Ph.D. – College of William & Mary – Marine Science
M.S. – Clemson University – Environmental Toxicology
B.S. – Davidson College – Chemistry

David Ownby is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science. He started at SFA in August 2004. Before that, he served two years at Southern Illinois University as a Post-doctoral Fellow and Lecturer. Prior to entering academia, he spent eight years in the southeastern US earning his advanced degrees and working as an environmental consultant.

Research

Toxicity and bioavailability of metals

Teaching

ENV 110 – Environmental Science

Selected Publications

Ownby, D.R., J.B. Belden, G.R. Lotufo, M.J. Lydy. Accumulation of trinitrotoluene (TNT) in aquatic organisms: Part 1. Bioconcentration and distribution in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Submitted to Chemosphere.

Ownby, D.R., K.A. Galvan*, M.J. Lydy. Earthworm bioassy evaluation of four potential phosphorus amendments for the remediation of metal-contaminated soils. Submitted to Environmental Pollution.

Ownby, D.R. and M.C. Newman. 2003. Advances in quantitative ion character-activity relationships (QICARs): Using metal-ligand binding characteristics to predict metal toxicity. QSAR & Combinatorial Science 22(2):241-246.

Ownby, D.R., L. F. Arzayus, M. Mulvey, W. K. Vogelbein, M.A. Unger, M.C. Newman. 2002. Fish (Fundulus heteroclitus) populations with different exposure histories differ in tolerance of creosote-contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicol. Chem. 21(9):1897-1902.

Ownby, D.R., T.W. La Point, G.P. Cobb. 2001. Silver size fractionation in aqueous toxicity test solutions. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 81:29-41

Authors marked with an asterisk (*) are undergraduates