Graduate Students

 

Program: Ph.D.


Major Professor: John Trumble


Email: marcus.pennington@email.ucr.edu


Location: 224 Entomology


Phone (Lab): (951) 827-4297


CV:

Marcus Pennington

Education

  1. University of California- Riverside

  2. PhD in Environmental Toxicology


  1. Tennessee State University

  2. B.S.s in Chemistry and Biology

  3. Areas of Concentration: Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology Minor: NA
    Honors Thesis: “The Physio-chemical Characterization of Yams”


Research Focus

  1. I am interested in the effects  Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care products have on aquatic organisms, specifically       lower trophic level species.


Awards

  1. Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship MARC
    UReCA/TRIAD Fellowship
    HBCU-UP STEM


Teaching Experience

  1. Tennessee State University

  2. Tutor- Biology and Chemistry
    Directed and facilitated group mentoring and grasping of concepts


  1. Related Experience
    CRIME REU- Birmingham, AL

  2. Researcher
    Tested the known methods and sought increases in productivity.

  3. Tennessee State University- Nashville, TN
    Researcher
    Novel synthesis of nanoparticles, Scanning Electron Microscope and Powdered X-Ray Defractor trainer, analysis and data collection with various physio/chemical analyzing machines.


Professional Presentations 

  1. Pennington, M. and Siddiquee, T. 2011.Poster Inorganic Chemistry Section.Title: "Low temperature synthetic method development for manganese oxide nanoparticles." 241st ACS National Spring Meeting Anaheim, CA.
    Pennington, M. and Phambu, N. 2013. Poster Analytical Chemistry Section.Title: "Physio-chemical characterization of yams using thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy." 245th ACS National Spring Meeting New Orleans, LA.



Publications and Papers

  1. Low temperature synthetic method development for manganese oxide nanoparticles

  2. National ACS Research Conference, Anaheim, CA  2011


  4. Physio-chemical characterization of yams using thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy
    National ACS Research Conference, New Orleans, LA 2013


  6. Pennington, M.J., Rivas, N.G., Prager, S.M., Walton, W.E., Trumble, J.T., 2015. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products alter the holobiome and development of a medically important mosquito. Environ. Pollut. 203, 199–207. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2015.04.004  2015


  1. Languages
    English- native language

  2. MEMBERSHIPS
    American Chemical Society

  3. Phi Kappa Phi
    Golden Key Honors Society Delta Epsilon Iota