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Atiye Ahmadireskety (PhD 2021) – joint with Prof. John Bowden
Mass Spectrometrist
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
email: atiyeahmady@gmail.com
Dissertation: ” Development of Innovative Mass Spectrometric Approaches for the Detection and Quantitation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Solid Matrices”
Anthony Annachino (PhD 1993)
Senior Project Manager
AutoVIN
Dissertation: “Associative Ion-Molecule Reactions and Ion Trapping with a Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer”
Dodge L. Baluya (PhD 2008)
Application Chemist
Bruker
San Diego, CA
email: dodge.baluya@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Microscreened Endcap Holes and Buffer Gas Pressure Tailoring for Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry”
Cecilia Basic (PhD 1992)
Canadian Space Agency
IP Management and Tech Transfer Office
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
email: cbasic13@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Probing Trapped Ion Energies in a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer”
Brian Beato (PhD 1989)
Regulatory Analytical Chemist – Method Developer
Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont
Indianapolis, IN
email: brianbeato@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Structure Elucidation of Porphyrins by Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Fundamental Studies, New Strategies, and Geochemical Applications”
Christopher R. Beekman (PhD 2015)
FDA Staff Fellow
Silver Spring, MD
email: christopher.beekman@fda.hhs.gov or crbeekman@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry as a Rapid Separations Technique for Isomeric, Metabolomic, and Clinical Analysis”
Michael W. Belford (PhD 2003)
Thermo Fisher Scientific
email: michael.belford@thermofisher.com
Dissertation: “The Development of Porous Polymeric Surfaces for Screening Acylcarnitines by Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry”
Dave Berberich (PhD 1989)
Vice President of Quality and Operations
Missouri Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
email: Davidwberberich@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Fundamental Studies of Chemical Ionization and Charge Exchange Ionization for Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry”
Ulrich Bernier (MS 1992, PhD 1995)
USDA (retired)
Key West, FL
email: ubernier@msn.com
Thesis: “Short-Column Gas Chromatography With Flame Ionization Detection Under Vacuum-Outlet Conditions”
Dissertation: “Mass Spectrometric Investigations of Mosquito Attraction to Human Skin Emanations”
Jared J. Boock (MS 2007, PhD 2015)
Lead Scientist
Cannabix Technologies, Inc.
Gainesville, FL
email: jjb0897@hotmail.com
Thesis: “Characterization of Commonly Encountered Explosives Using High-field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry Coupled with Mass Spectrometry”
Dissertation: “Electrospray High-field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry of Transition Metals”
Matt Booth (PhD 1995)
Principal Research Scientist and Analytical Lab Manager
NCASI
402 SW 140th Terrace, Newberry, FL 32669
(352) 244-0916
email: mbooth@ncasi.org
Dissertation: “Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MSn) Using a Quadrupole Ion Trap”
Steven Boue (PhD 1997)
Southern Regional Research Center
USDA-ARS-SRRC
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70124
email: sboue@nola.srrc.usda.gov
Dissertation: “The Analysis of Antibiotics Using Electrospray Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry: Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation and Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry”
John Bowden (PhD 2009)
Assistant Professor
Departments of Physiology and Chemistry
University of Florida
email: john.bowden@ufl.edu
Dissertation: “Novel Analytical Strategies for the Characterization of Steroids and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) in Biological and Environmental Samples”
Ted Britton (MS 1985)
The National Center for Improving Science Education
WestEd
4200-A Farm Hill Boulevard
Redwood City, CA 94061-1048
email: sentar@gwuvm.gwu.edu
Thesis: “Analysis of High Carbon-Number Geoporphyrins in Boscan Oil by Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Harry O’Neil Brotherton (PhD 1982)
Professor of Chemistry (Emeritus)
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA 71209
email: hbrotherton@comcast.net
Dissertation: “Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS) for the Analysis of Drugs and Drug Metabolites in Racing Animals”
Mary Beth Budd (MS 1984)
President, MBA Productions/Trienawear
New York City
Metropolitan Opera Ballet (retired)
email: mbbudd@prodigy.net
Thesis: “Trace Analysis of Isomeric Octopamines and Synephrines by Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Christopher D. Chouinard (PhD 2016)
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Florida Institute of Technology (soon to be Clemson University)
email: christopherchouinard@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Ion Mobility–Mass Spectrometry for Improved Metabolomics Separations: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches”
Michael T. Costanzo (PhD 2015)
MSMS Sales Specialist for Reproductive Health/Diagnostics
PerkinElmer
Shelton, Connecticut
email: mtcostan@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Investigation and Development of Novel Methodologies for Disease Diagnosis and Drug Monitoring Utilizing Mass Spectrometry and Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometry”
Brad I. Coopersmith (PhD 1994)
Regional Sales Manager
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Richboro, Pennsylvania
email: bicoop@comcast.net
Dissertation: “Selective Ion-Molecule Reactions in a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer”
Jon DeGnore (PhD 1997)
Associate Director of Analytical Development
CuriRx, Inc.
