Education

• B.S. Environmental Chemistry, Nanjing University, China

• M.S. Environmental Chemistry, Nanjing University, China

Research Interests

My primary research interests are in the bioaccumulation and biomagnification of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in birds of prey and their prey items.

Publications

• Chen, D., Zhang, X., Mai, B., Sun, Q., Song, J., Luo, X., Zeng, E.Y., Hale, R.C. Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in various birds of prey from northern China. Environ. Pollut. In press.
• Chen, D., La Guardia, M.J., Harvey, E., Amaral, M., Wohlfort, K., Hale, R.C. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) eggs from the northeastern U.S. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 7594-7600.
• Chen, D., Mai, B., Song, J., Sun, Q., Luo, Y., Luo, X., Zeng, E.Y., Hale, R.C. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in birds of prey from Northern China. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 46, 1828-1833.
• Chen, D., Yin, C., Wang, X., Wang, L. Holographic QSAR of selected esters. Chemosphere 2004, 57, 1739-1745.
• Yin, C., Liu, S., Wang, X., Chen, D., Wang, L. An efficient and simple approach to predict Kovat's indexes of polychlorinated naphthalenes in gas chromatography. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society 2003, 50, 875-879.

Presentations

• Chen, D., La Guardia, M.J., Luellen, D., Harvey, E., Amaral, M., Wohlfort, K., Hale, R.C. POPs in the northeastern U.S. peregrine falcon eggs: temporal trends (1996-2006) and comparison between urban and rural populations. SETAC North America 29th Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. November 2008.
• Hale, R., La Guardia, M., Harvey, E., Mainor, M., Luellen, D., Bush, E., Chen, D. Contaminants in urban & rural environments: The case of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants. SETAC North America 29th Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. November 2008.
• Chen, D., Mai, B., Song, J., Sun, Q., Luo, Y., Luo, X., Zeng, E.Y., Hale, R.C. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in birds of prey from Northern China. SETAC 26th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. November 2006.
• Chen, D., LaGuardia, M.J., Watts, B.D., Harvey, E.P., Mainor, T.M., Bush, E.O., Hale, R.C. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in mid-Atlantic U.S. birds of prey: a comparative study. SETAC 25th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. November 2005.

Awards

• George R. Healy Fellowship, The College of William and Mary, 2008
• SETAC Chesapeake/Potomac Regional Chapter Student Travel Award, 2008
• VIMS Student Travel Award, 2007
• SETAC Student Travel Award, 2006
• VIMS Student Travel Award, 2006
• VIMS Student Travel Award, 2005

Major advisor

Dr. Robert Hale