Marc Serre, Department of Environmental Sc. & Eng.

Marc L Serre
Associate Professor,

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Room 163B Rosenau Hall,

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431
Phone Office: (919) 966 7014
Fax: (919) 966 7911
marc_serre(at)unc.edu
faculty assistant

BMElab director, 2006-present
BMElab office: room 14 Rosenau Hall

Phone BMElab: (919) 966 1095

BMElib founding contact person

Fall 2009 Class: ENVR 468 Advanced functions of Temporal GIS
presentationsand travel

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Environmental Modeling, University of North Carolina, 1999,
Dissertation: "Environmental Spatiotemporal Mapping and Groundwater Flow Modeling using the BME and ST methods" under Dr. George Christakos

MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, 1992
Thesis: "Energy Loss Coefficients for Combining Pipe Flow for Fish Bypass Systems", under Dr. A. Jacob Odgaard

Mastere in Hydraulics, Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Electricite, Electrotechniqe, Informatique et Hydraulique de Toulouse - ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France, 1990

Diplome d'Ingenieur in Physics Engineering, Institut National des Sciences Appliquees- INSA, Toulouse, France, 1989

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, 9/2009-present
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, 9/2002-8/2009
Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, 5/2000-8/2002
Mapping and GIS Consultant, CH2M Hill, Cairo Air Improvement Project, 2/1999-4/2000
Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of North Carolina , 9/1999-4/2000
Computational Science Research Fellow, University of North Carolina , 8/1995-8/1999
Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley, with Professor Garrison Sposito, 5/1997-8/1997
Senior product engineer, Eagle Point Corporation , 1992-1995
Research Assistant, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, 1990-1992
Hydraulic Engineer, ELEMENT Consulting Inc., April-August 1990
Research Engineer, IBM, Microprocessor Quality Testing Laboratory May-August 1989
Research Assistant, CNRS, Centre National des Champs Intenses, June-August 1988

TEACHING

ENVR 401 Unifying Concepts, Uncertainty module.

ENVR 468 Advanced functions of Temporal GIS. Formally ENVR 167, fall 2009, fall 2008, fall 2007, fall 2006, fall 2005, fall 2004, fall 2003

ENVR 765 Model-based exposure mapping and risk assessment. Formally ENVR 275, Spring 2008, Spring 2006, Spring 2004, Spring 2002

ENVR 991-100 Advanced functions of Temporal GIS using BMElib. fall 2009. fall 2008

RESEARCH

Research interests

Space/time Geostatistics and temporal GIS
Atmospheric mapping of air pollutants
Hydraulics and hydrology of water contaminants
Exposure sciences
Health risk assessment
Environmental Epidemiology
Medical geography
Environmental Justice

Current projects and proposals

Environmental Exposure and Effect of Hazardous Chemicals (NIH/NIEHS – 8% effort)
Does Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh Raise Exposure to Bacterial and Viral Pathogens? (NIH/NIEHS - NSF/EID – 8% effort)
Improving the Effectiveness of Mercury Water Quality Estimation along North Carolina Rivers (NC WRRI – 5% effort)
Environmental Determinants of Sleep Disturbance: Role of Ambient Air Pollution (NIH/NHLBI – 10% effort)
Local health impacts of land application of sewage sludge (NIH/NIEHS – 5% effort)
Spatial Epidemiology of Syphilis and Gonorrhea in North Carolina (NIH/NIAID – 15% effort)
Hazardous Air Pollutants and Autism in North Carolina ( NIH/NIEHS – 0% effort)
National Strategy for Environment and Health United Arab Emirates (UAE – 17% effort)
Version Upgrade, Expansion, and Improvement of Modern Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Geostatistics Code for ArcGIS Users (NJ EPA – 8%)
Particulate Air Pollutants, Risk of Cognitive Disorders, and Neuropathology in the Elderly (HEI – 5%effort)

Research facilities

BMElab, the BME Computational Laboratory for space/time Geostatistics
BMElib the BME Numerical Library

HONORS

Newton Underwood Award for Excellence in Teaching, Depart. Of Env. Sc. & Eng., UNC, 2005

Awarded best paper in Pedometrics for 2005

Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, U.S. Department of Energy, 1996-1999

Graduate Fellowship of the U.S. Department of Education, 1995-1996

Dean's List, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Univ. of Iowa, 1992

STUDENT AWARDS

Mejs Hasan, with Marc L. Serre, Jackie MacDonald and Gail Carter, 2009. Outstanding Poster in 2009 Spotlight on Student Research, for a poster titled “High-risk zone of Trichloroethylene exposure in Middlesex County (NJ) using Bayesian Maximum Entropy”, Spring 2009. Awarded by UNC-CH, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Office of Research and Delta Omega, Theta Chapter.

Yasuyuki Akita, with Marc L. Serre and Gail Carter, 2006: Third place poster award given by the EPA Science Forum 2006 for a poster titled “Research Translation in Spatiotemporal Exposure Assessment for Contaminated River Superfund Site”, Summer 2006.

Kristen Hampton, (MPH ’05, Serre Advisor) has been awarded the Environmental Sciences Achievement Award for 2006. This award was established in 1969 to recognize an outstanding ESE Masters graduate based on the student’s academic excellence

William B. Allshouse, with Marc L. Serre, Joachim Pleil and Stephen Rappaport: Prize for outstanding research awarded by the University of North Carolina School of Public Health for a poster titled “A Space/Time Particulate Matter Mass Fraction Framework for the Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons after 9/11 in New York City”, Fall 2006

Joseph N. LoBuglio, with Gregory W. Characklis, and Marc L. Serre, Prize for outstanding research awarded by the University of North Carolina School of Public Health for a poster titled “Using Uncertain Information to Improve Assessment of Surface Water Quality”, Fall 2006

Eric Money received a plaque and monetary award for web development and service to the Environmental Sciences & Engineering Student Organization, Fall 2006.

RESEARCH
FACILITIES

BMElab, the BME Computational Laboratory for space/time Geostatistics
BMElib the BME Numerical Library

PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP

Member, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)

Member, International Society of Exposure Science (ISES)

Member, International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE)

Member, American Statistical Association (ASA)

Member, International Association of Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG)

Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Past Member, International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR)

STUDENTS

Current students

Ben Allshouse, PhD student, (Advisor)
Yasukuki Akita, PhD student, (Advisor)
Janie Tarman, M.S.P.H. student, (Advisor)
Prahlad Jat, Ph.D. student, (Advisor)
Jeanette Reyes, M.S. student, (Advisor)
Kyle Messier, M.S. student, (Advisor)

Graduates

Eric Money, PhD 2009 (Advisor)
Sitthichok Puangthonghtub, PhD 2006 (Advisor)
Seung-Jae Lee, PhD 2005 (Advisor)
Kristen Hampton, Masters 2005 (Advisor)
Yasukuki Akita, Masters 2005 (Advisor)
Sudhasree Bojja, M.P.H. 2003 (Research advisor)

Rajah Augustinraj, Masters 2002 (Research co-advisor)

Sacoby Wilson, PhD 2005 (Committee member, co-authored papers)
Hwa-Lung Yu, PhD 2005 (Committee member, co-authored book)
Linlin Wang, Masters 2005 (Committee member, co-authored book)

