Associate Professor
108 CETL
Anderson, SC 29625
Office: 864.656.1984
Fax: 864.656.0672
E-mail: nmarti3@clemson.edu
Ph.D.: Radiological Health Sciences, 2014, Colorado State University
M.S.: Radiological Health Sciences, 2011, Colorado State University
Classes | Publications | Honors | CV
Faculty Overview
Nicole Martinez joined Clemson University in August 2014 as part of a unique departmental program designed to address broad environmental issues associated with anthropogenic and natural radioactivity. As of 2019 she also holds a joint faculty appointment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Center for Radiation Protection Knowledge. Dr. Martinez received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Radiological Health Sciences from Colorado State University, specializing in health physics and radioecology, respectively. Prior to attending graduate school, she served in the United States Navy as a nuclear power instructor and radiation health officer, after which she worked for about a year in industry.
Dr. Martinez’s current research focuses on dosimetric modeling and the behavior and effects of radiological contaminants in the environment for applications ranging from risk assessment to biosensing. In addition, she is interested in non-technical issues relevant to the field, such as the roles of ethics, art, and culture in science and engineering. She is a Certified Health Physicist, a member of Committee 4 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, and a member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
Class Information
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EES 4100/6100 Environmental Radiation Protection
EES 4140/6140 Radioecology
EES 4800 Environmental Risk Assessment
EES 4900 Env Co-contaminant Exposure
EES 8150 Radiobiology
EES 8180 Nuclear Culture
Selected Publications
Donaher, S.E., Estes, S.L., Dunn, R.P., Gonzales, A.K., Powell, B.A. and Martinez, N.E. 2024. Site- and species-specific metal concentrations, mobility, and bioavailability in sediment, flora, and fauna of a southeastern United States salt marsh. Sci Total Environ 922, 171262.
Gonzales, A.K., Donaher, S.E., Wattier, B.D. and Martinez, N.E. 2023. Exposure of Lemna minor (Common Duckweed) to Mixtures of Uranium and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA). Environ Toxicol Chem 42(11), 2412-2421.
Wattier, B.D., Martinez, N.E., Carbajales-Dale, M. and Shuller-Nickles, L.C. 2023. Use of life cycle assessment (LCA) to advance optimisation of radiological protection and safety. J Radiol Prot 43(3).
Fjeld, R., DeVol, T., Martinez, N.E. 2023, Quantitative Environmental Risk Analysis for Human Health, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-1-119-67532-7
Donaher, S.E., Dunn, R.P., Gonzales, A.K., Wattier, B.D., Powell, B.A., Martinez, N.E., 2023. Tissue-Specific Toxicokinetics of Aqueous Radium-226 in an Estuarine Mussel, Geukensia demissa. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57, 3187–3197. doi:10.1021/ACS.EST.2C09421/ASSET/IMAGES/LARGE/ES2C09421_0005.JPEG
Manglass, L.M., Vogel, C.M., Wintenberg, M., Blenner, M.A., Martinez, N.E., 2023. Flowthrough of 239PU and 55FE during RNA extraction. J. Radiol. Prot. 43. doi:10.1088/1361-6498/ACB15D
Montgomery, D.A., Edayilam, N., Page, H., Sheriff, S.A., Tharayil, N., Powell, B.A., Martinez, N.E., 2023. Comparative uptake, translocation, and plant-mediated transport of Tc-99, Cs-133, Np-237, and U-238 in Savannah River Site soil columns for the grass species Andropogon virginicus. Sci. Total Environ. 857, 159400. doi:10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2022.159400
Phillips, S.H., Donaher, S.E., Powell, B.A., Tharayil, N., Martinez, N.E., 2023. The Influence of Iron and Ligand Type on Plutonium Uptake in Two Strains of Hydroponically Grown Corn (Zea Mays). Health Phys. 124, 97–105. doi:10.1097/HP.0000000000001638
Wattier, B.D., Gonzales, A.K., Martinez, N.E., 2023. Perfluorooctanoic acid uptake in the mustard species Brassica juncea. J. Environ. Qual. 52, 199–206. doi:10.1002/JEQ2.20431
Wintenberg, M., Manglass, L., Martinez, N.E., Blenner, M., 2023. Global Transcriptional Response of Escherichia coli Exposed In Situ to Different Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Sources. mSystems 8. doi:10.1128/MSYSTEMS.00718-22
Voigt, G., Martinez, N.E., Garnier-Laplace, J., Maher, F., Cousins, C., Hirth, G., Czarwinski, R., Sapoi, R., Suzuki, K., Qiu, R., Belinco, M., Di Giorgio, M., 2022. Women in radiation (WiR)—a perspective for the strengthening of radiation protection. J. Radiol. Prot. 42, 010502. doi:10.1088/1361-6498/AC2909
Wieder, J.S., Schneider, T., Martinez, N.E., 2022. The three R’s of reasonable in radiological protection: relationships, rationale, and resources. J. Radiol. Prot. 42. doi:10.1088/1361-6498/AC563B
Wijewardana, C., Gonzales, A.K., Vogel, C.M., Martinez, N.E., 2022. 17α-Ethynylestradiol-induced changes in Brassica rapa during the seedling growth stage. Agrosystems, Geosci. Environ. 5, e20258. doi:10.1002/AGG2.20258
Manglass, L., Wintenberg, M., Blenner, M., Martinez, N., 2021. Pu-239 Accumulation in E. Coli and P. Putida Grown in Liquid Cultures. Health Phys. 121, 484–493. doi:10.1097/HP.0000000000001455
Awards & Honors
Murray Stokley Award for Excellence in Teaching, Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences (2020)
First Place, Science as Art, Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences (2020)
Elda E. Anderson Award, Health Physics Society (2019)
Bo Lindell Medal for the Promotion of Radiological Protection (2018)
Young Investigator’s Award, 3rd International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity (2014)