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Dissertation: “Fundamental Studies of Quadrupole Ion Traps: Investigations of Mass Shifts and Improved Ion Ejection”
Liz Muffly Dhummakupt (PhD 2015)
Mass Spectrometrist
DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center
Gunpowder, MD
email: liz.suzanne@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Direct Analysis of Dried Blood Spots by Mass Spectrometry”
Don Eades (PhD 1994)
Director, Pharmaceutical Analysis
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Dissertation: “Higher-Order Field Effects on Stored Ions in a Quadrupole Ion Trap”
Noelle Elliott (PhD 2012)
Mass Spectrometry Specialist
Waters
email: noelle.elliott@ymail.com
Dissertation: “Optimization and Implementation of LC/MS for Metabolomic Applications”
Shannan Elmore (MS 1996)
Thesis: “Determination of Plasma and Red Blood Cell Acylcarnitine Profiles by Gas Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Jim Ferguson (PhD 1997)
Senior Scientist
Smithers Viscient
Framingham, MA
email: jafashland@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Mass Spectrometric Studies of Distorted Porphyrins: Fragmentation Pathways and Ionization Energies”
Dean Fetterolf (PhD 1983)
Forensic Science Research Group
FBI Academy
Quantico, VA 22135
email: dean.fetterolf@ic.fbi.gov
Dissertation: “Added Resolution Elements in Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Analysis”
Timothy J. Garrett (PhD 2006)
Associate Professor/Director of Experimental Pathology and Chemistry
Southeast Center for Integrated Metabolomics
College of Medicine
University of Florida
1600 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville, FL 32601
email: tgarrett@.ufl.edu
Dissertation: “Imaging Small Molecules in Tissue by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Jennifer Garrett Williams (PhD 2008)
NASA KSC
email: jenniferagwilliams@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Separation of Tryptic Peptide Ions by High-field Asymmetric-waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry”
Mike Gehron (PhD 1987)
Pratt & Whitney Fellow (retired)
email: mjgehron@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Advanced Mass Spectrometric Methods of Jet Fuel Analysis”
Todd Gillespie (PhD 1988)
Senior Research Advisor
Eli Lilly
Indianapolis, IN 46202
email: gillespie_todd_a@lilly.com
Dissertation: “Concepts for the Determination of Prostaglandins by Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Emily L. Gill (PhD 2018)
Clinical Chemistry Fellow
hildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
emily.gill90@yahoo.com
Dissertation: “Mass Spectrometry Innovations for Evaluating the Metabolic Signature of Parkinson’s Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation”
Timothy Griffin (PhD 1995)
Analytical Chemistry
NASA, MSL
YA-F2-C
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
email: Timothy.P.Griffin@nasa.gov
Dissertation: “GC/MS/MS on the Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer Software Development and the Examination of the Effects of Ion Population”
George Brody Guckenberger (PhD 1999)
Thermo Finnigan
2215 Grand Avenue Pkwy
Austin, TX 78728-3812
email: brody@thermofinnigan.com
Dissertation: “Chemical Ionization and Ion Molecule Reactions in the Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer with Ion Injection”
Roger Guevremont (Visiting Scientist 1985-86)
NRC Canada and Ionalytics, Inc. (retired)
email: roger@rogerguevremont.com
Mark Hail (PhD 1988)
President
Novatia Corporation
382 Hidden Oaks Drive
Yardley, PA 19067
email: hailm@enovatia.com
Dissertation: “Characterization and Enhancement of Sample Introduction and Ion Transmission in Combined Gas Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Christopher Hilton (2002-06)
Chemist
HORIBA
Reno, NV
email: Chilton@att.net
Sue Hummel (1979- 1983)
Jodie Johnson (PhD 1984)
University of Florida (MS Facility)
Gainesville, FL 32611
email: jvj@chem.ufl.edu
Dissertation: “Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Identification and Quantitation of Tryptolines (Tetrahydro-Beta-Carbolines) in Rat Brain Extracts”
Jon Jones (PhD 1995)
Dissertation: “Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry: On-line Electrochemistry and Improved Ion Detection Efficiency”
Manasi Mangaonkar Kamat (PhD 2015)
University of Florida (MS Facility)
Gainesville, FL 32611
email: manasi.mangaonkar@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Study of Traumatic Brain Injury Biomarkers by Mass Spectrometry”
Frank A. Kero (PhD 2008)
Analytical Applications Specialist
Director, Scientific Collaborations
HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ 85706
email: fkero@htgmolecular.com
Dissertation: “Mass Spectrometric Studies of Endogenous Thiocyanate in Exhaled Breath Condensates and Oral Rinses”
Brent Kleintop (PhD 1993)
Analytical R&D, Bristol-Myers Squibb
1 Squibb Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
email: brent.kleintop@bms.com
Dissertation: “Development and Application of Particle Beam LC/MS on the Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer”
Jeremy P. Koelmel (PhD 2017)
Chief Executive Officer, Innovative Omics
Team/Project Leader, Krystal Pollitt Lab at Yale University
email: jeremykoelmel@gmail.com
Dissertation: “A Modular Open Source Workflow for Lipidomics Using Liquid Chromatography High Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS/MS)”
Doug W. Kuehl (Visiting Scientist 1986-87)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (retired)
email: dwkuehl@gmail.com
Rachelle Landgraf (PhD 2009)
President, RR Bioanalytix
Consultant, Marine Ventures International, Inc.
