Dr. Martin Schimpf is the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Schimpf earned his Ph.D. in physical/analytical chemistry from the University of Utah. Since coming to Boise State University in 1990, his research interests have included materials characterization, environmental analysis, thermophoresis, and field-flow fractionation. He has been Principal Investigator on a variety of projects, including grants funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Schimpf has published his work in a variety of journals within the fields of chemistry and physics, and has presented at conferences and symposia around the world.
Articles
Comment on "Soret Motion in Non-Ionic Binary Molecular Mixtures" [J. Chem. Phys. 135, 054102 (2011)] (with Semen N. Semenov), The Journal of Chemical Physics (2012)
The material transport equations derived in the article by Leroyer and Würger [J. Chem. Phys....
Comment on ‘‘Role of the Velocity Frame of Reference in Thermodiffusion in Liquid Mixtures’’ by M. Eslamian, C.G. Jiang and M.Z. Saghir (with Semen N. Semenov), Philosophical Magazine (2012)
We analyze the material transport equations (MTE) derived by Eslamian and co-authors and address the...
Internal Degrees of Freedom, Molecular Symmetry and Thermodiffusion (with Semen N. Semenov), Comptes Rendus Mécanique (2011)
Using the thermodynamic expression for the Soret coefficient for diluted mixtures, expressed through the temperature...
Thermodynamics of Mass Transport in Diluted Suspensions of Charged Particles in Non-Isothermal Liquid Electrolytes (with Semen N. Semenov), Comptes Rendus Mécanique (2011)
A thermodynamic theory is developed for the thermophoresis of dilute suspensions of charged colloid particles...
Mass Transport Thermodynamics in Nonisothermal Molecular Liquid Mixtures (with Semen N. Semenov), Physics - Uspekhi (2009)
Mass transport in a nonisothermal binary molecular mixture is systematically discussed in terms of nonequilibrium...
Contributions to Books
Statistical Thermodynamics of Material Transport in Non-Isothermal Mixtures (with Semen Semenov), Thermodynamics - Interaction Studies - Solids, Liquids and Gases (2011)
This chapter outlines a theoretical framework for the microscopic approach to material transport in liquid...
Field-Flow Fractionation, Ewing's Analytical Instrumentation Handbook (2005)
Field-flow fractionation (FFF) is a family of instrumental techniques that separates and characterizes macromolecules, colloids,...
Cross-Fractionation of Copolymers Using SEC and Thermal FFF for Determination of Molecular Weight and Composition (with Sun Joo Jeon), Chromatography of Polymers: Hyphenated and Multi-Dimensional Techniques (1999)
The detailed characterization of polymer and copolymer mixtures requires the determination of both molecular weight...
Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation of Colloidal Particles (with Sun Joo Jeon), Particle Size Distribution III: Assessment and Characterization (1998)
Thermal field-flow fractionation (thermal FFF) was used to retain and separate colloidal particles with various...
Determination of Molecular Weight and Composition in Copolymers Using Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation Combined With Viscometry, Chromatographic Characterization of Polymers: Hyphenated and Multidimensional Techniques (1995)
Books
Field Flow Fractionation Handbook (with Karin Caldwell and J. Calvin Giddings), Faculty Authored Books (2000)
Field-flow fractionation (FFF) occupies a unique niche in the field of analytical separations because it...
Presentations
Studies of Type XI Collagen Interaction (with K. Irwin, Phuong Doan, and Julia T. Oxford), Fourteenth International Symposium on Field and Flow-Based Separations (2009)
Faculty Recruitment in an Era of Change (with Marilyn A. Levine, Ed Glatfelter, and C. Zublin), Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting (2008)
Changing the Climate and Charting the Course: Renewing the Commitment to Community Engagement in Boise State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (with Helen Lojek), Ninth Annual Outreach Scholarship Conference (2008)
Boise State University’s 2006 mission statement sharpened campus awareness of opportunities available to a large...
Change in Direction of Thermophoresis in Dilute Binary Molecular Solutions (with Semen N. Semenov), Eighth International Meeting on Thermodiffusion (2008)
The temperature dependence of thermal diffusion (thermophoresis) in dilute binary solutions is examined through the...
Phase Layering in Binary Liquid Mixtures Due to Thermodiffusion (with Semen N. Semenov), Eighth International Meeting on Thermodiffusion (2008)
The critical and phase behavior in the mass transport due to temperature gradients in binary...