Dr. Eric Roy’s scientific career spans trace-metal oceanography, the development of advanced chemical detection technologies funded by the U.S. Military, and national public-service work on drinking water safety. This page provides a structured record of peer-reviewed publications, issued patents, federal research funding, and expert congressional testimony.
Role: Expert Witness
Committee: U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight)
Date: October 15, 2019
Summary:
Dr. Roy testified on the limitations in existing drinking-water testing protocols and the need for science-driven filtration solutions in the wake of the Flint Water Crisis. His remarks focused on sampling bias, corrosion chemistry, and consumer exposure pathways.
Official Record:
Subcommittee Investigation Page
Eric Roy, Ph.D. Testimony Transcript
Primary focus areas: Contaminant Concentration Systems, Toxic Chemicals, Environmental Chemicals, Material Science, Applied Math
Patent: US 11,313,720
Context: Data Science Signal Processing Methodology to Smooth Out Noisy Signals
Patent: US 10,031,136
Significance: Field-deployable system for detecting trace chemical hazards on surfaces. Developed under U.S. Army research contracts supporting soldier safety.
Context: Development of reactive/selective materials to capture chemicals from surfaces
Patent: US 11,639,932
Assignee: Orono Spectral Solutions
Context: Development of reactive/selective materials to capture chemicals from surfaces
Patent Application: US 12/918,658 (Filed 2008)
Assignee: University of Maine Board of Trustees
Context: PhD Research developing siderophore-modified reactive films to capture metals in water
Roy, E. G., Wells, M. L., & King, D. W. (2008).
The Persistence of Fe(II) in Subarctic Pacific Surface Waters.
Limnology and Oceanography, 53(1), 89–98.
Roy, E. G., Jiang, C., Wells, M. L., & Tripp, C. P. (2008).
Determining Subnanomolar Iron Concentrations in Oceanic Seawater Using a Siderophore-Modified Film Analyzed by Infrared Spectroscopy.
Analytical Chemistry, 80(12), 4689–4695.
Reddy, C. V., Roy, E. G., Doucette, L. D., & Tripp, C. P. (2010).
The Use of Reactive Thin Films for IR-based Detection of Toxic Compounds in Water.
IEEE Sensors Journal, 10(3), 604–607.
Roy, E. G., & Wells, M. L. (2011).
Evidence for Regulation of Fe(II) Oxidation Rates by Organic Complexing Ligands in the Eastern Subarctic Pacific.
Marine Chemistry, 127, 115–122.
Xiu, P., Palacz, A. P., Chai, F., Roy, E. G., & Wells, M. L. (2011).
Iron Flux Induced by Haida Eddies in the Gulf of Alaska.
Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L13607.
Chemical point detection of low-level hazards in aqueous environments (Co-PI).
Self-reporting field detection systems (PI).
Surface-Modified M8 Chemical Agent Detector Paper (PI).
IR film preconcentration technology for field analysis of organophosphate contaminants in drinking water (PI).
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