Pierre Herckes
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Phone: 480-965-4497
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ISTB4-463 ISTB4 TEMPE, AZ 85287-1604
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Mail code: 1604Campus: Tempe
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Pierre Herckes is a professor in the School of Molecular Sciences. His research interests are in Atmospheric Chemistry, especially aerosols and clouds as well as aerosol cloud interactions and their impact on air quality and climate. Substantial parts of his research are applied projects to address actual air pollution issues. A second research focus is on analytical chemistry, developing tools to investigate the sources, occurrence and fate of pollutants in the environment. Recent work has focused on the detection of emerging contaminants such as nitrosamines or nanomaterials in environmental and biological samples. Here too a substantial effort is aimed at applied projects relating to water quality and human exposure.
Dr. Herckes has a degree in Chemical Engineering from EHICS Strasbourg and MS and PhD degrees in Environmental Physical Chemistry from Strasbourg University (France). Before joining the faculty at ASU, Dr. Herckes was a postdoc and research scientist in the Atmospheric Science Department at Colorado State University.
Ph.D., Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France,1999
recent (see Google Scholar profile for full list):
T. Li., A. Henke, B. Wu, Z. Zhao, A. Farsad, M. Serpa, P. Herckes and P. Westerhoff, Phosphorus Speciation Using Ion Chromatography Coupled with ICP-MS Elucidates Transformations of Phosphorus Compounds on Reactive Surfaces, Water Research, in press https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.124554
C. Giorio, A. Monod, V. Di Marco, P. Herckes, D. Napolitano, A. Sullivan, G. Landrot, D. Warnes, M. Nasti, S D'Aronco, A. Gérardin, N. Brun, K. Desboeufs, S Triquet, S. Chevaillier, C. Di Biagio, F. Battaglia, F. Burnet, S.J. Piketh, A. Namwoonde, J.-F. Doussin and P. Formenti, Contrasting solubility and speciation of metal ions in total suspended particulate matter and fog from the coast of Namibia, Atmos Chem Phys in press, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-4140
X. Long, J. Wielinski, Z. Zhao, P. Herckes, M.A Roldan, G.V. Lowry and P. Westerhoff, Elemental and Morphological Diversity of Individual Magnetic Particles from Urban Surfaces: Implications for Adverse Health Outcomes, Environmental Science : Nano in press https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-4140
R.A. Brown and M.P. Fraser, Influence of wildfire smoke on summertime surface air quality in an urban desert region, Atmospheric Environment. 358, 121297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121297
D.C. Napolitano, D. Khoury, O. Delhomme, M. Millet and P. Herckes, Aerosol interactions with fog in urban and sub-urban sites in northeastern France, Atmospheric Environment, 361, 121480, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121480
T.T.T. Cao, L. Nuñez López, B. Ervens, F. Garcia-Pichel and P. Herckes, Impact of bacterial biodegradation in fog on formaldehyde and hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) concentrations, Atmospheric Environment, 360, 121402, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121402
Z. Lin, K. Doudrick, P. Herckes, M. Chester, P. Westerhoff and T.H. Boyer, Life Cycle Assessment of the Thermal Oxidation and Pyrolysis of Granular Activated Carbon loaded with Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acd (PFOS). Journal of Cleaner Production, 501, 145325, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145325
J. Molar, P. Herckes and M.P. Fraser, Photocatalytic Abatement of ambient NOx by TiO2 coated Solar Panels , RSC Sustainability RSC Sustainability, 3, 963 – 972, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SU00516C
K. Chandrakanthan, M.P. Fraser and P. Herckes, Recreational activities as a major source of microplastics in aquatic environments, Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics, 3, 20, 2024.https://doi.org/10.20517/wecn.2024.40
J.A. Miech, S. Aker, Z. Zhang, H. Ozer, M.P. Fraser and P. Herckes, Tire Wear Emissions by Highways: Impact of Season and Surface Type, Atmosphere, 15, 1122, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091122
C. Abou-Khalil, L. Chernysheva, A. Miller, A. Abarca-Perez, G. Peaslee, P. Herckes, P. Westerhoff and K. Doudrick, Enhancing the Thermal Mineralization of Perfluorooctanesulfonate on Granular Activated Carbon Using Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Metal Additives, Environmental Science & Technology, 58, 11162-11174, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c09795
J.A. Miech, P. Herckes, M.P. Fraser, A.F. Arellano, M. A. Mirrezaei and Y. Guo, Evaluating Phoenix Metropolitan Area Ozone Behavior Using Ground-Based Sampling, Modeling, and Satellite Retrievals, Atmosphere, 15, 555, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15050555
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BCH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MSE 792 | Research |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 598 | Special Topics |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 494 | Special Topics |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BCH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 302 | Environmental Chemistry |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BCH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BCH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MSE 792 | Research |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 598 | Special Topics |
| CHM 494 | Special Topics |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| EVE 494 | Special Topics |
| EVE 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BCH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 302 | Environmental Chemistry |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MSE 792 | Research |
| CHM 598 | Special Topics |
| CHM 494 | Special Topics |
| MSE 792 | Research |
| EVE 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CHM 302 | Environmental Chemistry |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MSE 792 | Research |
| CHM 303 | Environmental Chemistry Lab |
| MSE 792 | Research |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CHM 598 | Special Topics |
| CHM 494 | Special Topics |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MSE 792 | Research |
| CHM 303 | Environmental Chemistry Lab |
| MSE 792 | Research |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CHM 501 | Current Topics in Chemistry |
| CHM 302 | Environmental Chemistry |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 795 | Continuing Registration |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MSE 792 | Research |
| MSE 799 | Dissertation |
| CHM 303 | Environmental Chemistry Lab |