Nashaat (Nash) Mazrui

Graduate Student

Chemistry

Nash Mazrui had a bachelors degree in chemistry from The University of Nairobi in Kenya and a masters degree in environmental management from Yale University before studying for her PhD through the Chemistry department at UConn.  Nash studyied the formation, persistence and bioavailability of metal sulfide nanoparticles in the marine environment, and their interactions with mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg). She was also interested in understanding how different solids (mercury sulfide, mercury bound to organic matter) and dissolved forms of Hg affect the rate of methylation of mercury and demethylation of methylmercury in coastal sediments. Nash defended her thesis in december 2016.  More information about Nash’s research while at UConn can be found under Current Research Projects. Nash has presented her results at various meetings:

Mazrui, N.M., Mason, R.P. 2015. 250th ACS Meeting, Boston. “Climate change and the production of methylmercury in coastal sediments”.

Mazrui, N.M., Jonsson, S., Mason, R.P. 2015. Geological Society of America, Baltimore. “The methylation and demethylation of solid and adsorbed mercury species in contrasting marine environments”.

 and is an author on papers:

Jonsson, S., Mazrui, N. M., Mason, R.P. 2016. Dimethylmercury Formation Mediated by Inorganic and Organic Reduced Sulfur Surfaces. Nature Scientific Reports 6: Art #27958

Mazrui, N. M., Jonsson, S., Mason, R.P. 2016, Enhanced availability of mercury bound to organic matter for methylation in marine sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 194: 153-162.

Nash is now working in Kenya.