Rate My Professor James Noblet

James Noblet is a Professor of Environmental Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, San Bernardino. He holds a BS in Geology from the University of California, Los Angeles (1983), an MS in Chemistry from California State University, Long Beach (1991), and a PhD in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry from UCLA (1997). Early in his career, Noblet worked in the aerospace industry on materials science research, which sparked his interest in chemistry. He began his academic appointments as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay from 1997 to 2000. Subsequently, he served as Senior Research Scientist in the Chemistry group at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project from 2000 to 2003. In 2003, he joined CSUSB as a full professor and Director of the Water Quality Laboratory, where he has contributed to environmental research and education.

Noblet's research focuses on the measurement, transportation, fate, and effects of anthropogenic chemicals in aquatic systems, particularly water quality analysis. His publications address topics such as wastewater treatment for pharmaceuticals, paleoclimate reconstruction from lake sediments, nitrate deposit formation, and pollutant inventories in coastal waters. Notable works include "Conventional and advanced treatment methods for the removal of pharmaceuticals and related compounds in wastewater" (2022), "Pacific Southwest United States Holocene Droughts and Pluvials Inferred From Sediment δ¹⁸O(calcite) and Grain Size Data (Lake Elsinore, California)" (2019), "Isotope stratigraphy: Insights on paleoclimate and formation of nitrate deposits in the Atacama Desert, Chile" (2018), "Distribution and mass inventory of total DDE in the water column of the Southern California Bight (USA)" (2005), and "Use of Fecal Steroids To Infer the Sources of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Lower Santa Ana River Watershed, California: Sewage Is Unlikely a Significant Source" (2004). He taught General Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Materials Science, and general education courses. Noblet mentored undergraduate and graduate students, serving on thesis committees for the MS in Environmental Sciences program, fostering impactful student research in environmental chemistry.