Dept of Systems and Engineering Management
Email: Charles Bleckmann
Ph.D., Botany, 1977, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona M.S., Biology, 1971, Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas B.A., Secondary Education (Biology), 1967, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana
Hydrocarbon Biodegradation and Remediation, Fuel Oxygenate Biodegradation, Microbial Contamination of Fuels, Spider Webs as Environmental Monitors, Algae as a Source of Biofuels
Refereed Journals:
1. Bleckmann, C.A. and H.M. Hull.1975.Leaf and cotyledon surface ultrastructure of fiveProsopis species.Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science. 10:98-105.
2. Hull, H.M. and C.A. Bleckmann.1977.An unusual epicuticular wax ultrastructure onleaves of Prosopis tamarugo (Leguminosae). American Journal of Botany. 64:1083-1091.
3. Hull, H.M., L.N. Wright and C.A. Bleckmann.1978.Epicuticular wax ultrastructureamong lines of Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees developed for seedling drouth tolerance.Crop Science. 18:699-704.
4. Bleckmann, C.A., H.M. Hull and H.L. Morton.1979.Ultrastructural effects offormulated picloram on leaflets of velvet mesquite and catclaw acacia.Weed Research.19:225-230.
5. Hull, H.M., F.W. Went and C.A. Bleckmann.1979.Environmental modification ofepicuticular wax structure of Prosopis leaves. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academyof Science.14:39-42.
6. Bleckmann, C.A., H.M. Hull and R.W. Hoshaw.1980.Cuticular ultrastructure ofProsopis velutina and Acacia greggii leaflets. Botanical Gazette.141:1-8.
7. Bleckmann, C. A., B. Rabe, S. J. Edgmon, and D. Fillingame.1995.Aquatic Toxicity Variability for Fresh- and Saltwater Species in Refinery Wastewater Effluent.Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 14:1219-1223.
8. Willard*, L. S., M. L. Heberling, and C. A. Bleckmann.1995.The Challenge of Eliminating Ozone Depleting Chemicals from Acquisition Programs.National ContractManagement Journal. 26:2, 39-49.
9. Bleckmann, C. A., M. E. Oxley, E.J. Wilson, K. W. Hayes, and N. L. Hercyk. 1997.Land Treatment of Produced Oily Sand: Field Results. Waste Management & Research.15:223-237.
10. Burggraf, L. W., S. D. Hansen*, and C. A. Bleckmann.1998. Metabolic Inhibition byTransition Metal Ions in a Slow-Growing, Toluene-Enriched Microbial Population.Environmental Toxicology and WaterQuality.13:249-261.
11. Meshako*, C. E., C. A. Bleckmann, and M. N. Goltz.1999.Biodegradability andMicrobial Toxicity of Aircraft Fuel System Icing Inhibitors.Environmental Toxicology.14:383-390.
12. Shelley, M.L., W. B. Nixon, C. A. Bleckmann, P. Colborn*, and B. Benter*.2001.Dynamic Simulation of Landfill Waste Stabilization.ASCE Journal of EnvironmentalEngineering.127: 1100-1110.
13. Beeman, R. E. and C. A. Bleckmann.2002.Sequential anaerobic-aerobic treatment of a halogenated organic contaminated aquifer:field results.Journal of ContaminantHydrology.57:147-159.
14. Burggraf, L. W.,P. J. S. Marbas*, C. A. Bleckmann and J. Goodbody*.2005.Lead (II) Ion Inhibition of Respiration and Replication in a Toluene-Enriched Microbial Population.Bioremediation Journal.9:63-75.
15. Holt, D.T., C.A. Bleckmann, and C.C. Zitzmann*.2005.The Graduate Record Examination and Success inan Engineering Management Program: A Case Study.Engineering Management Journal. 18:30-36.
16. Rauch, M.E., H. W. Graef*, S.M. Rozenzhak, S. E. Jones, C. A. Bleckmann, R. L.Kruger, R.R. Naik, M. O. Stone.2006.Characterization of Microbial Contamination inUnitedStates Air Force Aviation Fuel Tanks. Journal of Industrial Microbiology &Biotechnology.33:29-36.
17. Staudinger*, T., E.C. England, and C. A. Bleckmann.2006.A Comparative Analysis ofWater Vulnerability Assessment Methodologies.Journal of Infrastructure Systems.12: 96-106.
18. Bleckmann, C. A. 2006.Evolution and Creationism in Science – 1880–2000. BioScience. 56:151-158.
19. Zolock*, R. A, G. Li, C. Bleckmann, L. Burggraf, and D.C. Fuller.2006.Atomic ForceMicroscopy of Bacillus Spore Surface Morphology.Micron. 37:363-369.
20. Roberts*, M., E. England, and C. Bleckmann.2006.Cyclohexane Removal in a Dual-Tube Membrane Bioreactor.Bioremediation Journal.10:1-7.
21. Keen*, B., E. England, T. Webb, S. Bartczak, and C. Bleckmann.2006.The Relationship Between Environmental Management Strategies and Environmental Compliance at Marine Corps Installations.Remediation. 16:71-80.
22. Wagner*, A. J. , C.A. Bleckmann, R. C. Murdock, A.M. Schrand, J.J. Schlager, S. M. Hussain. 2007. Cellular Interactions of Different Forms of Aluminum Nanoparticles in Rat Alveolar Macrophages.Journal of Physical Chemistry B.111:7353-7359.
23. Shelley, M. L., A.J. Wagner*, S.M. Hussain, and C. A. Bleckmann, 2008. Modeling the in vivo case with in vitro nanotoxicity data. International Journal of Toxicology, 27: 359-367.
24. Brown, L.M., J.P. McComb*, M.D. Vangsness, L.L. Bowen, S.S. Mueller, L.M. Balster, C.A. Bleckmann. 2010. Community dynamics and phylogenetics of bacteria fouling Jet A and JP-8 aviation fuel. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 64:253-261.
* = AFIT Student