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J. DAVID FELIXAssistant Professor of Environmental ChemistryDepartment of Physical and Environmental SciencesTexas A&M University - Corpus Christi6300 Ocean DriveCorpus Christi, TX 78412Email: joseph.felix@tamucc.eduPhone: (361) 825-4180Website: http://felixlab.tamucc.eduEducationPh.D., Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2012M.S., Chemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2008B.S., Chemistry, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004Employment Experience2015 – Present, Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Department of Physical andEnvironmental Sciences, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi2013 – 2015, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department Chemistry and Biochemistry,University of North Carolina Wilmington2008 – 2012, Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Geology and Planetary Science,University of Pittsburgh2006 – 2008, Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,University of North Carolina Wilmington2005, Organic Extraction Chemist, Analytical Laboratory Service Inc., Middletown, PaTeaching experience2015 – present, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiGeneral ChemistryProfessional Skills for Environmental ScientistsStable Isotope BiogeochemistryCoastal and Marine System Science Graduate Seminar2013 – 2015, Lecturer, General College Chemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington2010, Teaching Assistant, Groundwater Hydrology, University of Pittsburgh2007 – 2008, Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington2006 – 2007, Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry, University of North Carolina WilmingtonPublications (*student advisee/co-advisee)Submitted, *Dunegan, W., Felix, J.D. Water-atmosphere flux of ammonia in subtropical semiarid estuary systems. BiogeochemistryFelixPage 1

Submitted, *Sharma, B., Felix, J.D., Myles, L., Butler, T., Summerlin, S., Shimizu, M. Ethanolconcentrations in wet deposition at US Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network(AIRMoN) sites, Journal of Atmospheric ChemistrySubmitted, Harfmann, J., Avery, G. A., Rainey, H. D., Mead, R. N., Skrabal, S. A., Kieber, R. J.,Felix, J. D., Helms, J. R., Podgorski, D. C. Composition of Photochemically Released DissolvedOrganic Matter from Resuspended Estuarine Sediments: Implications for the BiogeochemicalCycling of Carbon in Natural Waters. Organic GeochemistrySubmitted, Willey, J. D., Felix, J. D., Shimizu, M. S., Cala, J. M., Summerlin, S, L., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R. J., Mead, R. N. Impact of Biofuel Ethanol on Ethanol Cycling in the Troposphere.Atmospheric Environment.2020, Felix, J. D., Murgulet, D., Nitrate isotopic composition of sequential Hurricane Harvey wetdeposition: Low latitude NOx sources and oxidation chemistry, Atmospheric Environment.117748.2020, Shimizu, M., Summerlin, S. L., Felix, J. D., Halls, J., Avery, G.B, Kieber, R., Mead, R. N.,Lane, C.S., Willey, J.D. Variable ethanol concentrations and stable carbon isotopes revealanthropogenic ethanol contributions to rainwater. Atmospheric Environment. Volume 234, 1August 2020, 1175782020, *Berner, A., Felix, J.D. Investigating ammonia emission sources in a coastal urban air shedusing stable isotope techniques. Science of the total 19.1349522019, Felix, J.D., Roebuck, A., Mead, R., Willey, J.D., Avery, G.B., Kieber, J., Methanol andethanol concentrations in a Greenland ice core: Implications for atmospheric oxidationchemistry. Atmospheric Environment, 217, p.116948.2019, *Díaz-Álvarez, E.A., Felix J.D., De la Barrera, E. Elemental and isotopic assessment forColombian orchids from a montane cloud forest: a baseline for global environmental change.Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 41 (6), 992019, Huang, S., Elliott, E. M., Felix, J.D., Pan, Y., Liu, D., Li, S., Li, Z., Zhu, F., Fu, P., YuntingFang, Y., Seasonal pattern of ammonium 15N natural abundance in precipitation at a ruralforested site and implications for NH3 source partitioning. Environmental pollution 247, 541-5492019, Willey, J.D., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Mead, R.M., Felix, J.D., Shimizu, M., Rapidlyincreasing ethanol concentrations in rainwater and air, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.2(1), p.3.2018, Felix, J. D., *Thomas, R., Casas, M., Shimizu, M., Avery, G. B., Kieber, R. J., Mead, R.N.,Lane, C., Willey, J., Guy, A., Campos, M. Compound-specific carbon isotopic composition ofethanol in Brazil and US vehicle emissions and wet deposition. Environmental Science &Technology. 53 (3), 1698-17052018, Mullaugh, K.M., Shimizu, M.S., Willey, J.D., Felix, J.D., Kieber, R.J., Avery, G.B., Mead,R.N., Andreacchi, C. and Payne, A., Variability of ethanol concentration in rainwater driven byorigin versus season in coastal and inland North Carolina, USA. Chemosphere. Dec 21. 195:793799. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.125.FelixPage 2