POST DOC

Gavino Puggioni, Posdoctoral Research Associate

COLLABORATORS

Dr. George Christakos, Professor, Director of CISE, University of North Carolina, USA
Dr. Cass T. Miller, Professor, Chair of DESE, University of North Carolina, USA
Dr. Patrick Bogaert, Associate Professor, Université Catholique de Louvain, BELGIUM
Dr. Ricardo Olea, Senior visiting scholar, CISE, University of North Carolina, USA
Dr. Dionissios T. Hristopulos, Associate Professor, Tech. Univ. of Crete
Dr. Alexandros Kolovos, Post Doc, University of North Carolina, USA
Dr. Vikram Vyas , Assistant Professor, Rutgers University, Computation Chemodynamics Laboratory
Dr. Dimitri D’Or, Universite catholique de Louvain.
Dr. KyungMee Choi, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USA
Dr. Vasiliy Demyanov, formally with IBREA, CREEM, University of St. Andrews, UK
Dr. Mikhail F. Kanevski, Professor, Nuclear Safety Institute (IBREA), Russian Academy of Sciences, RUSSIA
Dr. Dionne Law, Epidemiology
Dr. Sally Moncastle, Epidemiology
Marie-Aline Wibrin, UNC Visiting Scholar summer 2003, University Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Rajah Augustinraj, Metcalf & Eddy, Wallingford, CT.
Rubens Caldeira Monteiro, IGCE, University of the State of São Paulo at Rio Claro, BRAZIL
Cairo Air Improvement Project, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, EGYPT

EDITORIAL &
PEER-REVIEWING
SERVICES

Guest editor (with Shlomo Neuman,), ModelCARE'2002 special journal issue of Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment, 2003
Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief, journal of Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment, 2001
Reviewer for :

Advances in Water Resources

Annals of Assoc of American Geographer

Atmospheric Environment

Environmental Health Perspective

Epidemiology

Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science

International Journal of Health Geography

Journal of Geographical Systems

Journal of Marine Systems

Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment

Water Resources Research

Toxicological Sciences

PUBLICATIONS

^†corresponding/senior author. ^M^,Masters or ^D PhD students who substantially worked with Dr. Serre

Books (total of 2)

1. Christakos, G., R. Olea, M.L. Serre, H-L Yu^D, and L. Wang (2005) Interdisciplinary Public Health Reasoning and Epidemic Modelling : The Case of Black Death, Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., 320 p., ISBN: 978-3-540-25794-3.

2. Christakos, G., P. Bogaert, and M.L. Serre (2002) Temporal GIS: Advanced Functions for Field-Based Applications, Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., 217 p., ISBN: 978-3-540-41476-6.

Refereed articles in scientific journals – Submitted (total of 1)

3. Puangthongthub^D, S., K.B. Yeatts, D.P. Loomis, M.L. Serre^†. Regional Estimates of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Mortality and Daily Atmospheric Particulate Matter Associations in Thailand: A 6-Year Population-Based Case-Crossover Study, Environmental Research. Submitted 11/2008, estimated # of pages: 13.

Refereed articles in scientific journals – Published or in press (total of 27)

4. Lee^D, S.J, K. Yeatts, M.L. Serre^† (2009) Mapping childhood asthma prevalence across North Carolina using data collected at different spatial observation scales, Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology, Vol. 1, pp 49-60.

5. Allshouse^D, W.B., J.D.. Pleil, S.M. Rappaport, M.L. Serre^† (2009) Mass Fraction Spatiotemporal Geostatistics and its Application to Map Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons after 9/11, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. Vol. 23, pp. 1213–1223, doi:10.1007/s00477-009-0326-y

6. Money^D, E., G. Carter, M.L. Serre^†(2009) Modern Space/Time Geostatistics using River Distances: Data Integration of Turbidity and E.coli Measurements to Assess Fecal Contamination Along the Raritan River in New Jersey, Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 43(10), pp. 3736-3742.

7. Coulliette, A.D., E. Money^D, M.L. Serre, R.T. Noble (2009) Space/Time Analyses of Fecal Pollution and Rainfall in an Eastern North Carolina Estuary, Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 43(10) pp. 3728-3735.

8. Money^D, E., G. Carter, M.L. Serre^† (2009) Using River Distances in the Space/Time Estimation of Dissolved Oxygen along Two Impaired River Networks in New Jersey, Water Research, Vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 1948-1958, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2009.01.034.

9. Akita^M, Y., G. Carter, and M.L. Serre^† (2007) Spatiotemporal Non-Attainment Assessment of Surface Water Tetrachloroethene in New Jersey, Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 508-520.

10. Puangthongthub^D, S., S. Wangwongwatana, R.M. Kamens, M.L. Serre^† (2007) Modeling the Space/Time Distribution of Particulate Matter in Thailand and Optimizing Its Monitoring Network, Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 41, pp. 7788-7805, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.051.

11. LoBuglio, J. N., G. W. Characklis, and M. L Serre (2007) Cost-effective water quality assessment through the integration of monitoring data and modeling results, Water Resour. Res., Vol. 43, No. W03435, pp. 1-16, doi:10.1029/2006WR005020.

12. Wilson^D, S.M., M.L. Serre (2007) Use Of Passive Samplers To Measure Atmospheric Ammonia Levels In A High-Density Industrial Hog Farm Area Of Eastern North Carolina, Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 41, No. 28, pp. 6074-6086, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.03.004.

13. Wilson^D, S.M., M.L. Serre (2007) Examination of Atmospheric Ammonia Levels near Hog CAFOs, Homes, and Schools in Eastern North Carolina. Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 41, No. 23, pp. 4977-4987. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.12.055.

14. Law^D, D.C.G., K. Bernstein, M.L. Serre, C.M. Schumacher, P.A. Leone, J.M. Zenilman, W.C. Miller, and A.M. Rompalo (2006) Modeling an Early Syphilis Outbreak through Space and Time Using the Bayesian Maximum Entropy Approach. Annals of Epidemiology, Vol. 16, No. 11, pp. 797-804.

15. Savelieva, E., V. Demyanov, M. Kanevski, M.L. Serre, and G. Christakos (2005) BME-Based Uncertainty Assessment of the Chernobyl Fallout, Geoderma, Vol. 128, pp. 312-324. (Awarded best paper in Pedometrics for 2005).

16. Christakos, G., A. Kolovos, M.L. Serre, and F. Vukovich (2004) Total Ozone Mapping by Integrating Data Bases from Remote Sensing Instruments and Empirical Models, IEEE Trans. on Geosc. and Rem. Sensing, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 991-1008.

17. Douaik, A., M. Van Meirvenne, T. Tóth, and M.L. Serre (2004) Space-Time Mapping of Soil Salinity Using Probabilistic Bayesian Maximum Entropy, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Vol. 18, pp. 219-227.

18. Kolovos, A., G. Christakos, D.T. Hristopulos, and M.L. Serre (2004) Methods for Generating Non-separable Spatiotemporal Covariance Models With Potential Environmental Applications, Adv. in Water Res., Vol. 27, No. 8, pp. 815-830.

19. Law D.C.G., M.L. Serre, G . Christakos, P.A. Leone, W.C. Miller (2004) Spatial Analysis and Mapping of Sexually Transmitted Diseases to Optimize Intervention and Prevention Strategies, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Vol. 80, pp. 294-299.

20. Quilfen, Y., B. Chapron, F. Collard, and M. Serre (2004) Calibration/Validation of an Altimeter Wave Period Model and Application to TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 Altimeters, Marine Geodesy, 3/4, Vol. 27, pp. 535-550.

21. Choi, K, M.L. Serre, and G. Christakos (2003) Efficient Mapping of California Mortality Fields at Different Spatial Scales, Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 120-133.

22. Serre, M.L., G. Christakos, H. Li, and C.T. Miller (2003) A BME Solution To The Inverse Problem For Saturated Groundwater Flow, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp 354-369.

23. Serre, M.L., A. Kolovos, G. Christakos, and K. Modis (2003) An application of the Holistochastic Human Exposure Methodology to Naturally Occurring Arsenic in Bangladesh Drinking Water, Risk Analysis, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 515-528.

