Associate Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry

John Donat

757-683-4098 Ext. 4098

CHEMISTRY BUILDING 4501 ELKHORN AVE
NORFOLK, 23529

Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, (1988)

B.S. in Chemical Oceanography, Humboldt State University, (1978)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

"Â鶹´«Ã½/VDEQ FY19 Ches Bay Pgm Water Quality Monitoring" $616,500. State. July 01, 2018 - June 30, 2019
"Â鶹´«Ã½/VDEQ FY18 Ches Bay Pgm Water Quality Monitoring" $616,500. State. July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
"Â鶹´«Ã½/VDEQ FY17 Ches Bay Pgm Water Quality Monitoring" $616,500. State. July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Donat, J. R. "Low-Nutrient Monitoring Program" $11,809. Local. July 16, 2015 - July 15, 2016
Donat, J. R. "Â鶹´«Ã½/VDEQ FY16 Ches Bay Pgm Water Quality Monitoring" $616,500. State. July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
"Â鶹´«Ã½/VDEQ FY15 Ches Bay Pgm Water Quality Monitoring" $606,500. State. July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
Donat, J. R. "Â鶹´«Ã½/VDEQ FY14 Ches Bay Pgm Water Quality Monitoring" $583,468. State. July 01, 2013 - June 30, 2014
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program" $606,467. State. July 01, 2012 - June 30, 2013
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for ..." $541,908. State. July 01, 2010 - June 30, 2011
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Virginia Mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River Southern Branch" $263,737. State. January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Virginia Mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River Southern Branch" $551,447. State. January 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Virginia Mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River Southern Branch" $531,246. State. January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Donat, J. R., Dauer, D. M. and Marshall, H. G. "Update of Status and Trends in Water Quality and Living Resources of the Chesapeake Bay" $17,000. State. January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Virginia Mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River Southern Branch" $547,258. State. January 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Donat, J. R., Dauer, D. M. and Marshall, H. G. "Update of Status and Trends in Water Quality and Living Resources of the Chesapeake Bay" $16,748. State. January 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Virginia Mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River Southern Branch" $482,493. State. January 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Virginia Mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River Southern Branch" $494,005. State. January 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Virginia Mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River Southern Branch" $478,557. State. January 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005
Donat, J. R., Dauer, D. M. and Marshall, H. G. "Update of Status and Trends in Water Quality and Living Resources of the Chesapeake Bay" $15,135. State. January 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005
Donat, J. R. "Chesapeake Bay Program Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Virginia Mainstem of Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River Southern Branch" $427,296. State. January 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004

Expertise

Chemical Oceanography
Trace Metals in Seawater / Natural Organic Metal Chelators / Analytical Methods for Determining Trace Metals in Seawater
Chemistry
Trace Metals in Seawater / Natural Organic Metal Chelators / Analytical Methods for Determining Trace Metals in Seawater
Environmental Chemistry of Metals
Trace Metals in Seawater / Natural Organic Metal Chelators / Analytical Methods for Determining Trace Metals in Seawater
Environmental Issues
Trace Metals in Seawater / Natural Organic Metal Chelators / Analytical Methods for Determining Trace Metals in Seawater

Articles

Dryden, C. L., Gordon, A. S. and Donat, J. R. (2007). Seasonal survey of copper-complexing ligands and thiol compounds in a heavily utilized, urban estuary: Eizabeth River, VA. Marine Chemistry 103 , pp. 276-288.
Donat, J. R., Dryden, C. L. and Gordon, A. S. (2004). Interactive regulation of dissolved copper toxicity by estuarine microbial community. Limnology and Oceanography 49 (4) , pp. 204-211.

Presentations

Carrasco, G. G., Morton, P. L. and Donat, J. R. (December 16, 2008). Concentrations, complexation and chemical speciation of zinc and cadmium in the Western North Pacific Ocean American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA.
Morton, P. L., Bizimis, M., Donat, J. R. and Landing, W. M. (December 16, 2008). Trace metal transport in the Western North Pacific: Relative contributions from alternative sources American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA.
Morton, P. L., Carrasco, G. G., Donat, J. R., Milne, A. and Landing, W. M. (March 3, 2008). Atmospheric vs. margin sources of trace metals to the North Pacific Ocean Ocean Sciences Meeting Orlando, FL.
Sunda, W. G., Donat, J. R., Huntsman, S. A. and Carrasco, G. G. (February , 2005). Control of zinc uptake by estuarine plankton by free zinc ion concentrations The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography's Aquatic Sciences Meeting Salt Lake City, UT.
Donat, J. R. (February 16, 2005). Oceanography at Â鶹´«Ã½ Norflolk JayCees Men's Club .
  • 1995: Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • 1992: Faculty Summer Research Program Award, Â鶹´«Ã½ Scholarly Activities and Research Committee
  • 1980: Excellence in Performance Award, Ocean Sciences Division, Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim CA
  • 1979: Excellence in Performance Award, Ocean Sciences Division, Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim CA
  • 1978: Excellence in Performance Award, Ocean Sciences Division, Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim CA

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