Marc M. Baum
Associate Faculty
Organometallic & Environmental Chemistry

626/ 817-0883
m.baum@oak-crest.org

B.Sc., Imperial College, London, 1988, Chemistry
Ph.D., Imperial College, London, 1991, Organic Chemistry

Principal Research Interests

  • Cycloaddition chemistry of the metal-nitrogen multiple bond

  • Catalytic carbon dioxide activation and chemical fixation

  • Vehicle exhaust emissions: mechanisms of pollutant formation and environmental significance

  • Advanced environmental spectroscopic instrumentation

  • Material science in sustained release drug delivery systems

Representative Publications
  1. Baum, M. M.; Moss, J. A. "Accessible Research Experiences: A New Paradigm for In-lab Chemical Education". J. Chem. Ed., submitted for publication.
  2. Johnston, J.; Baum, M. M. Ultraviolet Analyzers. In Environmental Instrumentation & Analysis Handbook, 1; 1 ed.; Down, R. D. and Lehr, J. H., Ed.; Wiley-Interscience: New York, 2004; Vol. Chapter 6, pp 119-146.
  3. Baum, M. M.; Becker, R. M.; Lappas, A. M.; Moss, J. A.; Apelian, D.; Saha, D.; Kapinus, V. A. "Lubricant Pyrolysis during Sintering of PM Compacts". Metall. Mater. Trans. B 2004, 35B, 381-392.
  4. Baum, M. M.; Kumar, S.; Moss, J. A.; Wagner, P. D. "Validation of a New Spectrometer for Non-invasive Measurement of Cardiac Output". Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2004, 75, 2290-2299.
  5. Baum, M. M.; Kumar, S.; Lappas, A. M.; Wagner, P. D. "Measurement of Acetylene in Breath by Ultraviolet Absorption Spectroscopy: Potential for Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring". Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2003, 74, 3104-3110.
  6. Baum, M. M.; Kiyomiya, E. S.; Kumar, S.; Lappas, A. M.; Kapinus, V. A.; Lord, H. C., III "Multi-Component Remote Sensing of Vehicle Exhaust by Dispersive Absorption Spectroscopy. 2. Direct On-road Ammonia Measurements". Environ. Sci. Technol. 2001, 35, 3735-3741.
  7. Baum, M. M.; Kiyomiya, E. S.; Kumar, S.; Lappas, A. M.; Lord, H. C., III "Multi-Component Remote Sensing of Vehicle Exhaust by Dispersive Absorption Spectroscopy. 1. Effect of Fuel Type and Catalyst Performance". Environ. Sci. Technol. 2000, 34, 2851-2858.
  8. Baum, M. M.; Kiyomiya, E. S.; Kumar, S.; Lappas, A. M.; Lord, H. C., III "Multi-Component Remote Sensing of Vehicle Exhaust by Dispersive Absorption Spectroscopy". SAE Technical Pap. Ser. 2000, No. 2000-01-3103.
  9. Baum, M. M.; Smith, E. H. "Investigation of the Potential of Molybdenum(VI) Hydrazido(2-) Complexes as Sources of Nitrenium Ions: Cleavage of the N-N Bond and Incorporation of the B-Nitrogen Group into Solvent Molecules". J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1993, 2513-2519.
  10. Baum, M. M.; Smith, E. H. "Reaction of a Molybdenum Hydrazido(2-) Complex with Silver Nitrate in Alcohols. Novel Variant of the Bamberger Reaction Involving Concomitant N-Nitrosation". J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1991, 431-432.