Solid-State NMR and Organic Geochemistry

As a solid-state NMR specialist and a biogeochemist, Dr. Mao's primary research interest is the development and application of advanced solid-state NMR techniques for characterizing two kinds of complex natural organic matter (NOM) samples: (1) environmentally/geochemically-related NOM such as organic matter from soils, water, sediments, and organic wastes, and (2) energy-related organic matter such as kerogen, coal as well as biomass and its residues. He has developed, modified and applied many advanced solid-state NMR techniques for elucidating NOM structures and proposed a systematic approach to characterizing NOM. Dr. Mao is considered a pioneer in solid-state NMR of organic geochemistry and environmental chemistry around the world. He has published more than 130 peer-reviewed papers on solid-state applications in organic geochemistry.

1. Introduction
2. Solid-state NMR theory
3. Essentials for acquiring reliable solid-state NMR spectra of complex organic matter
4. Systematic advanced solid-state NMR techniques
5. Practical aspects of performing solid-state NMR experiments of complex organic matter
6. Geochemically important functional groups and biopolymers
7. Organic matter in the geosphere
8. Soil Organic Matter
9. Aquatic Organic Matter
10. Sedimentary organic matter
11. Organic aerosols
12. Peat
13. Coal
14. Kerogen
15. Oil shale
16. Interactions of organic contaminants with organic matter
17. Isotopic enrichment and labelling and solid-state NMR