Stephen F. Wolf

Professor Wolf

Associate Professor
Analytical Chemistry
Cosmochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Radiochemistry

B.S., 1987, Purdue University
Ph.D., 1993, Purdue University

Experience:
1993-2001 Argonne National Laboratory

Awards:
ISU Promising Scholar Award, 2007
CAS Educational Excellence Award, 2005

Office: S-051K
Phone: 812.237.2236
E-mail: wolf@indstate.edu

Wolf Homepage

Research Summary

Dr. Wolf's research interests focus on the measurement of trace and ultra-trace elements for the study of cosmochemical, geochemical, and environmental processes. He is currently working on developing chemical methods in conjunction with elemental determination by ICPMS and XRF with chemometric data analysis techniques in order to identify volatile trace element host phases in primitive meteorites.

Courses Taught

CHEM 321 Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 371 Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 399 Introduction to Research Techniques in Chemistry
CHEM 499 Introduction to Research in Chemistry
CHEM 421 Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Recent Publications

S. F. Wolf, M.–S. Wang, and M. E. Lipschutz (2009) “Labile Trace Elements in Basaltic Achondrites: Can they Distinguish between Meteorites from the Moon, Mars and V-Type Asteroids?” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 44, 891-903.

S. F. Wolf (2007) “Highly Volatile Trace Element Disposition in Carbonaceous Chondrites.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 42 (Supplement) A165.

J. M. Friedrich, S. F. Wolf, and M. Kimura (2007) “Chemistry and Petrography of a High-Pressure Shock Vein in the Y-75100 Chondrite.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 42 (Supplement) A52.

M. E. Lipschutz, S. F. Wolf, F. B. Culp, and A. J. R. Kent (2007) “Geochemical and Cosmochemical Materials.” Anal. Chem. 79, 4249-4274.

S. F. Wolf (2006) “Stepwise Chemical Dissolution of Carbonaceous Chondrites: Correlations between Volatile Trace Elements and Major/Minor Mineral Constituent Elements.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 41 (Supplement) A190. 

S. F. Wolf (2006) Trace Analysis of Actinides in Geological, Environmental, and Biological Matrices. In: The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements.” L. R. Morss, N. M. Edelstein, J. Fuger, and, J. J. Katz, Eds.; Third Edition, Volume 5, Chapter 30; Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2006; pp 3273-3338. 

I. Grenthe, E. C. Buck, J. Drozdynski, T. Fujino, T. Albrecht-Schmitt, and S. F. Wolf (2006) Uranium. In: The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements.” L. R. Morss, N. M. Edelstein, J. Fuger, and, J. J. Katz, Eds.; Third Edition, Volume 1, Chapter 5; Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2006; pp 253-698. 

M. E. Lipschutz, S. F. Wolf, F. B. Culp, and J. M. Hanchar (2005) “Geochemical and Cosmochemical Materials.” Anal. Chem. 77, 3717-3736. 

S. F. Wolf (2005) Volatile trace element disposition in carbonaceous chondrites.” Meteoritics and Planetary Science 40 (Supplement) A169.

S. F. Wolf, D. L. Unger, and J. M. Friedrich (2005) “Determination of Cosmochemically Volatile Trace Elements in Chondritic Meteorites by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry.” Anal. Chim. Acta  528, 121-128. 

S. F. Wolf and Y. Tsai  (2005) “Application of ICPMS for the Characterization of Solutions Generated from Corrosion Testing of Spent Nuclear Fuel.” J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 263, 575-579. 

S. F. Wolf, D. L. Bowers, and J. C. Cunnane (2005) “Analysis of High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel by ICPMS."  J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 263, 581-586.