Dr. John Ferry Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of South Carolina John Ferry is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. His research interests include: Environmental chemistry; fate and transport of organic chemicals in the environment; water chemistry; photochemically driven oxidation; photocatalysis; trace organic analysis; combinatorial chemistry; free radical chemistry. His research is broadly centered on studying the fate of organic chemicals in the environment. These includes man-made chemicals like pollutants, pharmaceuticals and pesticides; and also naturally occurring chemicals like biotoxins, signaling molecules and various plant products. My group applies advanced analytical techniques to learn how these chemicals are transformed in or removed from the environment.