Education
1984-1988 University
of Wisconsin-Madison. Ph.D. Water
Chemistry
Thesis:
"Diagenesis of Algal Pigments in
1981-1984 University
of Wisconsin-Madison. M.S. Water
Chemistry
Thesis:
"Nutrient Cycling in Three Northern
1977-1981 Nasson
College.
(Summa
Cum Laude)
Research and Teaching Experience
Assistant Director for Research and Outreach, University of
Assistant Director for Research, University of
Associate
Scientist, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program,
Assistant Director for Research, University of Wisconsin
Water Resources Institute. 1998 2001.
Visiting Scientist,
Visiting Associate
Scientist, Water Chemistry Program,
Research Water Chemist, Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources,
Honorary Associate, Water Chemistry Program, University of
Wisconsin-Madison. 1990-1994.
Assistant
Researcher (Postdoctoral), Center for Limnology, University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Project: Biogeochemical Fate of Mercury in
Guest Lecturer,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Classes
in Limnology, Principles of Water Chemistry, Organic Water Chemistry
and Advanced Techniques for Water Analysis. 1984-present.
Teaching Assistant,
Water Chemistry Program,
Research Assistant,
Water Chemistry Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison. M.S. and Ph.D. Research. 1981-1988.
Major Research and Professional Interests
Aquatic chemistry, chemical limnology, nutrient chemistry in
lakes and sediments, chemistry of natural organic compounds in particulate
matter and sediments, redox cycling in aquatic environments, fate and behavior
of plant pigments in aquatic systems, trace metal cycling in aquatic systems,
chemical interactions at the sediment-water interface.
Publications
Rolfhus K.R., H.E. Sakamoto, L.B.
Cleckner, R.W. Stoor, C.L. Babiarz, R.C. Back, H. Manolopoulos and J.P.
Hurley. 2003.
The
distribution of mercury in
Babiarz C.L, J.P. Hurley, D.P. Krabbenhoft, C.C. Gilmour, and
B.A. Branfireun. 2003. Application of
ultrafiltration and stable isotope amendments to the partitioning of mercury in
lake water and over land runoff. Science of the Total Environment. 304: 295-303.
Cleckner L.B., R.C.
Back, P.R. Gorski, J.P. Hurley and S. Byler.
2003. Seasonal and size-specific distribution of methylmercury in seston and
zooplankton of two contrasting
Back, R.C., P.R. Gorski, L.B. Cleckner and J.P. Hurley. 2003. Mercury content and speciation in the
plankton and benthos of
Gorski, P.R. L.B. Cleckner, J.P.
Back, R.C., J.P. Hurley and K.R. Rolfhus. 2002. Watershed influences on the transport, fate
and bioavailability of mercury in
Hintelmann, H., R. Harris, A. Heyes, J.P. Hurley, C.A.
Kelly, D.P. Krabbenhoft, S. Lindberg, J.W.M. Rudd, K.J. Scott and V.L. St.
Louis. 2002. Reactivity
and mobility of new and old mercury in a boreal forest ecosystem during the
first year of the METAALICUS study. Environmental
Science and Technology.
36(23):5034-5040.
Publications (cont.)
Babiarz, C.L., J.P. Hurley, S.R. Hoffmann, A.W. Andren, M.M.
Shafer and D.E. Armstrong. 2001. Partitioning of Total Mercury and
Methylmercury to the Colloidal Phase in Fresh Waters. Environmental Science and Technology,
35(24):4773-4782.
Hurley, J.P., L.B. Cleckner and M.M. Shafer. 2001. Watershed
influences on mercury transport to
Krabbenhoft, D.P., J.P. Hurley, G. Aiken, C.C. Gilmour, M.
Marvin-DiPasquale, W.H. Orem and R. Harris.
2000. Mercury cycling in
Babiarz, C.L., S.R. Hoffmann, M.M. Shafer, J.P. Hurley, A.W.
Andren and D.E. Armstrong. 2000. A critical evaluation of tangental-flow
ultrafiltration for trace metal investigations in fresh water systems: Part II Total and Methylmercury. Environmental Science and Technology,
34:3428-3434.