2017, Mead, R., Cala, J., Felix, J.D., Avery, G.B., Kieber, J., Willey, J.D. A Novel StaticHeadspace GC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Ethanol, iso-Butanol and n-Butanol atNanomolar Concentrations in Aqueous Environmental Samples Limnology and Oceanography:Methods. 10.1002/lom3.102202017, Felix, J.D., Willey, J., *Thomas, R., Mullaugh, K.M., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R., Mead, R.,Helms, J., Cala, J., Removal of Atmospheric Ethanol by Wet Deposition. Global BiogeochemicalCycles. 31(2), pp.348-356.2017, Kieber, R., Hartrey, L., Felix, J.D., Corzine, C., Avery, G.B., Mead, R., Skrabal, S.,Photorealease of microcystin-LR from resuspended sediments. Harmful Algae. Volume 63, Pages1–6.2017, Felix, J.D., Elliott, E.M., Gay, D.A., Spatial and temporal patterns of nitrogen isotopiccomposition of ammonia at U.S. ammonia monitoring network sites. Atmospheric Environment.150, 434-442. 17, Avery, G.B., Mickler, W., Probst, E., Mead, R.N., Skrabals, S.A., Kieber, R.J. and Felix,J.D., 2016. Photochemical release of sediment bound brevetoxin (PbTx-2) from resuspendedsediments. Marine Chemistry. Volume 189, Pages 25–31.2016, Felix, J.D., Avery, G.B., Mead, R., Kieber, R., Willey, J., Nitrogen isotopic composition ofSpanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides L.): Nitrogen emission source implications and variationsacross an urban coastal air shed. Environmental Processes. 3(4), pp.711-722.doi:10.1007/s40710-016-0195-62016, Roebuck, A., Avery, G.B., Felix, J.D., Kieber, J., Mead, R., Skrabal, S., Biogeochemistryof Ethanol and Acetaldehyde in Freshwater Sediments. Aquatic Geochemistry. 22:177.2016, Avery, G.B., Foley, L., Carroll, A., Mead, R., Kieber, J., Willey, J., Skrabal, S., Felix, J.D.Mullaugh, K., Helms, J., Surface waters as a sink for atmospheric gas phase ethanol.Chemosphere,144, 360-3652015, Mullaugh, K.M., Hamilton, J., Avery, G.B., Felix, J.D., Mead, R.N., Willey, J.D., Kieber,R.J., Temporal and spatial variability of trace volatile organic compounds in rainwater.Chemosphere, 134, 203-2092015, Felix, J.D., Elliott, E. M., Avery, G.B., Mead, R., Kieber, R., Willey, J., Mullaugh, K.Isotopic composition of nitrate in sequential Hurricane Irene precipitation samples: Implicationsfor changing NOx sources. Atmospheric Environment. Volume 106, Pages 191–1952015, Mead, R.N., Felix, J.D., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Joan D. Willey, J. D., Podgorski, D.C.,Characterization of CHOS compounds in rainwater from continental and coastal storms byultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry. Atmospheric Environment. Volume 105, Pages 162–168.2014, Felix, J.D., Jones, S.B., Avery, G.B., Willey, J.D., Mead, R.N. and Kieber, R.J. Temporaland spatial variations in rainwater methanol. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 14, 1050910516.FelixPage 3

