Dr. Mazurek has held joint academic and administrative positions at Rutgers University, and has generated over $6.7 M in external funding for new educational initiatives in addition to her active research grants. She directs Engineering Planet as part of middle school educational activities funded by two major research grants from the National Science Foundation. She directs and coordinates educational activities on the NSF grants Biocomplexity: The Roles of Resources, Competition, and Predation in Microbial Degradation of Organic Matter (NSF #0120453) and Polar Atmospheric Organic Compounds: Development of a Molecular Level Analytical Capability Using LC/MS-APESI (NSF #0120906).