24. Kolovos, A., G. Christakos, M.L. Serre and C.T. Miller (2002) Computational BME-Solution of Stochastic Advection Reaction Equation In The Light Of Site-Specific Information, Water Resources Research, Vol. 38, No. 12, pp. 1318-1336.

25. Christakos, G., M.L. Serre, and J. Kovitz (2001) BME Representation Of Particulate Matter Distributions in the State Of California on the Basis of Uncertain Measurements, Journal of Geophysical Research-D, Vol. 106, No. D9, pp. 9717-9731.

26. Christakos, G. and M L. Serre (2000) BME Analysis Of Particulate Matter Distributions In North Carolina, Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 34, pp. 3393-3406.

27. Christakos, G. and M.L. Serre (2000) Spatiotemporal Study Of Environmental Exposure-Health Effect Associations, Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 168-187.

28. Hristopulos, D. T., G. Christakos and M. Serre (1999) Implementation of a space transformation approach for solving the three-dimensional flow equation, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 619-647.

29. Serre, M. L., and G. Christakos (1999) Modern geostatistics: Computational BME in the light of uncertain physical knowledge--the Equus Beds Study, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 1-26.

30. Serre, M. L., A. J. Odgaard, and R. A. Elder (1994) Energy loss at combining pipe junction, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 120, No. 7, pp. 808-830.

Refereed articles in conference proceedings -Published (total of 11)

31. Parkin, R., E. Savelieva, and M.L. Serre (2005) “Soft” Geostatistical Analysis of Radioactive Soil Contamination, pp. 331 – 342. In. P. Renard, H. Demougeot-Renard and R. Froidevaux, editors, geoENV V - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Springer, 480 p., ISBN: 978-3-540-26533-7.

32. Christakos, G., A. Kolovos, M. L. Serre, C. Abhishek and F. Vukovich (2004) High resolution Ozone Mapping Using Instruments On The Nimbus 7 Satellite and Secondary Information, pp. 67-78. In X. Sanchez-Vila, J. Carrera, and J. J. Gomez-Hernandez, editors, geoENV IV - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 560 p., ISBN: 978-1-4020-2114-5.

33. Serre, M.L., G. Christakos, and S-J Lee^D (2004) Soft Data Space/Time Mapping of Coarse Particulate Matter Annual Arithmetic Average over the U.S., pp. 115-126. In X. Sanchez-Vila, J. Carrera, and J. J. Gomez-Hernandez, editors, geoENV IV - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 560 p., ISBN: 978-1-4020-2114-5.

34. Serre, M.L., and G. Christakos (2003) Efficient BME Estimation of Subsurface Hydraulic Properties Using Measurements of Water Table Elevation in Unidirectional flow. In K. Kovar and Z. Hrkal, editors, Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling: A Few Steps Closer to Reality. IAHS Publ. no. 277, 526 p., ISBN 1-901-502-07-4.

35. Christakos, G. and M.L. Serre., V. Demyanov, V. Timonin, V.M. Kanevski, E. Saveliera, S. Chernov (2000) BME Analysis Of Neural Network Residual Data From Chernobyl Fallout: Bayesian And Non-Bayesian Approaches, pp. 509-510. In P. Monestiez, D. Allard and R. Froidevaux, editors, geoENV III - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 555 p., ISBN: 978-0-7923-7107-6.

36. Serre, M.L., G. Christakos, J. Howes, and A. Gamal (2000) Powering An Egyptian Air Quality Information System With The BME Space/Time Analysis Toolbox, pp. 91-100. In P. Monestiez, D. Allard and R. Froidevaux, editors, geoENV III - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 555 p., ISBN: 978-0-7923-7107-6.

37. Bogaert, P., M.L. Serre, and G. Christakos (1999) Bayesian Maximum Entropy Method Using Transformations. pp. 57-62. In S. J. Lippard, A. Naess, and R. Sinding-Larsen, editors, Proceedings of IAMG '99 - Fifth Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, Trondheim, Norway, Vol. 1, 410 p., ISBN 82-995162-2-6.

38. Christakos, G., D.T. Hristopulos, and M.L. Serre (1999) BME studies of stochastic differential equations representing physical laws-Part I, pp. 63-68. In S. J. Lippard, A. Naess, and R. Sinding-Larsen, editors, Proceedings of IAMG '99 - Fifth Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, Trondheim, Norway, Vol. 1, 410 p., ISBN 82-995162-2-6.

39. Serre, M. L, and Christakos G. (1999) BME studies of stochastic differential equations representing physical laws - Part II, pp. 93-98. In S. J. Lippard, A. Naess, and R. Sinding-Larsen, editors, Proceedings of IAMG '99 - Fifth Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, Trondheim, Norway, Vol. 1, 410 p., ISBN 82-995162-2-6.

40. Choi, K., G. Christakos and M.L. Serre (1998) Recent Developments In Vectorial And Multi-Point BME Analysis, pp. 91-96. In A. Buccianti, G. Nardi and R. Potenza, editors, Proceedings of IAMG '99 - Fifth Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, De Frede Editore, Napoli, Vol. 1, 496 p., ISBN 88-900308-I-X.

41. Serre, M. L., P. Bogaert and G. Christakos (1998) Computation Investigations of Bayesian Maximum Entropy Spatiotemporal Mapping, pp. 117-122. In A. Buccianti, G. Nardi and R. Potenza, editors, Proceedings of IAMG '99 - Fifth Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, De Frede Editore, Napoli, Vol. 1, 496 p., ISBN 88-900308-I-X.

Refereed abstracts in scientific journals- Published (total of 17)

42. Akita^D, Y., V. Escamilla, M.E. Emch, M.L. Serre^† (2008) Space/time analysis of Cholera and Shigella incidence rates across a region of Bangladesh, Epidemiology, Vol. 19 (6), pp. S204-S204.

43. Akita^D, Y., J. Leber, Peter S.K. Knappett, J. Feighery, L.E. Band, M.E. Emch, B.J. Mailloux, P.J. Culligan, A.C. Layton, L.D. McKay, A. Van Geen, M.L. Serre^† (2008) Spatial analysis of the distribution of bacterial pathogen indicators across shallow aquifers in Bangladesh, Epidemiology, Vol. 19 (6), pp. S205-S205.

44. Allshouse^D, W.B. , D.J. Hall, K.T. Mills, S.B. Wing, M.L. Serre^† (2008) Spatiotemporal Exposure Assessment of Atmospheric Hydrogen Sulfide Produced by Industrial Hog Operations, Epidemiology, Vol. 19 (6), pp. S241-S242.

45. Allshouse^D, W.B., K.H. Hampton, P.A. Leone, W.C. Miller, M.L. Serre^† (2008) Methods for Space/Time Mapping of HIV Incidence Rates in North Carolina, Epidemiology, Vol. 19 (6), pp. S108-S2108.

46. Coulliette, A.D., E.S. Money, M.L. Serre^†, R.T. Noble, (2008) A space/time analysis framework for fecal indicator bacteria in a North Carolina estuary, Epidemiology, Vol. 19 (6), pp. S200-S200.

47. Fitch, M.K., W.B. Allshouse^D, K.H. Hampton, D.C. Gesink Law, I.A. Doherty, P.A. Leone, M.L. Serre^†, W.C. Miller, (2008) A Comparison of Estimated Versus Actual K-Anonymity When Geomasking Sensitive Health Data, Epidemiology, Vol. 19 (6), pp. S202-S202.

