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Melissa A. Maurer-Jones

University of Minnesota Duluth

Affiliations

Center For Water And The Environment

Swenson College of Science and Engineering

Center Of Advanced Materials

Department Of Chemistry And Biochemistry

University of Minnesota Duluth

NoneMelissa A. Maurer-jones is currently serving as a Center For Water And The Environment faculty at University of Minnesota Duluth.

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Melissa A. Maurer-Jones

University of Minnesota Duluth

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materials science environmental science nanotechnology environmental engineering toxicology polymer science nanotoxicology microplastics analytical chemistry immunology nanoparticles nanomaterials environmental research marine biology environmental microbiology nanoparticle research nanobiotechnology plastic pollution ecotoxicology applied microbiology avian biology water science photodegradation nanoparticle toxicity aquatic toxicology in vitro toxicology toxins chemical sciences electroanalytical chemistry marine pollution total environment material research environmental technology bioenergetics ecotoxicity bioaccumulation immunotoxicology metal toxicity elemental characterization chemical analysis chemical technology environmental biology polymer engineering estuaries polymer technology sewage sludge treatment protein function environmental biotechnology protein transport environmental pollution short-term variability manufacturing engineering oceanic science physical oceanography limnology bioplastics water biology plastic degradation plastic recycling environmental release recent spike engineered nanoparticles functional assessment immune cells microplastic size photodegraded polymers therapeutic nanoparticles biofilm formation flavin secretion photochemical transformation enzymatic hydrolyzability silver ion dissolution silver nanoparticles fluorous-phase ion-selective electrodes

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We See That Plastics Are Persistent. but Should We Treat Them Universally as a Pop?. Environmental Science & Technology (2026)

materials sciencesustainable productsreinforced plasticschemical engineeringpolymer degradationplasticityplastic recyclingthem universallyplastic degradationfood packagingplastic pollution

Effects of Enzyme Hydrolysis in Biofilm Formation and Biotic Degradation on Weathered Bioplastics. ACS Omega (2025)

bioproductsbiofilmsenvironmental engineeringbioplastics

Miscounting Microplastics as a Result of Matrix Molecules: Optimizing Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Natural Freshwater Systems. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts (2025)

microplasticsenvironmental sciencewater qualitywater pollutionfreshwater biologywater biologyplastic pollution

Bovine Serum Albumin Bends Over Backward to Interact With Aged Plastics: A Model for Understanding Protein Attachment to Plastic Debris. Environmental Science & Technology (2024)

Margaret M. Elmer-DixonLiam P. FawcettEmma N. SorensenMelissa A. Maurer-Jones

polymer degradationbiochemistryprotein scienceplastic pollutionmembrane biologyavian biologyenvironmental researchenvironmental scienceenvironmental pollutionbovine serum albuminstructural biologyenvironmental healthaged plasticsmammalian biologyprotein attachmentbiophysicsinterface scienceprotein functionenvironmental biotechnologyprotein transportadhesion

Size Distributions of Microplastics in the St Louis Estuary and Western Lake Superior. Environmental Science & Technology (2024)

Ariyah ThomasJoseph MarchandGuenter D. SchwoererElizabeth C. MinorMelissa A. Maurer-Jones

microplasticsmarine pollutionenvironmental scienceestuariessize distributionswater pollutionmarine biology

Variability in the Drivers of Microplastic Consumption by Fish Across Four Lake Ecosystems. Frontiers in Earth Science (2024)

Peter ConowallKathryn M. SchreinerJoseph MarchandElizabeth C. MinorCasey W. SchoenebeckMelissa A. Maurer-JonesThomas R. Hrabik

avian biologyenvironmental scienceecologyaquatic ecosystemslake ecosystemsfish biologymicroplastic consumptionearth sciencemarine biologyshort-term variability

Addressing Microplastic Size Distributions in a Large Lake: Adventures in Sampling and Analysis. (2023)

E. MinorM. Maurer-JonesK. SchreinerJ. FoxG. SchwoererA. ThomasN. PoultonU.D. Gomes

microplasticsstatisticssamplingmicroplastic size distributionslarge lake

Combining Flexible and Sustainable Design Principles for Evaluating Designs: Textile Recycling Application. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (2023)

Paulo Henrique Teixeira Franca AlvesGracie BahrAbigail R. Clarke-SatherMelissa A. Maurer-Jones

materials sciencemanufacturing technologydesignengineeringmanufacturing engineeringmanufacturing sciencesustainable design principlesmanufacturingsustainable design