2014, Felix, J.D., Elliott, E. M., Gish, T. J., Maghirang, R., Clougherty, J., Cambal, L.Examining the transport of ammonia emissions across landscapes using nitrogen isotope ratios.Atmospheric Environment. 95, 563-570.2014, Felix, J.D., and Elliott, E. M. The isotopic composition of passively collected nitrogendioxide emissions: Vehicle, soil and livestock source signatures and NOx oxidation processes.Atmospheric Environment, 359–366.2013, Felix, J.D., Elliott, E. M., Gish, T. J., McConnell, L. L., Shaw, S. L. Characterizing theisotopic composition of atmospheric ammonia emission sources using passive samplers and acombined oxidation‐bacterial denitrifier approach. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry,27(20), 2239-2246.2013, Felix, J.D., and Elliott, E. M. The agricultural history of human-nitrogen interactions asrecorded in ice core δ15N-NO3 , Geophysical Research Letters, 40, 1642–1646.2012, Felix, J.D., Elliott, E.M., Shaw, S.L. Nitrogen isotopic composition of coal-fired powerplant NOx: Influence of emission controls and implications for global emission inventories.Environmental Science and Technology, 46 (6), 3528–3535.Publications in prep:In prep, Felix, J.D., *Berner, Alex, Wetherbee, G. Determining ammonia emission sources in theColorado Front Range using stable isotope techniques. Expected submission Fall 2020Atmospheric EnvironmentIn prep, *Qiu, Y., Felix, J. D. Hurricane/tropical storm rainwater chemistry in the US (2008 to2019). Expected submission Winter 2020. Atmospheric EnvironmentIn prep, *Fraire, A., Felix, J.D., Abdulla, H., Shimizu, M. Molecular characterization ofsequentially sampled Hurricane Harvey wet deposition. Expected submission Winter 2020.Atmospheric EnvironmentIn prep, Felix, J.D., *Campbell, J., Wetz, M. Cira, E., Abdulla, H., Stable isotopic composition ofdissolved organic nitrogen fueling productivity in a semi-arid estuary. Expected submissionWinter 2020. Marine ChemistryIn prep, *Dunegan, W., Felix, J.D. Air-sea flux of ammonia across an estuary to Gulf of Mexicotransect. Expected submission Spring 2020. BiogeochemistryPublication results featured in:2019, J.D. Felix. Lab Spotlight: Felix Research Group: Tracing nitrogen pollution Third CoastScience for You, Winter 2019 ed. English and Spanish version.2012, Power Engineering Magazine. “Researchers find method of identifying sources of NOxemissions”. April 19, 2012. ions.html2012, Interview, Essential Public Radio, Pittsburgh (90.5). “Getting the Fingerprint of Pollution.April 20, 2012. 20/getting-fingerprintpollution-10874FelixPage 4

2012, University of Pittsburgh Press Release, April 19, 2012. “University of Pittsburgh andElectric Power Research Institute Researchers Develop Method to Fingerprint Air Pollution: Thisis first U.S. study to directly measure the isotopic fingerprint of power plant ltnNon peer-reviewed reports:Felix, J.D. and Campbell, J., 2019. Investigating Reactive Nitrogen Sources that Stimulate AlgalBlooms in Baffin Bay. CBBEP report #1818Current External FundingAgency: TGLOTitle: An integrated assessment of nutrient loadings to Baffin Bay, TexasRole: Co-PIAmount: 1,189,411Period: 10/2020 to 10/2022Status: AwardedAgency: TGLO-CMPTitle: Nonpoint source nutrient pollution study in Baffin Bay: Phase IRole: Co-PIAmount: 99,593Period: 9/2019 to 4/2021Status: AwardedAgency: Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries ProgramTitle: Quantifying septic effluent loading and processing in the Baffin Bay WatershedRole: PIAmount: 51,750Period: 9/2019 to 4/2021Status: AwardedAgency: Coastal Alliance to Protect our EnvironmentTitle: Calibration of low-cost air monitors, Ingleside TXRole: PIAmount: 8,000Period: 8/2020 to 8/2021Status: AwardedAgency: City of Corpus ChristiTitle: Corpus Christi ozone and ozone precursor monitoringRole: PIAmount: 50,000Period: 8/2020 to 8/2021Status: Selected for funding.Previous Funded Projects CompletedPrevious ExternalAgency: NSF MRITitle: MRI: Acquisition of a GC triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for Environmental andBiogeochemical research #1828297Role: Co-IFelixPage 5