48. Hampton^M, K.H., M.K. Fitch, W.B. Allshouse^D, D.C. Gesink Law, I.A. Doherty, P.A. Leone, M.L. Serre^†, W.C. Miller, (2008) Protecting Patient Confidentiality when Mapping Health Data: An Analysis of Geomasking Algorithms, Epidemiology. IEEE 2008 Conference Abstracts Supplement. Vol. 19 (6), pp. S333-S334.

49. Money^D, E., G.P. Carter, and Serre ML^† (2008) Improving the Assessment of E.coli Exposure Levels Along Un-monitored Stream Reaches, Epidemiology. IEEE 2008 Conference Abstracts Supplement. Vol. 19 (6), pp. S162-S163.

50. Money^D, E., D.K. Sackett, D. Aday, andSerre ML^† (2008) An Integrated Spatiotemporal Approach to Improve Mercury Estimation and Exposure Assessment, Epidemiology. IEEE 2008 Conference Abstracts Supplement. Vol. 19 (6), pp. S187-S188.

Serre, ML (2008) A Bayesian Maximum Entropy Approach to Adjust for the Sampling Variability of Space/Time Disease Data, Epidemiology. IEEE 2008 Conference Abstracts Supplement. Vol. 19 (6), p. S20.

51. de Nazelle^D A, Serre ML^†(2006) Ozone exposure assessment in North Carolina using Bayesian maximum entropy data integration of space time observations and air quality model prediction , Epidemiology, Vol. 17 (6), pp. S189-S189.

52. Puangthonghtub^D S, Serre ML^†(2006) Regional estimates of cardiovascular and pulmonary mortality associations with atmospheric particulate matter in Thailand, Epidemiology, Vol. 17 (6), pp. S268-S268.

53. Allshouse^D WB, Serre ML^†, Pleil J, Rappaport S., (2006) A space/time particulate matter mass fraction framework for the assessment of outdoor exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons after 9/11 in New York City, Epidemiology, Vol. 17 (6), pp. S268-S269.

54. Serre ML, Lee SJ, Yeatts K., (2006) Accounting for the observation scale of confidential health data to study the spatial association between childhood asthma prevalence and air pollutants in North Carolina, Epidemiology, Vol. 17 (6), pp. S288-S288.

55. Wilson^D S, Serre M, Wing S, Ball L, Robarge W, Crawford-Brown D., (2006) Monitoring and mapping of atmospheric ammonia for human exposure assessment, Epidemiology, Vol. 17 (6), pp. S484-S485.

56. Yeatts, K; Lee SJ; Serre ML, (2004) Spatial distribution of wheezing prevalence and airborne lead levels across rural and urban areas of North Carolina, Epidemiology, Vol. 16(5), pp. S163-S163.

57. Yeatts, K; Serre ML; Lee SJ, (2004) Spatial Distribution of Wheezing Prevalence and Air Pollution across North Carolina, Epidemiology, Vol. 15(4), pp. S68-S68.

Other unrefereed articles in conference proceedings- Published (total of 4)

58. Serre, M.L., S.J. Lee^D (2006) Risk Mapping of subsurface arsenic in New England using measurement error model and secondary soil-pH data, 4 p. In E. Pirard, A. Dassargues, and H.-B. Havenith, editors, Proceedings of IAMG'2006 - XIth International Congress for Mathematical Geology, CD S13_03, ISBN 978-2-9600644-0-7.

59. Kolovos, A., D. T. Hristopulos, G. Christakos, and M. L. Serre (2004) Spatiotemporal Covariance Functions From Physical Models, pp. 157-162. In Z. Agioutantis, K. Komnitsas, editors, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Advances in Mineral Resources Management and Environmental Geotechnology, 756 p., Heliotopos Conferences, ISBN 9608815304.

60. Serre, M.L., G. Carter, and E. Money^D (2004) Geostatistical Space/Time Estimation of Water Quality Along the Raritan River Basin in New Jersey, pp. 1839-1852. In C.T. Miller, M.W. Farthing, W.G. Gray, and G.F. Pinder, editors, Computational Methods in Water Resources 2004 International Conference, Vol. 2., Elsevier.

61. Christakos, G., Kolovos, A., Serre, M.L., and F.M. Vukovich (2003) Generating High Spatial Resolution Analyses of SBUV Stratospheric Ozone for Calculating the Tropospheric Ozone Residual (TOR), 3 p. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2003, IEEE, ISBN 0780379306.

Other unrefereed articles – Internal technical reports or newsletter (total of 8)

62. Johnson D., M.L. Serre, G. Carter, and C.T. Miller (2005) Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Piedmont Physiographic Province of New Jersey, CISE News, Center for the Integrated Studies of the Environment, University of North Carolina, Vol. 1, pp. 12-17.

63. Lee^D, S.J., M.L. Serre, and G. Christakos (2005) Bayesian Maximum Entropy Mapping of Arsenic using pH-Arsenic empirical laws, ESE Research Notes, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA, Vol 2, No. 1, pp. 12-16.

64. Kolovos, A., G. Christakos, and M.L. Serre (2003) Visual Representations of Non-Separable Spatiotemporal Covariance Models, CASE News, Center for the Integrated Studies of the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C, Vol. 1, No. 2, 3 pages.

65. Serre, M.L., and G. Christakos (2002) BME-Based Hydrogeologic Parameter Estimation, In Groundwater Flow Modeling, Prague, Czech Republic, Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geologica, Vol. 46, 2/3, pp. 566-570.

66. Serre, M. L. (2001) Numerical aspects of the implementation of the BME method using soft information, CASEnews, Center for the Advanced Studies of the Environment, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C, Vol. 1, No. 2, 6 pages.

67. Serre, M. L., (1999) Mapping Atmospheric Pollutants and Analyzing Their Health Effect in the Face of Uncertain Information: A relevant Framework for Developing Countries, ESEnotes, July, 1999, 4 pages.

68. Serre, M. L. (1999) Environmental Spatiotemporal Mapping and Groundwater Flow Modeling using the BME and ST methods, Ph.D. Dissertation, Depart. of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 236 p.

69. Serre, M. L. (1995) User's manual for Water Surface Profiling, Eagle Point Corporation, Iowa, USA.

70. Odgaard, A. J. and M. L. Serre (1992) Hydraulic Model Studies For Fish Diversion at Wanapum/Priest Rapid Developments, Research technical report, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic, Iowa, USA.

Presentations

Presentations - invited talks (total of 13)

1. Serre, M.L., 2008. A Bayesian Maximum Entropy Approach to Adjust for the Sampling Variability of Space/Time Disease Data, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Invited Talk, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

2. Serre, M.L., 2007. Introduction to Bayesian Maximum Entropy, Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska, Invited Talk, Lincoln, July 11-12.

3. Serre, M.L., 2006. A Spatial Analysis Framework Adjusting For Sampling Variability And Observation Scale Effects In Disease And Health Disparity Mapping, The Seminar Series On Methods In Health Disparities Research, The Cecil Sheps Center For Health Services Research, Invited Talk, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, January 13.

4. Serre, M.L., 2006. Integrating Multiple Source Data for the Water Quality Assessment of River Networks using a Geostatistical Bayesian Maximum Entropy Framework with River Metric, IIHR seminar series, IIRH- Hydroscience & Engineering, the University of Iowa, Invited Talk, Iowa City, IA, USA, April 14.

5. Serre, M.L., 2006. Assessing Surface Water Quality in New Jersey: Using GIS, spatio-temporal Geostatistics, and BME, The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Invited Talk, Trenton, NJ, USA, May 15.

6. Serre, M.L., 2004. Modern space/time geostatistical modeling of environmental contaminants and their health effects, North Carolina Department of Environmental Natural Resources, Invited Talk, Raleigh, NC, April 8.