Quantification of Polymer Surface Degradation Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry (2023)

Jonathan M. TignerMargaret M. Elmer-DixonMelissa A. Maurer-Jones

materials scienceenvironmental engineeringenvironmental sciencepolymer surface degradationanalytical chemistrypolymer sciencefluorescence spectroscopy

Sewage Sludge Induces Changes in the Surface Chemistry and Crystallinity of Polylactic Acid and Polyethylene Films. The Science of The Total Environment (2023)

Ariana L. CampanaroMatt F. SimcikMelissa A. Maurer-JonesR. Lee Penn

materials scienceenvironmental engineeringenvironmental scienceenvironmental chemistrypolyethylene filmspolylactic acidsewage sludge treatmenttotal environment

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Melissa A. Maurer-Jones

University of Minnesota Duluth

Affiliations

Center For Water And The Environment

Swenson College of Science and Engineering

Center Of Advanced Materials

Department Of Chemistry And Biochemistry

University of Minnesota Duluth

NoneMelissa A. Maurer-jones is currently serving as a Center For Water And The Environment faculty at University of Minnesota Duluth.

Honors

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Melissa A. Maurer-Jones

University of Minnesota Duluth

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

We See That Plastics Are Persistent. but Should We Treat Them Universally as a Pop?. Environmental Science & Technology (2026)

materials sciencesustainable productsreinforced plasticschemical engineeringpolymer degradationplasticityplastic recyclingthem universallyplastic degradationfood packagingplastic pollution

Effects of Enzyme Hydrolysis in Biofilm Formation and Biotic Degradation on Weathered Bioplastics. ACS Omega (2025)

bioproductsbiofilmsenvironmental engineeringbioplastics

microplasticsenvironmental sciencewater qualitywater pollutionfreshwater biologywater biologyplastic pollution

Bovine Serum Albumin Bends Over Backward to Interact With Aged Plastics: A Model for Understanding Protein Attachment to Plastic Debris. Environmental Science & Technology (2024)

Margaret M. Elmer-DixonLiam P. FawcettEmma N. SorensenMelissa A. Maurer-Jones

Size Distributions of Microplastics in the St Louis Estuary and Western Lake Superior. Environmental Science & Technology (2024)

Ariyah ThomasJoseph MarchandGuenter D. SchwoererElizabeth C. MinorMelissa A. Maurer-Jones

microplasticsmarine pollutionenvironmental scienceestuariessize distributionswater pollutionmarine biology

Variability in the Drivers of Microplastic Consumption by Fish Across Four Lake Ecosystems. Frontiers in Earth Science (2024)

Peter ConowallKathryn M. SchreinerJoseph MarchandElizabeth C. MinorCasey W. SchoenebeckMelissa A. Maurer-JonesThomas R. Hrabik

avian biologyenvironmental scienceecologyaquatic ecosystemslake ecosystemsfish biologymicroplastic consumptionearth sciencemarine biologyshort-term variability

Addressing Microplastic Size Distributions in a Large Lake: Adventures in Sampling and Analysis. (2023)

E. MinorM. Maurer-JonesK. SchreinerJ. FoxG. SchwoererA. ThomasN. PoultonU.D. Gomes

microplasticsstatisticssamplingmicroplastic size distributionslarge lake

Combining Flexible and Sustainable Design Principles for Evaluating Designs: Textile Recycling Application. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (2023)

Paulo Henrique Teixeira Franca AlvesGracie BahrAbigail R. Clarke-SatherMelissa A. Maurer-Jones

materials sciencemanufacturing technologydesignengineeringmanufacturing engineeringmanufacturing sciencesustainable design principlesmanufacturingsustainable design

Quantification of Polymer Surface Degradation Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry (2023)

Jonathan M. TignerMargaret M. Elmer-DixonMelissa A. Maurer-Jones

materials scienceenvironmental engineeringenvironmental sciencepolymer surface degradationanalytical chemistrypolymer sciencefluorescence spectroscopy

Sewage Sludge Induces Changes in the Surface Chemistry and Crystallinity of Polylactic Acid and Polyethylene Films. The Science of The Total Environment (2023)

Ariana L. CampanaroMatt F. SimcikMelissa A. Maurer-JonesR. Lee Penn

materials scienceenvironmental engineeringenvironmental scienceenvironmental chemistrypolyethylene filmspolylactic acidsewage sludge treatmenttotal environment

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