Frost, T.M., J.P. Descy, B.T. DeStasio, G.A. Gerrish, J.M.
Hood, J.P. Hurley and A.L. St. Amand.
2000. Evaluations of
phytoplankton communities using varied techniques: a multi-media comparison of lakes in northern
Descy, J.P., H.W. Higgins, D.J. Mackey, J.P. Hurley and T.M.
Frost. 2000. Pigment ratios and phytoplankton assessment
in northern
Cleckner, L.B., C.C. Gilmour, J.P. Hurley and D.P.
Krabbenhoft. 1999. Mercury methylation in periphyton of the
Descy, J.P., T.M. Frost and J.P. Hurley. 1999.
Assessment of grazing by the
freshwater copepod Diaptomus
minutus using carotenoid pigments. Journal of Plankton Research,
21:127-145.
Poister, D., D.E. Armstrong and J.P. Hurley. 1999. Influences
of grazing on temporal patterns of algal pigments in suspended and sedimenting
algae in a north temperate lake. Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 56:60-69.
Hurley, J.P., S.E. Cowell, M.M. Shafer and P.E. Hughes. 1998. Partitioning
and Transport of Total and Methyl Mercury in the
Hurley, J.P., S.E. Cowell, M.M. Shafer and P.E. Hughes. 1998. Tributary
loading of mercury to
Hurley, J.P., D.P. Krabbenhoft, L.B. Cleckner, M.L. Olson,
G. Aiken and P.J. Rawlik. 1998. System controls on aqueous mercury
distribution in the
Babiarz, C.L., J.P. Hurley, J.M. Benoit, M.M. Shafer, A.W. Andren and
D.A.Webb. 1998. Seasonal influences on partitioning and
transport of total and methylmercury from contrasting watersheds. Biogeochemistry, 41:237‑257.
Cleckner, L.B., P.J. Garrison, J.P. Hurley, M.L. Olson and
D.P. Krabbenhoft. 1998. Trophic transfer of methyl mercury in the
Krabbenhoft, D.P., J.P. Hurley, M.L. Olson and L.B.
Cleckner. 1998. Diel variability of mercury phase and species
distributions in the
Krabbenhoft, D.P., C.C. Gilmour, J.M. Benoit, C.L. Babiarz,
A.W. Andren and J.P. Hurley. 1998. Methylmercury Dynamics in Littoral
Sediments of a Temperate
Publications (cont.)
Olson, M.L., L.B. Cleckner, S.A. King, J.P. Hurley and
D.P. Krabbenhoft. 1997. Resolution of matrix effects on analysis
of total and methyl mercury in aqueous samples from the
Shafer, M.M., J.T. Overdier, J.P. Hurley, D.E. Armstrong and
D.A. Webb. 1997. The influence of dissolved organic carbon,
suspended particulates, and hydrology on the concentration, partitioning and
variability of trace metals in two contrasting
Hurley, J.P., M.M. Shafer, S.E. Cowell, D.E. Armstrong, J.T.
Overdier and P.E. Hughes. 1996. Trace metal assessment of
Pinckney, J.L., D.F. Millie, K.E. Howe, H.W. Paerl and J.P.
Hurley. 1996. Flow scintillation counting of
14-C-labeled microalgal photosynthetic pigments. Journal of
Plankton Res., 18:1867-1880.
Hurley, J.P., J.M. Benoit, C.L. Babiarz, M.M. Shafer, A.W.
Andren, J. R. Sullivan, R. Hammond and D.A. Webb. 1995. Influences
of watershed characteristics on mercury levels in
Hurley, J.P.
1995. Watershed effects on
background mercury levels in rivers. In
Proceedings of National Forum on Mercury in Fish. USEPA Office of Water,
Krabbenhoft, D.P., J.M. Benoit, C.L. Babiarz, J.P. Hurley
and A.W. Andren. 1995. Mercury cycling in the Allequash Creek
Watershed,
Hurley, J.P., C.L. Babiarz, D.P. Krabbenhoft and A.W.