Amount: 221,141Period: 9/2018 to 9/2019Agency: Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries ProgramTitle: Investigating Reactive Nitrogen Sources that Stimulate Algal Blooms in Baffin BayRole: PIAmount: 44,500Period: 1/2018 to 2/2019Agency: NSF Atmospheric ChemistryTitle: RUI Ramifications of Ethanol Usage as a Biofuel: Quantifying Sources and Impacts on theLight Absorbing Properties of Rainwater #1440425Role: NSF Key Personnel, Co-writerAmount: 313,872Period: 3/2015 to 9/2018Previous InternalAgency: TAMU-CC RCOTitle: Impacts of increasing blended fuel vehicle emissions on atmospheric ethanolconcentrationsRole: PIAmount: 5,000Period: 9/2016 to 9/2017Status: AwardedAgency: TAMU-CC RCOTitle: Impacts of increasing blended fuel vehicle emissions on atmospheric ethanolconcentrationsRole: PIAmount: 20,000Period: 9/2018 to 9/2019Status: AwardedPresentations (*advisee presenter)2020, Vickers, C, Murgulet, D., Felix, J. D., Douglas, A., Wolfe, W. Groundwater Contributionof Elevated Nutrients to a hypersaline estuary: Laguna Salada (Baffin Bay), Texas. AGU FallMeeting and Symposium. December 7 – 11, 20202020, *Dunegan, W., Felix, J. D. Water-atmosphere flux of ammonia in subtropical semi-aridestuary systems. National Atmospheric Deposition Program Fall Meeting and Symposium.October 26 – 30, 20202020, *Apacible, S., Felix, J. D. Quantification and Transformation of Water Soluble OrganicNitrogen in a Coastal Urban Airshed. National Atmospheric Deposition Program Fall Meetingand Symposium. October 26 – 30, 20202020, *Chapa, A., Felix, J. D., Campos, M. L. A. M. Isotopic Composition of Nitrate andAmmonium in Sao Paulo, Brazil Wet Deposition. National Atmospheric Deposition Program FallMeeting and Symposium. October 26 – 30, 2020FelixPage 6

2020, *Qiu, Y., Felix, J. D. Hurricane/tropical storm rainwater chemistry in the US (2008 to2019). National Atmospheric Deposition Program Meeting. October 26 – 30, 20202020, Felix, J.D., (invited). Chemical characterization of Hurricane Harvey wet deposition. Whatwas in all that rain? University of Texas Marine Science Institute, February 20202019, Felix, J.D., (invited). Stable isotopic composition of NH3 at regional and urban scales:source and transport implications. Institute of Environmental and Climate Research, JinanUniversity, Guangzhou, China, May 20192019, Felix, J.D., (invited). Continuing to increase ethanol consumption as a renewable fuel:How will vehicle ethanol emissions impact the atmosphere? Institute of Environmental andClimate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, May 20192019, Advancing National Urban Wet-Deposition Monitoring; The Network for UrbanAtmospheric Nitrogen Chemistry. Wetherbee, G., Katie Benedict, K., Felix, J.D., Murphy, S.,McDonnell, J., McClintock-Rager, D., Devore, L., Webster, J., Novick, J., and Kittelman, A.S.,National Water Quality Monitoring Council's 11th National Water Monitoring Conference.Denver, Colorado. March 25-29, 20192018, Felix, J.D., and Sharma, B. Ethanol concentrations in wet deposition collected at theAtmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network sites. NADP Fall Meeting. Albany, NY,November 4 -9, 20182018, Felix, J.D., (invited) Stable Isotopic Composition of NH3 at Regional and Urban Scales:Source and Transport Implications. TAMU-K Department of Environmental Engineering,February 20182018, Shimizu, M.S., Summerlyn, S., Casas, M., Felix J. D., Avery, G.B, Mead, R., Kieber, R. J.,Willey, J. D., Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, February 11 – 16, 20182018, Felix, J.D., Berner, A., Elliott, E.M., *Alvarez, E. D., Stable Isotopic Composition ofNH3 at Regional and Urban Scales: Source and Transport Implications. 98th AnnualAMS Meeting. Austin, TX, January 7 - 11, 20182017, *Berner, A., Felix, J.D., Investigating Ammonia Emission Sources In A Coastal Urban AirShed Using Stable Isotope Techniques. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA2017, *Campbell, J., Felix, J.D., Wetz, M., Cira, E., Stable Isotopic Composition of DissolvedOrganic Nitrogen Fueling Brown Tide in a Semi-Arid Texas Estuary. AGU Fall Meeting, NewOrleans, LA2017, Avery, G.B., Shimizu, M., Willey, J.D., Mead, R., Skrabal, S. A., Kieber, R. J., Lathrop,T., Felix, J.D., Fluxes of Ethanol Between the Atmosphere and Oceanic Surface Waters;Implications for the Fate of Biofuel Ethanol Released into the Environment. AGU Fall Meeting,New Orleans, LA2017, Felix, J.D., Willey, J., Avery, G.B., *Thomas, R., Mullaugh, K.M., Kieber, R., Mead, R.,Helms, J., Campos, L., Shimizu, M. (invited). Removal of Atmospheric Ethanol by WetDeposition: A Global Flux Estimate. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LAFelixPage 7