7. Serre, M.L., 2004. Advanced Temporal GIS Techniques for Spatial/Temporal Mapping of Environmental Pollutants in the Air and Groundwater, Department of Geology, Environmental and Marine Sciences, Elizabeth City State University, Invited Talk, Elizabeth City, NC, March 30.

8. Serre, M.L., 2004. Modern Geostatistics for Environmental Mapping Applications, Department. of Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Invited Talk, Raleigh, September 15.

9. Serre, M. L., 2003. Scientific air pollution mapping across space and time: Dealing with data uncertainties and the integration of physical laws. Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) / Geophysical Statistics Project – National Center for Atmospheric Research (GPS.–.NCAR) workshop on Spatio-Temporal Modeling, Invited Talk, Boulder, Colorado, USA, June 1-6.

10. Serre, M.L., 2003. Space/Time Mapping of Coarse Particulate Matter Annual Arithmetic Average over the U.S., the National Institute of Environmental Health and Sciences, Invited Talk, Research Triangle Park, NC, December 18.

11. Serre, M. L., 2002. Geostatistics in Space/Time and in the face Uncertain Measurements: The BME approach and applications to PM10, PM2.5 and other environmental exposure analysis, Environmental Protection Agency, Invited Talk, Research Triangle Park, November 21.

12. Serre, M. L., 2002. Modeling uncertainty when mapping exposure to particulate matter in the air, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Exposure Assessment Division, Rutgers University, Invited Talk, Piscataway, March 1, 2002.

13. Serre, M. L., 2001. Space/time modeling of particulate matter in the United and abroad using uncertain information, Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Invited Talk, Raleigh, November 13.

Refereed presentations at national and international conferences (total of 108)

14. Chen, J.C., M.A. Espeland, M.L. Serre, C.V. Murphy, 2009. Particulate Air Pollutants, Risk of Cognitive Impairment, and Neuropathology in Elderly Women, Health Effects Institute Annual Conference 2009, Oral Presentation, Portland, Oregon, USA. May 3 – 5.

15. Allshouse^D, W.B., M.K. Fitch, K.H. Hampton^M, D.C. Gesink Law, I.A. Doherty, P.A. Leone, M.L. Serre, W.C. Miller, 2009. An Evaluation Of Privacy Protection When Geomasking STI Data, 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, London, UK. June 28 – July 1.

16. Doherty, I.A., S.Q. Muth, A.A Adimora, M.K. Fitch, J.S. Tarman^M, K.H. Hampton^M, D.C. Gesink Law, W.B. Allshouse^D, M.L. Serre, P.A. Leone, W.C. Miller, 2009. Sexual Mixing Patterns by Geography, Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Sexual Activity During a Heterosexual Syphilis Outbreak in North Carolina, 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, London, UK. June 28 – July 1.

17. Doherty, I.A., S.Q. Muth, A.A. Adimora, D.C. Gesink Law, M.K. Fitch, K.H. Hampton^M, W.B. Allshouse^D, M.L. Serre, P.A. Leone, W.C. Miller, 2009. Where Was the Outbreak? Use of Number of Cases, Incidence Rates, and Sexual Networks to Assess a Syphilis Outbreak in North Carolina, 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, London, UK. June 28 – July 1.

18. Doherty, I.A., S.Q. Muth, M.K. Fitch, D.C. Gesink Law, W.B. Allshouse^D, M.L. Serre, P.A. Leone, W.C. Miller, 2009. Geographical Trends of Compactness and Directional Bias of Sexual Networks in North Caroli na during an Outbreak, 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, London, UK. June 28 – July 1.

19. Gesink Law, D., T. Norwood, A. Sullivan, M. Fitch, M.L. Serre, W. Miller, 2009. Core Areas in Rural Environments, 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, London, UK. June 28 – July 1.

20. Hampton^M, K.H., M.K. Fitch, W.B. Allshouse^D, D.C. Gesink Law, I.A. Doherty, P.A. Leone, M.L. Serre, W.C. Miller, 2009. Mapping Individual STD Case Data: Geomasking Events to Protect Patient Privacy, 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, London, UK. June 28 – July 1.

21. Sullivan, A., D. Gesink Law, L. Zhou, P. Brown, M. Fitch, M.L. Serre, W.C. Miller, 2009. Do Social Determinants Influence the Spatiotemporal Pattern of Gonorrhea in North Carolina, USA, 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, London, UK. June 28 – July 1.

22. Tarman^M, J.S., M.K. Fitch, D.C. Gesink Law, A. Sullivan, T. Norwood, K.H. Hampton^M, I.A. Doherty, W.B. Allshouse^D, P.A. Leone, W.C. Miller, M.L. Serre, 2009. Modeling a Syphilis Outbreak in North Carolina Using the BMEGUI Tool of Modern Space/Time Geostatistics, 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Annual Meeting, Oral Presentation, London, UK. June 28 – July 1.

23. A. Van Geen, K.M. Ahmed, L.E. Band, P.J. Culligan, M.E. Emch, A.C. Layton, B.J. Mailloux, L.D. McKay, P.K. Streatfield, M.L. Serre, M. Yunus, 2009. Does Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh Raise Exposure to Bacterial and Viral Pathogens? Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases 2009 Meeting, Invited Oral Presentation, Park City, UT, USA. March 30-April 3.

24. Akita, Y., V. Escamilla, M.E. Emch, M.L. Serre, 2008. Space/time analysis of Cholera and Shigella incidence rates across a region of Bangladesh, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Poster Presentation, Pasadena, CA , USA. October 12-16.

25. Akita, Y., J. Leber, Peter S.K. Knappett, J. Feighery, L.E. Band, M.E. Emch, B.J. Mailloux, P.J. Culligan, A.C. Layton, L.D. McKay, A. Van Geen, M.L. Serre, 2008. Spatial analysis of the distribution of bacterial pathogen indicators across shallow aquifers in Bangladesh, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Oral Presentation, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

26. Allshouse, W.B., D.J. Hall, K.T. Mills, S.B. Wing, M.L. Serre, 2008. Spatiotemporal Exposure Assessment of Atmospheric Hydrogen Sulfide Produced by Industrial Hog Operations, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Poster Presentation, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

27. Allshouse, W.B., K.H. Hampton, P.A. Leone, W.C. Miller, M.L. Serre, 2008. Methods for Space/Time Mapping of HIV Incidence Rates in North Carolina, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Poster Presentation, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

28. Coulliette, A.D., E.S. Money, M.L. Serre, R.T. Noble, 2008. A space/time analysis framework for fecal indicator bacteria in a North Carolina estuary, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Poster Presentation, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

29. Fitch, M.K., W.B. Allshouse, K.H. Hampton, D.C. Gesink Law, I.A. Doherty, P.A. Leone, M.L. Serre, W.C. Miller, 2008. A Comparison of Estimated Versus Actual K-Anonymity When Geomasking Sensitive Health Data, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Oral Presentation, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

30. Hampton, K.H., M.K. Fitch, W.B. Allshouse, D.C. Gesink Law, I.A. Doherty, P.A. Leone, M.L. Serre, W.C. Miller, 2008. Protecting Patient Confidentiality when Mapping Health Data: An Analysis of Geomasking Algorithms, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Poster Presentation, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

31. Money, E., G.P. Carter, and M.L. Serre, 2008. Improving the Assessment of E.coli Exposure Levels Along Un-monitored Stream Reaches, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Oral Presentation, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

32. Money, E., D.K. Sackett, D. Aday, and M.L. Serre, 2008. An Integrated Spatiotemporal Approach to Improve Mercury Estimation and Exposure Assessment, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology & International Society of Exposure Analysis, 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Poster Presentation, Pasadena, CA, USA. October 12-16.

