotometer for Teaching Molecular Absorption in the Undergraduate Laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education 2020, 97 (5), 1500–1503. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b01023.

Navarre, E.; Wallace, P. A Non-Equilibrium Approach to Temperature Calibration for Tungsten Filament Atomic Spectrometry. Spectroscopy Letters 2014, 47 (04), 314–323. https://doi.org/10.1080/00387010.2013.803980.