2017, Shimizu, M., Felix, J.D., Casas, M., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Mead, R.M., Willey, J.D.,Lane, C., High Relative Abundance of Biofuel Sourced Ethanol in Precipitation in the US andBrazil Determined Using Compound Specific Stable Carbon Isotopes. AGU Fall Meeting, NewOrleans, LA2017, Felix, J.D., *Thomas, R., Casas, M., Megumi, S., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Mead, R.M.,Lane, C., Willey, J.D., (invited). Increasing ethanol consumption as a renewable fuel: How willvehicle ethanol emissions impact the urban atmosphere? National Atmospheric DepositionProgram Meeting, San Diego, CA2016, Felix, J.D, *Thomas, R., Guy, A., Avery, G. B., Kieber, R., Mead, R., Willey, J.,Increasing ethanol consumption as a renewable fuel: How will vehicle ethanol emissions impactthe atmosphere? American Meteorological Society Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT2016, Kieber, R., Hartrey, L., Corzine, C., Avery, G., Mead, R., Felix, J.D., Skrabal, S.Photorelease of Microcystin-LR From Resuspended Sediments. Ocean Sciences Meeting, NewOrleans, LA.2016, Mead, R., Mickler, W., Probst, E., Avery, G., Felix, J. D., Kieber, R., Skrabal, S.,Photorelease and Phototransformations of Sedimentary Bound Brevetoxin (PbTx-2) UponResuspension. Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA.2016, Avery, G., Rainey, H., Mead, R., Kieber, R., Skrabal, S., Felix, J.D., Helms, J.Bioavialability of Dom Photochemically Released From Resuspended Sediments. Ocean SciencesMeeting, New Orleans, LA.2015, *Koenig, K, Willey, J.D., Felix, J.D., Long, M., Ammonium Concentrations in WinterRain: Comparison with 2002-2003 concentrations and patterns of correlation. University ofNorth Carolina Wilmington CSURF Fellowship Competition. Wilmington, NC.2015, Felix, J.D., Ethanol in the environment: Increasing the production and consumption ofethanol fuel. Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,PA.2015, Felix, J.D., Examining the sources and transport of reactive nitrogen and ethanol emissionsacross varying temporal and spatial scales using stable isotope techniques. Department ofChemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL2014, *Thomas, R. K., Felix, J.D., Avery, G.B., Mead, R., Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J. Rainwatercontributions of ethanol to surface water: Developing a stable isotopic composition approach tosource apportionment. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Fall Meeting, Carolina Beach,NC.2014, Cala, J. C., Felix, J.D., Avery, G.B., Mead, R., Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J. Tracing vehicleethanol emissions and subsequent deposition to roadside ecosystems. Southeastern EstuarineResearch Society Fall Meeting, Carolina Beach, NC.2014, Dingess, E., Kieber, R.J., Willey, J.D., Felix, J.D., Avery, G.B., Mead, R. Ethanol'simpacts on the composition and optical properties of chromophoric dissolved organic matter inrainwater in Wilmington, North Carolina. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Fall Meeting,Carolina Beach, NC.FelixPage 8

2014, Mangiacapre, M., Avery, G.B., Skrabal, S., Felix, J.D., Mead, R. Kieber, R.J.Phototransformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in crude oil amended marine sedimentupon resuspension into the photic zone. Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Fall Meeting,Carolina Beach, NC.2014, Elliott, E.M., Felix, J.D., Rose, L.A. Soil NOx Emissions: Not So Innocuous? 31stConference on Agricultural and Fore

Felix Page 1 J. DAVID FELIX Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78412 Education Ph.D., Geol

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