James P. Hurley

Aquatic Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

 

Education

1984-1988               University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Ph.D. Water Chemistry

                                                Thesis: "Diagenesis of Algal Pigments in Lake Sediments"

1981-1984               University of Wisconsin-Madison.  M.S. Water Chemistry

                                                Thesis: "Nutrient Cycling in Three Northern Wisconsin Lakes"

1977-1981               Nasson College.  Springvale, Maine.  B.S. Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry

                                                (Summa Cum Laude)

 

Research and Teaching Experience

• Assistant Director for Research and Outreach, University of Wisconsin Aquatic Sciences Center.  2002-present.

• Assistant Director for Research, University of Wisconsin Aquatic Sciences Center.  2001-2002.

• Associate Scientist, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  2000-present.

• Assistant Director for Research, University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute.  1998 –2001.

• Visiting Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program Laboratory, Boulder Colo., Spring 1997.

• Visiting Associate Scientist, Water Chemistry Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  1994-2000.

• Research Water Chemist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison.  1990-2002.

• 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 Seepage Lakes.  1988-1990.

• 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, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Water Analysis grad level lab.  Fall 1984.

• 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 Lake Superior.  Environmental Science and Technology.  37(5): 865-872.

 

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 Great Lakes embayments.  Journal of Great Lakes Research.  29(1):134-144.

 

Back, R.C., P.R. Gorski, L.B. Cleckner and J.P. Hurley.  2003.  Mercury content and speciation in the plankton and benthos of Lake Superior.  Science of the Total Environment.  304:349-354.

 

Gorski, P.R. L.B. Cleckner, J.P. Hurley, M.E. Sierszen and D.E. Armstrong.  2003.  Factors Affecting Enhanced Mercury Bioaccumulation in Inland Lakes of Isle Royale National Park, USA.  Science of the Total Environment.  304: 327-348.

 

Back, R.C., J.P. Hurley and K.R. Rolfhus.  2002.  Watershed influences on the transport, fate and bioavailability of mercury in Lake Superior: Field measurements and modeling approaches.  Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management 7:201-206.

 

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 (con’t.)

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 Lake Superior.  Verhundlungen Internationale Vereinigung Limnologie, 27:3425-3428

 

Krabbenhoft, D.P., J.P. Hurley, G. Aiken, C.C. Gilmour, M. Marvin-DiPasquale, W.H. Orem and R. Harris.  2000.  Mercury cycling in Florida Everglades:  A mechanistic field Study.  Verhundlungen Internationale Vereinigung Limnologie, 27:1657-1660.

 

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 Wisconsin, USA.  Verhundlungen Internationale Vereinigung Limnologie, 27:1023-1030.

 

Descy, J.P., H.W. Higgins, D.J. Mackey, J.P. Hurley and T.M. Frost.  2000.  Pigment ratios and phytoplankton assessment in northern Wisconsin lakes.  Journal of Phycology, 36:274-286.

 

Cleckner, L.B., C.C. Gilmour, J.P. Hurley and D.P. Krabbenhoft.  1999.  Mercury methylation in periphyton of the Florida Everglades.   Limnology and Oceanography, 44:1815-1825.

 

Vila, X., X.P. Cristina, C.A. Abella and J.P. Hurley.  1999.  Effects of gilvin on the composition and dynamics of metalimnetic communities of phototrophic bacteria in freshwater North American lakes.  Journal of Applied Microbiology Symposium Supplement, 85:138S-150S.

 

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 Fox River, Wisconsin (USA).  Environmental Science and Technology, 32:1424-1432.

 

Hurley, J.P., S.E. Cowell, M.M. Shafer and P.E. Hughes.  1998.  Tributary loading of mercury to Lake Michigan:  Importance of seasonal events and phase partitioning.  Science of the Total Environment, 213:129-137.

 

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 Northern Everglades.  Biogeochemistry, 40:293-310.

 

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 Northern Everglades.  Biogeochemistry, 40:347-361.

 

Krabbenhoft, D.P., J.P. Hurley, M.L. Olson and L.B. Cleckner.  1998.  Diel variability of mercury phase and species distributions in the Florida Everglades.  Biogeochemistry, 40:311-325.

 

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 Seepage Lake.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 55:835-844.

 

 

 

Publications (con’t.)

Vila, X., C.A. Abella, J.B. Figueras and J.P. Hurley.  1998.  Vertical models of phototrophic bacterial distribution in the metalimnetic microbial communities of several freshwater North American kettle lakes.  FEMS Microbial Ecology, 25:287-299.

 

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 Florida Everglades.  Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 358:392-396.

 

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 Wisconsin watersheds.  Chemical Geology, 136(1‑2):71‑97.

 

Hurley, J.P., M.M. Shafer, S.E. Cowell, D.E. Armstrong, J.T. Overdier and P.E. Hughes.  1996.  Trace metal assessment of Lake Michigan tributaries using low-level techniques.  Environmental Science and Technology, 30:2093-2098.

 

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 Wisconsin rivers.  Environmental Science and Technology, 29:1867-1875.

 

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, Washington, D.C.  Pub. No. EPA 823-R-95-002.

 

Krabbenhoft, D.P., J.M. Benoit, C.L. Babiarz, J.P. Hurley and A.W. Andren.  1995.  Mercury cycling in the Allequash Creek Watershed, Northern Wisconsin.  Water Air and Soil Pollution, 80:425-433.

 

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 L.A. Baker, (ed.), Environmental Chemistry of Lakes and Reservoirs, American Chemical Society, pp 425-449.

 

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, Chelsea, Mich.,

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 Wisconsin lakes.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 51:2457-2466.

 

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 Wisconsin lakes.  In C.J. Watras and J. Huckabee (eds.), Mercury as a Global Pollutant: Integration and Synthesis, Lewis, Chelsea, Mich., pp 153-177.

 

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, Trivandrum, India, pp 1-13.

 

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 (con’t.)

Hurley, J.P., D.E. Armstrong and A.L. DuVall.  1992.  Historical interpretation of pigment stratigraphy in Lake Mendota sediments.  In J.F. Kitchell, (ed.).  Food Web Management: A case study of Lake Mendota.  Springer-Verlag, New York.

 

Hurley, J.P., and D.E. Armstrong.  1991.  Pigment preservation in lake sediments:  A comparison of sedimentary environments in Trout Lake, Wisconsin.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 48:472-486.

 

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 Wisconsin seepage lake:  The role of particulate matter in vertical transport.  Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 56:543-551.

 

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.

 

Boston, H.L., A.M. Farmer, J.D. Madsen and J.P. Hurley.  1991.  Light-harvesting carotenoids in 2 deep-water bryophytes.  Photosynthetica, 25:61-66.

 

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 Lake Mendota, Wisconsin.  Limnology and Oceanography, 35:384-398.

 

Hurley, J.P.  1988.  Diagenesis of Algal Pigments in Lake Sediments.  Ph.D. Thesis.  University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

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 Crystal Lake:  Role of particle-mediated processes in regulation.  In Sources and Fate of Aquatic Pollutants, Advances in Chemistry Series, No. 216, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., pp 491-518.

 

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.