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Publications

1. Edington, M. D.; Riter, R. E.; Doria, W. J.; Beck, W. F. In Femtochemistry: Ultrafast Chemical and Physical Processes in Molecular Systems. Chergui, M., Ed., World Scientific, 1996, 414-417. “Coherent Energy Transfer and Dephasing in Allophycocyanin Trimers: A Mechanism for Directed Energy Transfer in Photosynthesis.”
2. Riter, R. E.; Edington, M. D.; Beck, W. F. J. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100, 14198‑14205. “Protein‑Matrix Solvation Dynamics in the Alpha Subunit of C‑Phycocyanin.”
3. Edington, M. D.; Riter, R. E.; Beck, W. F. J. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100, 14206-14217. “Interexciton-State Relaxation and Exciton Localization in Allophycocyanin Trimers.”
4. Riter, R. E.; Edington, M. D; Beck, W. F. In Ultrafast Phenomena X; Barbara, P., Knox, W., Zinth, W., Fujimoto, J., Eds.; Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 1996; 324-325. “Inertial Protein‑Matrix Solvation of a Light-Harvesting Chromophore.”
5. Riter, R. E.; Edington, M. D.; Beck, W. F. J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 2366-2371. “Isolated-Chromophore and Exciton-State Photophysics in C‑Phycocyanin Trimers.”
6. Edington, M. D.; Riter, R. E.; Beck, W. F. J. Phys. Chem. B 1997, 101, 4473-4477. “Femtosecond Transient Hole-Burning Detection of Interexciton-State Radiationless Decay in Allophycocyanin Trimers.”
7. Edington, M. D.; Diffey, W. M.; Doria, W. J.; Riter, R. E.; Beck, W. F. Chem. Phys. Lett. 1997, 275, 119-126. “Radiationless Decay from the Ligand-to-Metal Charge-Transfer State in the Blue Copper Protein Plastocyanin.”
8. Diffey, W. M.; Homoelle, B. J.; Edington, M. D.; Beck, W. F. J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, 2776-2786. “Excited-State Vibrational Coherence and Anisotropy Decay in the Bacteriochlorophyll a Dimer protein B820.”
9. Homoelle, B. J.; Edington, M. D.; Diffey, W. M.; Beck, W. F. J. Phys. Chem. B 1998, 102, 3044-3052. “Stimulated Photon-Echo and Transient-Grating Studies of Protein-Matrix Solvation Dynamics and Interexciton-State Radiationless Decay in a Phycocyanin and Allophycocyanin.”
10. Pullen, S. H.; Edington, M. D.; Studer-Martinez, S. L.; Simon, J. D.; Staab, H. A.  J. Phys. Chem. A 1999, 103, 2740-2743. “Experimental Verification of the Through-Bond Mechanisms of Electron Transfer in Bridged Donor-Acceptor Complexes.”
11. Pullen, S. H.; Studer-Martinez, S. L.; Edington, M.; Harris, A. L.; Baldwin, S. W.; Staab, H. A.; Simon, J. D.  J. Phys. Chem. A. 1999, 103, 10220-10225. “Comparison of the Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reaction in a Rigid Cyclophane and Its Corresponding Bimolecular Donor/Acceptor Complex.”
12. Edington, M.; Floyd, J.; Zhang, B.; Haralampus-Grynaviski, N.; Ye, T.; Zheng, Bo; Simon, J. In Ultrafast Phenomena XII; Elsaesser, T., Mukamel, S.; Murnane, M. M.; Scherer, N. F.; Eds., Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 2000; 692-694. “Femtosecond Pump-Probe Studies of Radiationless Decay Dynamics in Arthropod and Mollusc Hemocyanin.”
13. Floyd, J.; Haralampus-Grynaviski; N., Ye; T., Zheng, B.; Simon, J.; Edington, M. “Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Studies of Radiationless Decay Processes in Photoexcited Hemocyanins,” J. Phys. Chem. B. 2001, 105, 1478-83.
14. Tillman, D.; Xiao, Y.; Edington, M. “A Femtosecond Spectroscopic Study of LMCT-Decay and Ligand-Binding Dynamics in the Dioxygen-Transport Protein Hemocyanin.” Proceeding: NOBCChE, 2001, 28, 96.
