Matthew Hurst
My research interests lie in two areas: (1) the development of analytical methods for the determination of trace metals in aquatic systems, and (2) the study of trace metal and nutrient cycling in natural systems with a particular interest in determining the toxicity and/or bioavailability of elemental species. Currently, the study sites used in my undergraduate research program include Humboldt Bay, Arcata Marsh, Smith River watershed, and California coastal waters.
Education
PhD Marine Analytical Chemistry (2005) University of California, Santa Cruz
BS Chemistry, BA Physics (1998) Humboldt State University
Courses Taught
General Chemistry (CHEM 109 & 110)
Quantitative Analysis (CHEM 341)
Instrumental Analysis (CHEM 441)
Earth System Chemistry (CHEM 370)
Publications
10. Shaughnessy, Frank J, Ferson, Susannah L., Frimodig, Adam J., Barton, Daniel C., Hurst, Matthew P., and Jeffrey M. Black (2021). Growth and Flowering Responses of Eelgrass to Simulated Grazing and Fecal Addition by Brant Geese. Ecosphere 12 (8).
9. Sprowles, Amy et al. (2019). Place-Based Learning Communities on a Rural Campus: Turning Challenges into Assets. Learning Communities Research and Practices, 7 (1), Article 6.
8. Arroyo, Francine A.*, Siering, Patricia L., Hampton, Jennifer S.*, McCartney, Angela*, Hurst, Matthew P., Wolfe, Gordon V., and Mark S. Wilson (2015). Isolation and Characterization of Novel Iron-oxidizing Autotrophic and Mixotrophic Bacteria from Boiling Springs Lake, an Oligotrophic, Acidic Geothermal Habitat. Geomicrobiology Journal, 32, 140-157.
7. Hurst, Matthew P., Aguilar-Islas, Ana M., and Kenneth W. Bruland (2010). Iron in the Southeastern Bering Sea: Elevated Leachable Particulate Fe in Shelf Bottom Waters as an Important Source for Surface Waters. Continental Shelf Research, 30, 467-480.
6. Hurst, Matthew P., and Kenneth W. Bruland (2008). The Effects of the San Francisco Bay Plume on Trace Metal and Nutrient Distributions in the Gulf of the Farallones. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72, 395-411.\
5. Aguilar-Islas, Ana M., Hurst, Matthew P., Buck, Kristen N., Sohst, Bettina, Smith, Geoffrey J., Lohan, Maeve C., and Kenneth W. Bruland (2007). Micro- and Macronutrients in the Southeastern Bering Sea: Insight into Iron-Replete and Iron-Deplete Regimes. Progress in Oceanography 73, 99-126.
4. Hurst, Matthew P., and Kenneth W. Bruland (2007). An Investigation into the Exchange of Iron and Zinc between Soluble, Colloidal, and Particulate Size-Fractions in Shelf Waters using Low-Abundance Isotopes as Tracers in Shipboard Incubation Experiments. Marine Chemistry 103, 211-226.
3. Hurst, Matthew P., and Kenneth W. Bruland (2005). The Use of Nafion-Coated Thin Mercury Film Electrodes for the Voltammetric Determination of the Dissolved Copper Speciation in Estuarine Water. Analytica Chimica Acta 546, 68-78.
2. Ndung'u, Kuria, Hurst, Matthew P., and Kenneth W. Bruland (2005). Comparison of Copper Speciation in Estuarine Water Measured Using Analytical Voltammetry and Supported Liquid Membrane Techniques. Environmental Science & Technology 39 (9), 3166-3175.
1. Lasko, Carol L., and Matthew P. Hurst (1999). An Investigation into the Use of Chitosan for the Removal of Soluble Silver from Industrial Wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology 33 (20): 3622-3626.
Technical Reports
7. Hurst, Matthew P., Bright, Peter W.*, Wolfe, Logan T.*, and Ethan R. Villalta* (2022) The Bioavailability of Copper in the Smith River Plain. Final Report to the Easter Lily Research Foundation of the Pacific Bulb Growers Association, Brookings, OR.
6. Hurst, Matthew P., Brown, Danielle F.*, and Jack L. McLaughlin* (2022) An Investigation into Cyanide Levels at Arcata Wastewater Treatment Facility. Final report to the Environmental Services Department, City of Arcata, CA.
5. Rivera, Jacob R.*, Villalta, Ethan R.*, and Matthew P. Hurst (2020). Metal Determination in Sludge and Plant Material in Treatment Wetland 4 and Hauser Marsh. Final report to the Environmental Services Department, City of Arcata, CA.
4. Hurst, Matthew P. (2016). Copper Water-Effect Ratio Study of Discharged Effluent to Humboldt Bay from Elk River Wastewater Treatment Plant, City of Eureka. Final report submitted to the California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/board_info/board_meetings/06_20...
3. Hurst, Matthew P., Dunne, Ryan S.*, Alvaro, Pedro R.*, and David J. Janssen* (2014). Determination of Metal Accumulation and Loading in the Oxidation Ponds at the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Facility. Final report to the Environmental Services Department, City of Arcata, CA.
2. Hurst, Matthew P., Tripp, Cody F.*, and Pedro R. Alvaro* (2013). The Determination of Caffeine and its Persistence in the Arcata Marsh. Final report to the Environmental Services Department, City of Arcata, CA.
1. Hurst, Matthew P. (2012). Determination of the Water-Effect Ratio for Copper using Ceriodaphnia dubia in Toxicity Testing of Discharged Effluent at Outfalls in the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Facility. Final report to the California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA.
*student authors