Andren. 1994. Cycling processes of mercury at the
sediment-water interface in seepage lakes.
In
Hurley, J.P., C.J. Watras and N.S. Bloom. 1994. Distribution
and flux of particulate mercury in four stratified seepage lakes. In C.J. Watras and J. Huckabee
(eds.). Mercury as a Global
Pollutant: Integration and Synthesis, Lewis,
pp 69-82.
Poister, D., D.E. Armstrong and J.P. Hurley. 1994. A
six year record of nutrient sedimentation and recycling in three northern
Watras, C.J., N.S. Bloom, R.J.M. Hudson, S. Gherini, R.
Munson, S.A. Claas, K.A. Morrison, J.P. Hurley, J.G. Wiener, W.F. Fitzgerald,
R. Mason, G. Vandal, D. Powell, R. Rada, L. Rislove, M. Winfrey, J. Elder, D.P.
Krabbenhoft, A.W. Andren, C. Babiarz, D.B. Porcella and J.W. Huckabee. 1994. Sources
and fates of mercury and methylmercury in
Hurley, J.P., and P.J. Garrison. 1993. Composition
and sedimentation of aquatic pigments associated with deep plankton in
lakes. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 50:2723-2728.
Mason, R.P., W.F. Fitzgerald, J.P. Hurley, A.K. Hanson, P.L.
Donaghay and J.M. Sieburth. 1993. Mercury biogeochemical cycling in a
stratified estuary. Limnology and
Oceanography, 38:1227-1241.
Millie, D.F., H.W. Paerl, J.P. Hurley and G.J. Kirkpatrick. 1993. Algal
pigment determinations in aquatic ecosystems: Analytical evaluations,
applications and recommendations. In
Menon, J. (ed.). Current Topics in Botanical Research. Council of Scientific Research
Integration,
Millie, D.F., H.W. Paerl and J.P. Hurley. 1993. Algal
pigment assessments using high-performance liquid chromatography: A synopsis of organismal and ecological
applications. Canadian Journal of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 50:2513-2527.
Publications (cont.)
Hurley, J.P., D.E. Armstrong and A.L. DuVall. 1992. Historical
interpretation of pigment stratigraphy in
Hurley, J.P., and D.E. Armstrong. 1991. Pigment
preservation in lake sediments: A
comparison of sedimentary environments in
Hurley, J.P., and C.J. Watras. 1991. Identification
of bacteriochlorophylls in lakes via reverse-phase HPLC. Limnology and Oceanography,
36:307-315.
Hurley, J.P., C.J. Watras and N.S. Bloom. 1991. Mercury
cycling in a northern
Bloom, N., C.J. Watras and J.P. Hurley. 1991. Impact
of acidification on methylmercury cycling in remote seepage lakes. Water, Air and Soil Pollution,
56:477-491.
Watras, C.J., A.W. Andren, N.S. Bloom, W.F. Fitzgerald, J.P.
Hurley, D.P. Krabbenhoft, R.G. Rada and J.G. Wiener. 1991. Mercury
in temperate lakes: a mechanistic field study.
Verhein Internationale Verein Limnologie, 24:2199.
Hurley, J.P., and D.E. Armstrong. 1990. Fluxes
and transformations of aquatic pigments in
Hurley, J.P.
1988. Diagenesis of Algal
Pigments in
Hurley, J.P.
1988. Analysis of aquatic
pigments by high performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Analysis and Purification,
3:12-16.
Armstrong, D.E., J.P. Hurley, D.L. Swackhamer and M.M.
Shafer. 1987. Cycles of nutrient elements, hydrophobic
organic compounds, and metals in
Hurley, J.P., D.E. Armstrong, G.J. Kenoyer and C.J.
Bowser. 1985. Groundwater as a silica source for diatom
production in a precipitation-dominated lake.
Science, 277:1576-1578.
Hurley, J.P.
1984. Nutrient Cycling in
Three Northern Wisconsin Lakes. Master's
Thesis. University of Wisconsin-Madison.