33. P. Knappett, L. Mckay, A. Layton, M. Mahmudul Hasan, D. Williams, M. Serre, K.M. Ahmed, P. Culligan, L. Band, B. Mailloux, M. Emch, A. van Geen, 2008. Investigating Fecal Contamination Pathways to an Unconfined Sandy Aquifer in Bangladesh, Geological Society of America, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting, abstract submitted, Houston, TX, USA, October 5-9.

34. Serre, M.L., Y. Akita, V. Escamilla, M. Emch, A. Kolovos, 2008. Spatial analysis of arsenic exposure and diarrheal disease risk in Bangladesh related to population pressures on groundwater resources, European Geophysical Union General Assembly, Poster Presentation, Vienna, Austria, April 13-18.

35. Miller W., W. Allshouse^D, M. Fitch, M. Serre, K. Hampton, D. Gesink Law, P. Leone, 2007. A comparison of geomasking algorithms for mapping HIV infections when geocoded case locations are available, 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference, Poster Presentation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, December 2-5.

36. Money^D, E., G. Carter, M.L. Serre, 2007. Geostatistical Methods for Assessing Fecal Contamination Along Unmonitored River Reaches, the Southeast Regional Collegiate Environmental Science and Health Symposium,Poster Presentation, Atlanta, GA, USA, November 14.

37. Allshouse^D, W., M.L. Serre, D. Hall, K. Mills, S. Wing, 2007. Community based monitoring of ambient hydrogen sulfide levels near swine operations, American Public Health 135th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Poster Presentation, Washington, DC, USA, November 3-7.

38. Fitch, M., W. Allshouse^D, M.L. Serre, K. Hampton, D. Gesink Law, P. Leone, W. Miller, 2007. Geomasking algorithms to protect confidentiality of sexually transmitted infections in spatial epidemiology, American Public Health 135th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Roundtable Presentation, Washington, DC, USA, November 3-7.

39. Wilson^D S., M.L. Serre, 2007. Community levels of atmospheric ammonia near industrial hog operations, American Public Health 135th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Oral Presentation, Washington, DC, USA, November 3-7.

40. Akita^D, Y., M.L. Serre, 2007. A space/time framework for the estimation of tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene in the freshwater of New Jersey and North Carolina, The 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exposure Analysis, Poster Presentation, Durham, NC, USA, October 14-18.

41. Allshouse^D, W., M.L. Serre, D. Hall, K. Mills, S. Wing, 2007. Assessment of hydrogen sulfide exposure for a community with a high density of industrial hog operations, The 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exposure Analysis, Poster Presentation, Durham, NC, USA, October 14-18.

42. De Nazelle^D, A., D. Crawford-Brown, M.L. Serre, Z. Pekar, D. Rodriguez, 2007. Linking the built environment to individual exposures of air pollution, with a focus on transportation behavior. The 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exposure Analysis, Oral Presentation, Durham, NC, USA, October 14-18.

43. Fitch, M. K. , Y. Akita^D, M. L. Serre, 2007. Using temporal GIS to assess spatial and temporal trends in dieldrin concentrations across North Carolina, The 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exposure Analysis, Poster Presentation, Durham, NC, USA, October 14-18.

44. Money^D, E., G. Carter, M.L. Serre, 2007. A river based geostatistical framework for the analysis of environmental concentrations in surface water, The 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exposure Analysis, Poster Presentation, Durham, NC, USA, October 14-18.

45. Money^D, E., G. Carter, M.L. Serre, 2007. Data integration of E.coli and turbidity data to assess fecal contamination in the Raritan River Basin, New Jersey The 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exposure Analysis, Oral Presentation, Durham, NC, USA, October 14-18.

46. Serre, M.L., S. Wilson^D, 2007. Modeling the spatial distribution of Atmospheric Ammonia Levels near Hog CAFOs in Eastern NC. The 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exposure Analysis, Durham, NC, USA, Oral Presentation, October 14-18.

47. Serre, M.L, 2007. A Bayesian Maximum Entropy Approach to the Space/Time Integration of Data from Multiple Sources in Exposure Assessment. The 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exposure Analysis, Durham, NC, USA, Oral Presentation, October 14-18.

48. Money^D, E., M.L. Serre, 2007. The Effects of River Network Complexity on the Spatiotemporal Estimation of Water Quality, The 38th Annual Binghampton Geomorphology Symposium, Poster Presentation, Durham, NC, USA, October 5-7.

49. Money^D, E., M.L. Serre, G. Carter, 2007. Improving the Geostatistical Estimation of Water Quality Using a River Metric, The Third International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Oral Presentation, Houston, Texas, USA, August 6-9.

50. Allshouse^D, W., M.L. Serre, D. Hall, K. Mills, S. Wing, 2007. Spatiotemporal Bayesian Maximum Entropy modeling of hydrogen sulfide concentrations using data collected at different observation time scales near swine operations, 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings, Poster presentation, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, July 29 - August 2.

51. Coulliette, A.D., A.D. Gronewold, E.S. Money, M.L. Serre, R.T. Noble, 2007. Examining the Relationship between Wet Weather and Fecal Contamination in a North Carolina Estuary, TMDL 2007, Water Environment Federation Meeting Proceedings. Bellevue, WA, USA, June 24-27.

52. Serre, M.L., Y. Akita^D, G. Carter, 2007. BME Geostatistical Space/Time Analysis of Environmental Monitoring Data Using arcGIS. A One-day Workshop at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ, USA, June 12.

53. Serre, M.L., S.J. Lee^D, 2006. Risk Mapping of subsurface arsenic in New England using measurement error model and secondary soil-pH data, XIth International Congress for Mathematical Geology, Oral presentation, Liege, Belgium, September 3-8.

54. Wilson^D S., M.L. Serre, S. Wing, L Ball, W. Robarge, D. Crawford-Brown. 2006. Monitoring And Mapping Of Atmospheric Ammonia for Human Exposure Assessment, International Conference on Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure, Poster presentation, Paris, France, September 2-6.

55. Allshouse^D, W.B., M.L.Serre, J. Pleil, S. Rappaport, 2006. A Space/Time Particulate Matter Mass Fraction Framework for the Assessment of Outdoor Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons after 9/11 in New York City, International Conference on Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure, Poster presentation, Paris, France, September 2-6.

56. De Nazelle^D, A., M.L. Serre, 2006. Ozone Exposure Assessment in North Carolina Using Bayesian Maximum Entropy Data Integration of Space Time Observations and Air Quality Model Prediction, International Conference on Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure, Oral presentation, Paris, France, September 2-6.

57. Puangthonghtub^D, S., M.L. Serre, 2006. Regional Estimates of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Mortality Associations with Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Thailand, International Conference on Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure Poster presentation, Paris, France, September 2-6.

58. Serre, M.L., S.J. Lee^D, K. Yeatts, 2006. Accounting For the Observation Scale of Confidential Health Data to Study the Spatial Association between Childhood Asthma Prevalence and Air Pollutants in North Carolina, International Conference on Environmental Epidemiology & Exposure, Poster presentation, Paris, France, September 2-6.

59. Money^D, E., M.L. Serre, G. Carter, 2006. Incorporation of a River Distance Metric to Account for the Spatial Correlation of Monitoring Data in the Geostatistical Estimation of Water Quality Along Rivers. 2006 American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly, Oral Presentation, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 23-26.

60. Johnson, D.N., M.L. Serre, C.T. Miller, G. Carter, 2006. Using Spatially Offset Data for the Estimation of Groundwater Arsenic Exposure in New Jersey, The Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Poster presentation, Monterey, California, USA, May 22-25.

