Biosciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Telephone : (865) 574-7828
Email : martinm1@ornl.gov
Madhavi Martin
Senior Scientist
- Ph.D., Solid State Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1992
- M.S., Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987
- B.S., Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, Nagpur University, 1980
Research Interests:
- Developing laser and imaging technologies for phenotyping wood and grass species with a focus on biomass characterization.
- Dendrochemistry to understand tree growth and development related to environmental effects.
- Development of environmental sensors specifically used in complex biological and chemical matrices.
- Development of multivariate analysis (MVA) models and algorithms used in high-throughput applications.
Recent Publications:
- Madhavi Z Martin¹*, Arthur J Stewart², Kimberley D Gwinn³, and John C. Waller, “Laser-induced
Breakdown Spectroscopy used to Detect Endophyte-mediated Accumulation of Metals by Tall Fescue”, Appl.
Opts. vol 49 No.13 (May 1 2010) C161-C167.
- Madhavi Z. Martin, Nicole Labbé, Nicolas André, Stan D. Wullschleger, Ronny D. Harris, and Michael H.
Ebinger, “Novel Multivariate Analysis for Soil Carbon Measurements Using Laser-Induced Breakdown
Spectroscopy”, SSSAJ Soil Science Society of America Journal, vol 74 No. 1 (Jan-Feb 2010) 87-93.
- A. Chatterjee, R. Lal, L. Wielopolski, M. Z. Martin, and M. H. Ebinger, “Evaluation of Different Soil Carbon
Determination Methods” Online Publication Date: 01 May 2009, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences.
- Nicole Labbé, Isabel Maya Swamidoss, Nicolas André, Madhavi Z. Martin, Timothy M. Young, and Timothy
G. Rials, “Extraction of information from laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy spectral data by multivariate
analysis”, Appl. Opts. vol 47 No.31 (Nov 1 2008) G158-G165.
- Madhavi Z. Martin, Nicole Labbé, Nicolas André, Ronny Harris, Michael Ebinger, Stan D. Wullschleger, and
Arpad A. Vass, “High resolution applications of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for environmental and
forensic applications”, Spectrochimica Acta Part B vol 62 No.12 (2007) 1426-32.