15. Lewis, D.; Martinez, J.; Akpovo, C.; Johnson, L.; Ashvini, C.; Edington, M. “Discrimination of Bacteria from a Chronosequence of Jamaican Bauxite Soils using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.” Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2011, 401 (7), 2225-36.
16. Edington, M. and Boston, G. “Higher-Order Thinking.” Customized book chapter included in “Thriving on the Hill,” Kendall Hunt Publishing. 2012
17. Akpovo, C.; Martinez, J.; Lewis, D.; Branch, J.; Schroeder, A.; Edington, M.; Johnson, L. “Regional Discrimination of Oysters using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.” Analytical Methods. 2013, 5, 3956-3964.
18. Hacisalihoglu, G.; Stephens D.; Johnson, L.; Edington, M. “The use of an active learning approach in a SCALE-UP learning space improves academic performance in undergraduate General Biology.” PLoS ONE 2018, 13(5)
19. Ngnepieba, P.; Ridley, D.; Stephens, D.; Johnson, L.; Edington, M. “Entrepreneurial Mathematics: Revising the Math101 Course.” International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research.  2018. 2, 277-286.
20. Hacisalihoglu, G.; Stephens, D.; Stephens, S.; Johnson, L.; Edington, M. “Enhancing Undergraduate Student Success in STEM Fields through Growth-Mindset and Grit.” Education Sciences. 2020. 10, 279.

Grant Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) HBCU-UP
STEM Center for the Advancement of Learning, Achievement and Research  
2021-2025
$2,000,000
Role: Project PI
National Science Foundation (NSF) HBCU-UP
Science Community of Active Learners to Enhance Achievement and Retention 
2017-2021
$1,999,572
Role: Project PI
National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)
Attracting and Retaining Minority Female Students into IT Programs
2016-2017
$10,000
Role: Project Co-PI
National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA)
Consortium for Research on the Science and Engineering of Signatures (ROSES)
2014-2017
$3,600,000
Role: Project Co-PI
Florida Board of Governors (BOG) Targeted Educational Attainment (TEAm) Grant Program
Expanding North Florida’s IT Career Pathways
2014-2016
$770,676
Role: Project Manager
National Science Foundation (NSF) LSAMP
Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
2012-2017
$3,684,570
Role: Project PI (assumed role in 2016 following retirement of former PI)
National Science Foundation (NSF) HBCU-UP
Student Centered Active Learning and Assessment Reform 
2013-2017
$1,630,597
Role: Project PI
National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA)
Consortium for Advanced Chemometrics and in-situ analysis using Laser Ablation Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Mass Spectroscopy (LA-MC-ICMS) and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
2012-2013
$340,000
Role: Project Co-PI
US Army Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate
Standoff Light Identification of Explosives (SLIDE)
2008-2011
$2,500,000
Role: Project Co-PI
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Agricultural Research Service
The Development of Spectroscopic Methods for the Detection and Characterization of Plant Signal Transduction Mechanisms and Pathogens on Plants and Animal Food Products
2008-2010
$200,000
Role: Project PI
University of Minnesota NSF/RSEC
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Hemerythrin Model Complexes
2005-2006
$18,800
Role: Project PI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
FAMU Program IMAGE
2003-2006
$900,000 (Student scholarships and administrative costs)
Role: Project Director
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Agricultural Research Service
Spectroscopic and Biochemical Studies of Light-Induced Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Plants
2002-2006
$144,000
Role: Project PI
National Science Foundation (NSF)/Florida A&M University Undergraduate Program
Enhancement of General Chemistry Instruction
2001-2002
$10,000
Role: Project PI
National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ NIGMS/MBRS GM 08111
A Spectroscopy Study of Dioxygen Reactivity with Non-Heme Metal Centers
2001-2005
$439,254
Role: Project PI
National Institutes of Health (NIH)/NIGMS/MBRS GM 08111
A Spectroscopy Study of Dioxygen Reactivity with Non-Heme Metal Centers
2000-2001
$109,886
Role: Project PI