61. Coulliette, A.D., E. Money^D (author added), M.L. Serre, R.T. Noble, 2006. An Application of Space/Time Estimation of Microbial Indicators and Markers with Respect to Rainfall in the Newport River Estuary, NC, The 106th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology, Poster presentation, Orlando, Florida, USA, May 21-25.

62. LoBuglio, J.N., G.W. Characklis, M.L. Serre, 2006. Utilizing Spatiotemporal Random Field Theory and Uncertain Information to Assess and Reduce Monitoring Cost for Surface Waters Subject to TMDLs, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2006, Oral presentation, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, May 21-25.

63. Akita^D, Y., M.L. Serre, G. Carter, 2006. Research Translation in Spatiotemporal Exposure Assessment for Contaminated River Superfund Site, EPA Science Forum 2006, Poster Presentation, 3rd place prize, Washington DC, USA, May 16-18.

64. Lee^D, S.J. and M.L. Serre, 2005. Modeling the uncertainty associated with the observation scale of space/time natural processes, American Geophysical Fall Meeting, Oral presentation, San Francisco, California, USA, December 5-9.

65. Money^D, E., Y. Akita, G. Carter and M.L. Serre, 2005. Space/Time Assessment Of Water Quality Along The River Network In New Jersey. American Geophysical Fall Meeting, Poster presentation, San Francisco, California, USA, December 5-9.

66. Serre, M.L., S.J. Lee^D, E. Money and Y. Akita, 2005. Integrating Multiple Source Data Uncertainty for Spatiotemporally Distributed Hydrological Systems, American Geophysical Fall Meeting, Poster presentation, San Francisco, California, USA, December 5-9.

67. Kim, D., B. Dong, C. Poulos, D. Whittington, M. Serre, A. Nyamete, 2005. GIS-based Spatial Estimation and Mapping of Private Demands for Vaccination Programs: Evidence from Lingchuan County, China. the annual conference for the Association of Collegiate Schools Planning, Poster presentation, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, October 27-30.

68. Yeatts, K.B., S.-J. Lee^D and , M.L. Serre, 2005. Spatial Distribution of Wheezing Prevalence and Airborne Lead Levels Across Rural and Urban Areas of North Carolina, Seventeenth Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Poster presentation, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 13-16.

69. Bernstein, K., D.C.G. Law, M.L. Serre, C.M. Schumacher, P.A. Leone, A.M. Rompalo, W.C. Miller, J.M. Zenilman, 2005. Space-time modeling of an early syphilis outbreak, ISSTDR 2005, poster presentation, Amsterdam, July 10-15.

70. Lee^D, S.-J., M.L. Serre and G. Christakos, 2005. Integrating Information about Measurement Errors to Provide Informative groundwater Arsenic Maps in New England. . Annual Conference of the Water Resources Research Institute of North Carolina, Poster presentation, Raleigh, NC, USA, April 5.

71. Money^D E., G. Carter and M. Serre, 2005. Using BME Space/Time Analyses to Improve Water Quality Estimation in the Raritan River Basin, New Jersey. Annual Conference of the Water Resources Research Institute of North Carolina, Poster presentation, Raleigh, NC, USA, April 5.

72. Cachafeiro, Stalzer, Pilcher, Williams, Foust, McPherson, Eron, Jr., Harris, Hampton, Serre, Leone, Ashby, Fiscus, Nguyen, and Messer. 2005. Spatial Monitoring of Incidence: Using HIV Biomarkers to Identify Clusters. 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Abstract Number V-173 accepted for oral talk, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, February 22-25.

73. Parkin, R., E. Savelieva, M.L. Serre, 2004. Soft geostatistical analysis of radioactive soil contamination, Fifth International conference of Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, October 13-15.

74. Yeatts, K.B., M.L. Serre, S.-J. Lee^D, 2004. Spatial distribution of wheezing prevalence and air pollution across North Carolina, Sixteenth Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, New York City, NY, USA, August 1-4.

75. Pilcher, C.D., E. Foust, K.Hampton^M, W. Messer, M. Serre, J.T. McPherson, D. Williams, R. Ashby, J.O. O’Dowd, T.Q. Nguyen, B. Stalzer, J. Harris, A. Cachafeiro, P.A. Leone, J.J. Eron, Jr. and S.A. Fiscus, 2004. Geomapping transmission events: using HIV biomarkers to monitor incidence, XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, July 11-16.

76. Wilson^D, S., M.L. Serre, 2004. GIS Mapping of Atmospheric Ammonia Levels in Eastern North Carolina, Air &Waste Management Association's 97th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA, June 22-25.

77. Serre, M.L., G. Carter, E. Money^D, 2004. Integrating Advective Transport Laws in the Geostatistical Estimation of Water Quality Along Rivers in New Jersey, Computational Methods in Water Resources International Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA, June 13 - 17.

78. Rupert, C., M.L. Serre, C.T. Miller, 2004. A Model for Computing Covariances in Two Dimensional Steady Groundwater Flow, Computational Methods in Water Resources International Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA, June 13 - 17.

79. Christakos, G., M.L. Serre, A. Kolovos, D.T. Hristopulos, 2004. New Classes of Non-Separable Spatiotemporal Covariance Models, Computational Methods in Water Resources International Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA, June 13 – 17.

80. Lee^D, S.J., M.L. Serre, G. Christakos, 2004. Improving Spatial Mapping of Subsurface Arsenic Using pH data: Synthetic Examples and Case Study in New England Groundwater, Computational Methods in Water Resources International Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA, June 13 - 17.

81. Kolovos, A., D. T. Hristopulos, G. Christakos, M. L. Serre, 2004. Spatiotemporal Covariance Functions From Physical Models. The 1st International Conference on the Advances in Mineral Resources Management and Environmental Geotechnology, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 7-9.

82. Kim, D., M.L. Serre, L. Montana, 2004. Spatial Analysis of Community Density-Child Mortality Associations in Developing Countries: BME Approach, Canadian Political Science Association Conference 2004, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, June 3 - 5.

83. Christakos, G., A. Kolovos, M.L. Serre and F.M. Vukovich, 2003. Generating High Spatial Resolution Analyses of SBUV Stratospheric Ozone for Calculating the Tropospheric Ozone Residual (TOR). Proceedings of the IEEE/IGARRS 2003, Toulouse, France, July 21-25.

84. Kolovos, A., G. Christakos, M.L. Serre, D.T. Hristopulos, 2003. Representations Of Non-Separable Spatiotemporal Covariance Models, abstract and poster presentation at the AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 8-12.

85. Kolovos, A., M. L. Serre, G. Christakos and K. Modis, 2003. Introduction to the Holistochastic Human Exposure Methodology: An example with Drinking Water Arsenic Contamination (poster), 6th Annual NIEHS/NTA Biomedical Science and Career Fair, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, April 25.

86. Law, D., M.L. Serre, G. Christakos, P.A. Leone and W.C. Miller, 2003. Analyzing And Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Sexually Transmitted Diseases for Public Health Intervention, abstract and oral presentation at the 2003 Congress of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research, Ottawa, Canada, July 27-30.

87. Law, D., M.L. Serre, P.A. Leone and W.C. Miller, 2003. Spatiotemporal Changes in Chlamydial Infection Patterns and Persistence of ‘the Core’, abstract and poster presentation at the 2003 Congress of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research, Ottawa, Canada, July 27-30.

88. Lee^D, S.J., M.L. Serre, G. Christakos, 2003. Integrating Soil pH as a Risk Factor in the Spatial Mapping of Arsenic Distributions in New England Groundwater, abstract and poster presentation at the Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting: Integrating Perspectives, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA, November 9-12.

