Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. B.S. Iowa State University,1997; Ph.D. Purdue University,2002 ; Postdoctoral Scholar, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003-2006.

Viol Trust Fellowship, 2002
Clare Booth Luce Graduate Fellow Finalist (travel grant) April 2002
Emerson Kampen Foundation Fellowship (Great Lakes Chemical) 2001 and 1998
Purdue Research Foundation Grant, 1999

The research in the Huff Hartz group lies at the nexus of analytical and environmental chemistry.  Our focal points include organic particulate matter formation and speciation in the atmosphere and indoor environments.  Interests include: chemical systems, such as aerosol formation via oxidation of household VOCs and heterogeneous processing of particulate matter, as well condensed phase sampling and handling methods, including but not limited to solid-phase extraction, GCMS, environmental smog chamber, and scanning mobility particle size spectrometry.

“Laboratory measurements of the oxidation kinetics of organic aerosol mixtures using a relative rate constants approach“ Kara E. Huff Hartz, Emily Weitkamp, Amy M. Sage, Neil M. Donahue, and Allen L. Robinson, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2007, 112, D04204.

“Secondary organic aerosol from limona ketone: Insights into terpene ozonolysis via synthesis of key intermediates“ Neil M. Donahue, Joshua E. Tischuk, Bryce J. Marquis, Kara E. Huff Hartz, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2007. in press.

“Secondary organic aerosol formation from limonene ozonolysis: homogeneous and heterogeneous influences as a function of NOx,“ Jieyuan Zhang, Kara E. Huff Hartz, Spyros N. Pandis, and Neil M. Donahue, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2006, 110, 11053-11063.

“Cloud condensation nuclei activation of limited-solubility organic aerosol“ Kara E. Huff Hartz, Joshua E. Tischuk, Man Nin Chan, Chak K. Chan, Neil M. Donahue, and Spyros N. Pandis, Atmospheric Environment, 2006, 40, 605-617.

“Cloud condensation nuclei activation of monoterpene and sesquiterpene secondary organic aerosol" Kara E. Huff Hartz, Thomas Rosenorn, Timothy M. Raymond, Shaun R. Ferchak, Merete Bilde, Neil M. Donahue, Spyros N. Pandis, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2005, 110(D14) D14307.

“Critical factors determining the variation in SOA yields from terpene ozonolysis:a combined experimental and computations study" Neil M. Donahue, Kara E. Huff Hartz, Bao Chuong, Albert A. Presto, Charles O. Stanier, Thomas Rosenorn, Allen L. Robinson, Spyros N. Pandis, Faraday Discussions, 2005, 130, 295-309. 

“Competetive oxidation in atmospheric aerosols: the case for relative kinetics" Neil M Donahue, Allen R. Robinson, Kara E. Huff Hartz, Amy M Sage, Emily Weitkamp, Geophysical Research Letters, 2005, Li6805..

“SOA production from terpene ozonolysis: 1. effect of UV radiation" Albert A. Presto, Kara E. Huff Hartz, Neil M. Donahue, Enivironmental Science and technology, 2005, 39, 7036-7045..