Research interests: 

• Method development for detection and quantification of pharmaceutical and personal care product contaminants in natural solid and aqueous matrices
• Pharmaceutical and personal care product contamination of biosolids
• Environmental transport of organic contaminants with respect to land application of biosolids

Major advisor: Dr. Robert Hale

Presentations:

• Rice, S. L. and Mitra, S. Method Development for the Detection of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Solid Environmental Matrices: Oral Defense of Research Thesis.  Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.  May 1, 2006.

• Rice, S. L. and Mitra S.  Method Development for the Detection of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Solid Environmental Matrices.  Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.  April 26, 2006. 

• Rice, S. L. The Life of a Scientist.  Tioga Hills Elementary School, Apalachin, NY.  January 13 and January 19, 2006. 

• Rice, S. L. and Mitra, S. Pharmaceutical-Derived Contamination of Natural Waters.  Broome County Environmental Management Council, Vestal, NY.  July 7, 2005. 

• Rice, S. L. and Mitra, S. Presence of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product Contaminants in Coastal Lake Erie.  Great Lakes Research Consortium Conference.  College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY.  March 18, 2005.