89. Mountcastle, S.B., M.L. Serre, R.W. Ryder, S.S. Weir, 2003. A Geographic Analysis of High STI Transmission Areas in Cumberland County, North Carolina, abstract and poster presentation at the 2003 Congress of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research, Ottawa, Canada, July 27-30.

90. Savelieva, E. V. Demyanov, M. Kanevski, M. Serre, G. Christakos, 2003. BME Application for Uncertainty Assessment of the Chernobyl Fallouts, extended abstract and oral presentation at Pedometrics 2003, the 5th Conference of the Provisional Commission on Pedometrics of the International Union of Soil Sciences, "Applications of Pedometrics", Reading, UK, September 10-12.

91. Serre, M.L., Christakos, G., Kolovos, A., F. Vukovich, 2003. Imaging Ozone Distributions Across Space-Time Using Satellite Data And Physical Information, abstract and oral presentation at the 2003 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 8-12.

92. Wilson^D, S., M.L. Serre, 2003. GIS Mapping of Atmospheric Ammonia Levels in Eastern North Carolina. Poster presentation to the 131st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA), San Francisco, CA, USA, November 15-19.

93. Serre, M.L., G. Christakos and S-J Lee^D, 2002. Soft Data Space/Time Mapping of Coarse Particulate Matter Annual Arithmetic Average over the U.S., Oral presentation for the Fourth International conference of Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Barcelona, Spain, November 27-29.

94. Christakos, G., A. Kolovos, A. Chandra, M. L. Serre and F. Vukovich, 2002. Global mapping of Ozone distribution using soft information and data from TOMS and SBUV instruments on the Nimbus 7 satellite, Oral presentation for the Fourth International conference of Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Barcelona, Spain, November 27-29.

95. Serre, M.L., Seung-Jae Lee and Hwa-Lung Yu, 2002. Toxicokinetic modeling using space/time mapping of exposure fields with existing health outcome data in a measurement error model, External Advisory Committee meeting of the Center of Environmental Health and Susceptibility at UNC - Pilot Project Program, September 12.

96. Kolovos, A., G. Christakos, M. L. Serre and F. Vukovich, 2002. Global Ozone Mapping: A Rigorous Approach Using Tropopause Height Pressure and Satellite Instrumentation Data, Environmental Sciences and Engineering In-house Seminar Series, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, September 4.

97. Serre, M.L. and G. Christakos, 2002. BME-based hydrogeologic parameter estimation in groundwater flow modeling, abstract accepted for ModelCARE2002, the 4th International Conference On Calibration And Reliability In Groundwater, Modelling Prague, Czech Republic, June 17-20.

98. Serre, M.L., A. Kolovos and G. Christakos, 2002. A Model-Based Framework for the Spatiotemporal Assessment of the Health Impact of Naturally Occurring Arsenic in the Environment, Arsenic in New England: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference, Manchester NH, May 29-31.

99. Augustinraj, R., M. L. Serre, and G. Christakos, 2001. Modeling the spatiotemporal distribution of subsurface heavy metal contamination at the Cherry Point, NC superfund site, Annual Superfund Basic Research Program Symposium, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Friday Center, November 7.

100. Choi, K, M.L. Serre and G. Christakos, 2001. Spatiotemporal BME analysis and mapping of mortality distribution in California, The 53rd Session of the International Statistical Institute, Seoul, August 22-29.

101. Kolovos, A., M. L. Serre, and G. Christakos, 2001. Spatial mapping of arsenic in the groundwater and associated population health effects, Annual Superfund Basic Research Program Symposium, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Friday Center, November 7.

102. Kolovos, A., G. Christakos and M.L. Serre, 2001. BME mapping of pollutants governed by advection reaction, Annual Superfund Basic Research Program Symposium, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Friday Center, November 7.

103. Kolovos, A., M.L. Serre and G. Christakos, 2001. Spatial Mapping of Arsenic in the Groundwater and Associated Population Health Effects, Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting Poster Session, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, December 10-12.

104. Augustinraj, R, I. Nienhueser, M.L. Serre and G. Christakos, 2000. Spatiotemporal exploratory data analysis of collected contaminant measurements for some NPL and non-NPL sites. Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting Poster Session, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, December 12-14.

105. Demyanov, V., M.L. Serre, G. Christakos, V. Timonin, M. Kanevski, E. Savelieva, S. Chernov, 2000. Neural Network residual BME analysis of Chernobyl fallout, In Proc. GeoEnv2000 (3rd Europ. on Geostatistics for Envir. Appl's), Avignon, France, November 22-24.

106. Howes, J., M.L. Serre, Labib, M., N. Samaha, M. Sabry, H. Araby, 2000. Ambient PM and Lead Levels in Cairo, Egypt: Baseline Year Monitoring Results, Abstract No. 449, AWMA 93rd Annual Conference & Exhibition, Salt Lake City, June 18-22.

107. Kolovos, A., G. Christakos and M.L. Serre, 2000. Incorporation of Physical Laws and Other Forms of Knowledge in Spatiotemporal Prediction of Hydrologic Processes, American Geophysical Union 2000 Fall Meeting , San Francisco, California, December 15-19.

108. Kolovos A., G. Christakos and M.L. Serre, 2000. Investigations on the numerical implementation of physical laws incorporation in the BME framework, Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting Poster Session, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, December 12-14.

109. Kyungmee C., G. Christakos and M.L. Serre, 2000. Space/time analysis the mortality rate in California as a health indicator at small spatial scale using the BME method, Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting Poster Session, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, December 12-14.

110. Labib, M., N. Samaha, J. Howes, M.L. Serre, M. Sabry, H. Araby, 2000. Ambient PM and Lead Levels in Cairo, Egypt: Baseline Year Monitoring Results, The International Conference for Environmental Hazard Mitigation, Cairo University, Egypt, September 9-12.

111. Serre, M.L. and G. Christakos, 2000. Stochastic mapping in subsurface hydrology using soft information and physical laws: A review of some BME case studies, Annual Meeting and International Conference of the American Institute of Hydrology, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, November 5-8.

112. Serre, M. L., 2000. A Bayesian/Maximum Entropy Approach to Stochastic Analysis of Groundwater Flow, Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Conference, July 15-17. Oral Presentation.

113. Serre, M. L., 1999. Modeling Particulate Matter Using Uncertain Measurements: Case Study of PM10 in North Carolina, Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Conference Poster Session, July 15-17.

114. Christakos, G. and M. L. Serre, 1998. Short Course in Spatiotemporal Mapping and Analysis, The 1998 Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, Ischia Island, Italy, October 5-8.

115. Serre, M. L. and P. Bogaert, 1998. Convener for the Technical Session on New avenues in spatio-temporal estimation, Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, De Frede Editore, Napoli, Chapter I.

116. Serre, M. L. 1997. Stochastic analysis of Groundwater Flow Using the Space Transform Method, Superfund Basic Research Program: A Decade of Improving Health Through Multi-Disciplinary Research, Abstract #39, February 23-26.

117. Serre, M. L., G. Christakos and D. Hristopulos. 1997. Using the space transform method in geosciences, Fourth SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences, June 16-17.

118. Serre, M. L., 1996. The Space Transform and the Stochastic Flow Equation Problem, Superfund Student meeting at UNC-Chapel Hill, May

119. Odgaard, A. J. , Y. Wang., M. L. Serre and R. A. Elder. 1993. Hydraulic Modeling of Fish Screens, ASCE Hydraulic Conf. '93, August.

120. Serre, M. L. and A. J. Odgaard, 1992. Turbulence and Energy Loss at Combining Pipe Junctions, A.S.C.E. Mech. Conf. '92, June.

121. Serre, M. L. and A. J. Odgaard, 1992. Energy loss at combining pipe junction, A.S.C.E. Water Conf. '92, March.

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