Heath A Barnett, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology

Education

Ph D

2008, Chemistry
Louisiana State University

BS

2003, Chemistry
Louisiana Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Heath Barnett was born October 4, 1980, in Urania, Louisiana. He enrolled in Louisiana Tech University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in May of 2003. He entered the graduate program at Louisiana State University in August of 2003. His research there focused on chemical analysis of polymer blends via synchrotron X-ray tomography. In addition, he taught introductory general chemistry, mentored LSU undergraduate biology majors in the use of Amira. He traveled to the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to perform tomography experiments. His work also included modifying and improving the LSU synchrotron beamline at the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices. Graduate work at Louisiana State University proved to be a rewarding and career-defining experience due to his intensive participation in interdisciplinary tomography research projects which, included fields of chemistry, mathematics, physics, and biology.

Recent Publications

Baxter, N. C., Wang, Y., Huijiang, H., Liao, Y., Barnett, H., Zhao, Y., Wang, S. Kraft Lignin Ethanolysis over Zeolites with Different Acidity and Pore Structures for Aromatics Production. Catalysts.

Salley, J., Meyer, S., Suliman, R., Jaligama, S. Use of Partial Least Squares and Chemometrics in Assessing Crude Oil Toxicity. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences.

Research Grants

Rakus, J. (Principal), Barnett, H. (Co-Principal), El-Giar, E. (Co-Principal), Murru, S. (Co-Principal), Barnett, H. (Supporting), Findley, A. (Supporting), Findley, G. (Supporting), Garlapati, J. (Supporting), "Use of State-of-the-Art Instrumentation to Enhance Undergraduate Chemistry Education at UL-Monroe" (Pending Funding Decision), Sponsored By Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $314429. (June 01 2023 - May 31 2028).

Barnett, H. (Principal), Barnett, H. B. (Co-Principal), "Investigating the Influence of Extracellular Cues on Stem Cell Fate Utilizing Hydrogel Biomaterial Scaffolds" (Pending Funding Decision), Sponsored By Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $148938.13. (June 01 2023 - May 31 2026).

Barnett, H. (Principal), Barnett, H. (Co-Principal), Harris, A. (Co-Principal), "Development of a modeling system for hydrogel-based drug delivery predictions" (Pending Funding Decision), Sponsored By Louisiana Biomedical Research Network, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $50025.00. (May 01 2023 - April 31 2025).

Barnett, H. (Principal), Barnett, H. (Co-Principal), Benedetto, M. (Co-Principal), "Integrating Additive Manufacturing into the Chemistry and Biology Curriculum" (Pending Funding Decision), Sponsored By Board of Regents Support Fund, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $111,418. (June 01 2023 - May 31 2024).

Barnett, H. (Principal), Barnett, H. (Co-Principal), "Development of a tailorable chitosan-PEGDMA hydrogel scaffold for tissue engineering in microgravity environments" (Funded), Sponsored By Louisiana Space Grant Consortium, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $53743.82. (September 01 2022 - August 31 2023).

Barnett, H. (Principal), Barnett, H. (Co-Principal), "Development and characterization of a novel, smart chitosan/PEGDMA biomaterial" (Funded), Sponsored By Louisiana Materials Design Alliance, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $9730.29. (August 01 2022 - August 01 2023).

Courses Taught

CHEM 1001INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY I, 20 course(s)

CHEM 1002INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY II, 3 course(s)

CHEM 1003INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY LAB I, 15 course(s)

CHEM 1004INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY LAB II, 1 course(s)

CHEM 1007GENERAL CHEMISTRY I, 15 course(s)

CHEM 1008GENERAL CHEMISTRY II, 23 course(s)

CHEM 1009GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB, 15 course(s)

CHEM 1010GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LAB, 13 course(s)

CHEM 2020Intro To Physical Chemistry, 1 course(s)

CHEM 2030ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I, 2 course(s)

CHEM 2031ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I, 2 course(s)

CHEM 2032ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II, 3 course(s)

CHEM 2033ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB II, 3 course(s)

CHEM 3010DESCRIPTIVE INORGANIC CHEM, 2 course(s)

CHEM 3020PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I, 1 course(s)

CHEM 3021PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB I, 1 course(s)

CHEM 3022PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II, 1 course(s)

CHEM 3050BIOCHEMISTRY I, 3 course(s)

CHEM 3051BIOCHEMISTRY LAB I, 2 course(s)

CHEM 3052BIOCHEMISTRY II, 1 course(s)

CHEM 4024DIRECTED STUDY: BIOCHEMISTRY, 1 course(s)

CHEM 4098RESEARCH: PHYSICAL, 8 course(s)

Heath A Barnett, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology