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Leadership Meet the Administrative Team Departments and Units Aute et fugiat ad est cupidatat esse laborum dolor ex anim anim cillum cillum exercitation culpa. Our Experts Aute et fugiat ad est cupidatat esse laborum dolor ex anim anim cillum cillum exercitation culpa.State Administration Get contact information for Extension administrative personnel by operational area and their respective support personnel. Area Extension Directors Get contact information for the Area Extension Directors (AEDs) County Extension Personnel Aute et fugiat ad est cupidatat esse laborum dolor ex anim anim cillum cillum exercitation culpa.
Jason Unrine
Regular Faculty
Associated Departments
Scholars@UK
Correction to: Putting biomonitors to work: native moss as a screening tool for solid waste incineration (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, (2024), 196, 12, (1177), 10.1007/s10661-024-13354-y)
Jovan, S., Jacobson, E., Unrine, J. M., Jalili-Jahani, N. & McCune, B., Jun 2025, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 197, 6, 679.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Contaminant mixtures and their impact on nitrate removal in wetlands: A mesocosm study
Byers, E. N., Messer, T. L., Miller, D. N., Barton, C., Unrine, J. & Agouridis, C., May 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 383, 125518.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture
Hofmann, T., Lowry, G. V., Ghoshal, S., Tufenkji, N., Brambilla, D., Dutcher, J. R., Gilbertson, L. M., Giraldo, J. P., Kinsella, J. M., Landry, M. P., Lovell, W., Naccache, R., Paret, M., Pedersen, J. A., Unrine, J. M., White, J. C. & Wilkinson, K. J., Jul 2020, In: Nature Food. 1, 7, p. 416-425 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Delivery of short hairpin RNA in the neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros, using a composite nanomaterial
Laisney, J., Loczenski Rose, V., Watters, K., Donohue, K. V. & Unrine, J. M., Aug 2021, In: Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 177, 104906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterization, Performance, and Toxicological Assessment of Polysulfone-Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone Membranes for Water Separation Applications
Yousaf, M. U., Madeo Cortarelli, L., Jebet, N. I., Unrine, J. M., Aich, N., Tsyusko, O. V. & Escobar, I. C., Mar 2025, In: Membranes. 15, 3, 87.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Controlled Nitrogen Release by Hydroxyapatite Nanomaterials in Leaves Enhances Plant Growth and Nitrogen Uptake
Sharma, B., Kohay, H., Sharma, S., Youngblood, M., Cochran, J. P., Unrine, J. M., Tsyusko, O. V., Lowry, G. V. & Giraldo, J. P., Jan 28 2025, In: ACS Nano. 19, 3, p. 3906-3919 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Putting biomonitors to work: native moss as a screening tool for solid waste incineration
Jovan, S., Jacobson, E., Unrine, J. M., Jalili-Jahani, N. & McCune, B., Dec 2024, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196, 12, 1177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water Causes Cognitive Impairment via an Alzheimer’s Disease Gene-Dependent Mechanism in Adult Mice
Kohler, K., Macheda, T., Hobbs, M. M., Maisel, M. T., Rodriguez, A., Farris, L., Wessel, C. R., Infantino, C., Niedowicz, D. M., Helman, A. M., Beckett, T. L., Unrine, J. M. & Murphy, M. P., Aug 20 2024, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 100, s1, p. S291-S304Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The occurrence and persistence of surface water contaminants across different landscapes
Byers, E. N., Messer, T. L., Unrine, J., Barton, C., Agouridis, C. & Miller, D. N., Jan 1 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 958, 177837.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Metal-Organic Framework-Enabled Sustainable Agrotechnologies: An Overview of Fundamentals and Agricultural Applications
Cui, Z., Li, Y., Tsyusko, O. V., Wang, J., Unrine, J. M., Wei, G. & Chen, C., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Effects of Multiple Stressors, Pristine or Sulfidized Silver Nanomaterials, and a Pathogen on a Model Soil Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Cochran, J. P., Ngy, P., Unrine, J. M., Matocha, C. J. & Tsyusko, O. V., Jun 2024, In: Nanomaterials. 14, 11, 913.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bromine contamination and risk management in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Leri, A. C., Hettithanthri, O., Bolan, S., Zhang, T., Unrine, J., Myneni, S., Nachman, D. R., Tran, H. T., Phillips, A. J., Hou, D., Wang, Y., Vithanage, M., Padhye, L. P., Jasemi Zad, T., Heitz, A., Siddique, K. H. M., Wang, H., Rinklebe, J., Kirkham, M. B. & Bolan, N., May 5 2024, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469, 133881.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
A monoadduct generating Ru(ii) complex induces ribosome biogenesis stress and is a molecular mimic of phenanthriplatin
Mitchell, R. J., Kriger, S. M., Fenton, A. D., Havrylyuk, D., Pandeya, A., Sun, Y., Smith, T., DeRouchey, J. E., Unrine, J. M., Oza, V., Blackburn, J. S., Wei, Y., Heidary, D. K. & Glazer, E. C., May 10 2023, In: RSC Chemical Biology. 4, 5, p. 344-353 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Concentrations of Lead and Arsenic in Mother’s Milk and Children’s Blood in Peruvian Breastfeeding Dyads
Linares, A. M., Thaxton-Wiggins, A. & Unrine, J. M., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Human Lactation. 40, 1, p. 69-79 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Therapeutic dosing and targeting efficacy of Pt-Mal-LHRH towards triple negative breast cancer
Ndinguri, M., Middleton, L., Unrine, J., Lui, S., Rollins, J., Nienaber, E., Spease, C., Williams, A. & Cormier, L., Oct 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 10 October, e0287151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Triarylphosphine-Coordinated Bipyridyl Ru(II) Complexes Induce Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Mitchell, R. J., Gowda, A. S., Olivelli, A. G., Huckaba, A. J., Parkin, S., Unrine, J. M., Oza, V., Blackburn, J. S., Ladipo, F., Heidary, D. K. & Glazer, E. C., Jul 17 2023, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 62, 28, p. 10940-10954 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pristine and Sulfidized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Promote the Release and Decomposition of Organic Carbon in the Legume Rhizosphere
Liu, L., Tsyusko, O. V., Unrine, J. M., Liu, S., Liu, Y., Guo, L., Wei, G. & Chen, C., Jun 20 2023, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 57, 24, p. 8943-8953 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A monoadduct generating Ru(ii) complex induces ribosome biogenesis stress and is a molecular mimic of phenanthriplatin
Mitchell, R. J., Kriger, S. M., Fenton, A. D., Havrylyuk, D., Pandeya, A., Sun, Y., Smith, T., DeRouchey, J. E., Unrine, J. M., Oza, V., Blackburn, J. S., Wei, Y., Heidary, D. K. & Glazer, E. C., Feb 27 2023, In: RSC Chemical Biology. 4, 5, p. 344-353 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Uncertainty in phosphorus fluxes and budgets across the US long-term agroecosystem research network
Welikhe, P., Williams, M. R., King, K., Bos, J., Akland, M., Baffaut, C., Beck, E. G., Bierer, A., Bosch, D. D., Brooks, E. S., Buda, A. R., Cavigelli, M., Faulkner, J., Feyereisen, G. W., Fortuna, A. M., Gamble, J., Hanrahan, B. R., Hussain, M. Z., Kovar, J. L. & Lee, B. & 19 others, , Jul 1 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 52, 4, p. 873-885 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of silicon supplementation on growth and silicon accumulation in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) and bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera)
Qian, S., Poffenbarger, H. & Unrine, J. M., 2023, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition. 46, 14, p. 3535-3546 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Blue Water Farms: Edge-of-Field Monitoring in Kentucky Soils
Lee, B. (PI), Beck, E. (CoI), Grove, J. (CoI), Haramoto, E. (CoI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
7/1/25 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences: Administrative Core
Haynes, E. (PI), Bauer, J. (CoI), Cassis, L. (CoI), Christian, J. (CoI), Cox, N. (CoI), Curry, T. (CoI), Dignan, M. (CoI), Evers, B. M. (CoI), Fan, W.-M. (CoI), Hoover, A. (CoI), Pearson, K. (CoI), Pennell, K. (CoI), Sanderson, W. (CoI), Schoenberg, N. (CoI), Stanifer, S. (CoI), Stratton, T. (CoI), Swanson, H. (CoI), Talbert, J. (CoI), Unrine, J. (CoI), Hahn, E. (Former PI), Arnett, D. (Former CoI), DiPaola, R. (Former CoI), Heath, E. (Former CoI), Kern, P. (Former CoI), May, B. (Former CoI), Miller, J. (Former CoI), Richardson, K. (Former CoI), Stanley, S. (Former CoI) & Stromberg, A. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
6/3/23 → 4/30/25
Project: Research project
Supplemental Scope: Sleeping Well in a Changing Climate: The Effects of Rising Temperatures and Extreme Weather Events on Sleep and Other Aspects of Health in Rural Appalachia: Researching Equitable Sleep Time (REST) in Appalachia
Moga, D. (PI), Hood, C. (CoI), Unrine, J. (CoI), Badour Hirsch, C. (CoPI), Moloney, M. (Former PI), Morris, E. (Former PI), Schoenberg, N. (Former CoI), Segerstrom, S. (Former CoI), Slade, E. (Former CoI) & Whitehurst, L. (Former CoI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
9/26/21 → 6/3/25
Project: Research project
The Effects of PFAS Loading on Biogeochemical Cycling, Fate, and Transport in Wetlands
Unrine, J. (PI), Crofcheck, C. (CoI), Messer, T. (CoI) & Rodriguez Lopez, C. (CoI)
1/16/25 → 1/15/28
Project: Research project
A University-Community Partnership to Reduce Exposure to Disinfection Byproducts in Appalachia
Pennell, K. (PI) & Unrine, J. (CoPI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
1/1/21 → 10/31/26
Project: Research project
A University-Community Partnership to Reduce Exposure to Disinfection Byproducts in Appalachia
Unrine, J. (PI), Christian, J. (CoI), Ormsbee, L. (CoI), Pennell, K. (CoI), Sanderson, W. (CoI) & Hoover, A. (CoPI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
1/1/21 → 10/31/26
Project: Research project
ECO-CBET: Foliar Applied Plant-Activated Nitrogen Delivery Agents for Sustainable Crop Production
Tsyusko-Unrine, O. (PI), Poffenbarger, H. (CoI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
11/1/21 → 10/31/25
Project: Research project
Evaluation of Foliar-applied Nano-fertilizers for Enhanced Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Wheat - Year 2
Poffenbarger, H. (PI), Tsyusko-Unrine, O. (CoI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
9/1/24 → 12/31/25
Project: Research project
Jason Unrine: 104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program
Unrine, J. (PI), Evans, S. (CoI), Shelley, A. (CoI), Byrne, D. (Former CoI) & Sena, K. (Former CoI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Diana Byrne: 104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program
Byrne, D. (PI), Unrine, J. (CoI), Evans, S. (Former CoI), Sena, K. (Former CoI) & Shelley, A. (Former CoI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Kenton Sena: 104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program
Sena, K. (PI), Unrine, J. (CoI), Byrne, D. (Former CoI), Evans, S. (Former CoI) & Shelley, A. (Former CoI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
Collaborative Research: Drinking Water Safety: Occurrence, Formation, and Genotoxicity of New Halocyclopentadiene Disinfection By-Products
Tsyusko-Unrine, O. (PI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
10/1/24 → 9/30/27
Project: Research project
Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences: Analytical Services Core
Unrine, J. (PI), Haynes, E. (CoI) & Hahn, E. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
6/3/23 → 4/30/25
Project: Research project
Blue Water Farms: Edge-of-Field Monitoring in Kentucky Soils
Lee, B. (PI), Beck, E. (CoI), Grove, J. (CoI), Haramoto, E. (CoI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
7/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
Supplement: Sleeping Well in a Changing Climate: The Effects of Rising Temperatures and Extreme Weather Events on Sleep and Other Aspects of Health in Rural Appalachia
Badour Hirsch, C. (PI), Feltner, F. (CoI), Hood, C. (CoI), Sauer-Zavala, S. (CoI), Unrine, J. (CoI), Moloney, M. (Former CoPI) & Slone, M. (Former CoI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
9/26/21 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
Evaluation of Foliar-Applied Nano-Fertilizers for Enhanced Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat
Poffenbarger, H. (PI), Tsyusko-Unrine, O. (CoI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
9/1/23 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
Unrine Scope 10-104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program 2021-2026
Unrine, J. (PI), Evans, S. (CoI) & Shelley, A. (CoI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
Andrea Erhardt Scope 13-104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program 2021-2026
Erhardt, A. (PI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
Kenton Sena Scope 12-104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program 2021-2026
Sena, K. (PI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
Tiffany Messer Scope 11-104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program 2021-2026
Messer, T. (PI), Crofcheck, C. (CoI) & Unrine, J. (CoI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project