Bruce Manning

Dr. Bruce Manning is a Professor and Department Chair at San Francisco State University (SF State), where he has been affiliated since 1999. He specializes in analytical and environmental chemistry, focusing on inorganic contaminants in soil and groundwater systems.

• B.S. (1985) University of Massachusetts, Environmental Science
• Ph.D. (1993) University of California Davis, Environmental Chemistry

His research spans environmental remediation, chemical speciation, and spectroscopy. Key areas include:

• Development of sorbents for metalloid removal
• Redox chemistry of As, Cr, Se in subsurface environments
• Hyphenated analytical techniques (IC-ICP-MS, XANES, XPS)
• Chemical modeling with PHREEQC and FITEQL
• Applications of nanoscale zero-valent iron

Publications highlight trends in environmental nanotechnology, contaminant speciation, and remediation chemistry. He has mentored graduate students in projects involving chromium and selenium reduction, arsenic removal, and mineral surface reactions.