Dr. Mark J. Rudin joined Boise State University as Vice President for Research in
January 2007, during a pivotal time in the university’s development as an emerging
Metropolitan Research University of Distinction. As head of the Division of Research, Dr.
Rudin oversees the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Office of Research Compliance and
other administrative and technical offices. He is part of Boise State’s senior leadership
team, and is a member of the Administrative Council. In 2012, Governor Otter appointed
Dr. Rudin to the Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission Council which is designed to bring
university research projects to market and create viable business and career
opportunities. Dr. Rudin’s academic background is in the field of Health Physics. All of
his degrees are from Purdue University, including a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry,
Concentration in Health Physics (1989); an M.S. in Health Physics (1985); and a B.S. in
Health Science (1983).

Articles

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Characterization of the Lignin Signature in Lake Mead, NV, Sediment: Comparison of On-Line Flash Chemopyrolysis (600°C) and Off-Line Chemolysis (250°C) (with Spencer M. Steinberg and Elkas L. Nemr), Environmental Geochemistry and Health (2009)

The distribution of lignin in sediment is a useful tool for tracing the transport of...

 

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Abiotic Reaction of Iodate with Sphagnum Peat and Other Natural Organic Matter (with S. M. Steinberg, G. M. Kimble, G. T. Schmett, D. W. Emerson, and M. F. Turner), Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (2008)

Previous studies have shown that iodine (including 129I) can be strongly retained in organic-rich surface...

 

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Immobilization of Fission Iodine by Reaction with Insoluble Natural Organic Matter (with S. M. Steinberg, G. T. Schmett, G. Kimble, D. W. Emerson, and M. F. Turner), Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (2008)

Iodine-129 is a fission product and highly mobile in the environment. Along with other stable...

 

Presentations

From Vegas to Boise: A Theme of Collaborative Research, 88th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007)

Lake Mead, USA serves as an excellent field laboratory for studying a number of environmental...