email: rachelle.landgraf@hotmail.com
Dissertation: “Analysis of Lipids in Nerve Tissue by MALDI Tandem Mass Spectrometric Imaging”
Hillary Lathrop (PhD 2013)
Forensics Explosives Chemist
Forest Park/Fort Gillem LRA
email: catchmeifucan24@gmail.com
John Laycock (PhD 1994)
Director of Technology and Product Development
Tecan SP
Baldwin Park, CA, 91706
e-mail: john.laycock@tecan.com
Dissertation: “Tandem Mass Spectrometric Studies of Porphyrins: Structural and Photochemical Studies”
Maw-Rong Lee (MS 1985)
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry Department
Dean, College of Science
Director, Center for Environmental Protection & Occupational Safety and Health
National Chung-Hsing University
Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
http://140.120.9.250/mrlee/
email: mrlee@dragon.nchu.edu.tw
Thesis:“Determination of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) in Urine by Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Mike Lee (MS 1985, PhD 1987)
President, Milestone Development Services
P.O. Box 178, 7 Snowdrop Place
Newtown, PA 18940-0178
Tel: (267) 757-0462
email: mike.lee@milestonedevelopment.com
Thesis:“The Rapid Identification of Drug Metabolites by Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Dissertation: “Fundamental Studies of Thermospray Ionization Processes”
Allison Levy (PhD 2021)
NRC Postdoc
USAF – Airman Biosciences Division
Wright Patterson AFB
Dissertation: “Anabolic Steroids: Cationization, Dimerization, and Ion Mobility Separation”
Kyle Ann Lunsford (PhD 2011)
Lecturer
Loyola University Maryland
email: kyle.ann.mino@gmail.com
Dissertation:
Dissertation: “MALDI Tandem Mass Spectrometric Techniques for the Analysis and Imaging of Lignocellulosic Materials”
Daniel Magparangalan (PhD 2010)
Chemist
Office of Testing and Research
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
St. Louis, MO
Tel: 314-539-2157
email: daniel.magparangalan@fda.hhs.gov or dmagparangalan@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Mass Spectrometric Imaging of Large Peptides by MALDI-LIT-MSn”
Ken Matuszak (PhD 1988)
Sr. Product Specialist
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Weeki Wachee, FL
224-715-3992 (cell)
email: ken.matuszak@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Characterization of Atmospheric Pressure Ionization/Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Direct Atmospheric Analysis”
Joseph E. McClellan (PhD 2000)
Chief Scientific Officer
Alvotech
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
e-mail: joseph.mcclellan@alvotech.com
Dissertation: “Fundamentals and Applications for the Analysis of Explosives via Liquid Chromatography/Atmospheric Pressure Ionization-Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry”
Kevin McHale (PhD 2002)
LC/MS Applications Group Leader
Thermo Fisher Scientific
email: kevin.mchale@thermofisher.com
Dissertation: “Development of Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation and Methodology for the Investigation of Biologically Active Compounds”
Robert Menger (PhD 2013)
Senior Principal Scientist
Chemical Process Development – Analytical Chemistry
Bristol Myers Squibb
Summit, NJ 07901
Email: rfmenger@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Multivariate Data Analysis Strategies for Biological Applications of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometric Imaging”
Alisha Mitchell-Roberts (PhD 2005)
Program Coordinator
Southeast Center for Integrated Metabolomics (SECIM)
University of Florida
e-mail: amitch@ufl.edu
Dissertation: “Advanced Techniques in Mass Spectrometry for Forensic Applications”
Hidee Aponte Molina (MS 2005)
Division Director
Office of Compounding Quality and Compliance
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Springs, MD 20893
email: hideel@yahoo.com
Joseph J. Mulholland (PhD 2000)
Associate Director
Janssen Inc.
Malvern, PA
e-mail: joethechemist@hotmail.com
Dissertation: “Expanding and Enhancing the Capabilities of the Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer for High Resolution and MSn Analyses”
Jim Murphy (PhD 2002)
Senior Director and Scientific Lead
Waters Corporation
Milford, MA
email: Jim_Murphy@waters.com or jimmurf3@hotmail.com
Dissertation: “Fundamental Studies of the Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer: Compound-Dependent Mass Shifts and Space Charge”
Emily O’Neill (PhD 2014)
Program Manager, Aerospace & Defense Engineering
Analog Devices
email: emily.v.oneill@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Mass Spectrometric Analyses and Imaging of Materials Found in Paint Cross-sections from Replica Works of Art”
Nicholas Oranzi (PhD 2019)
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Jacksonville, FL
email: nickoranzi@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Improving the Vitamin D Assay Using Ion Mobility Coupled with Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry”
Maria Ospina (PhD 1998)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Building 17, Mailstop F-17
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(770) 488-7407
e-mail: meo3@cdc.gov
Dissertation: “Internal Energy Effects in Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Samaret Otero Macek (PhD 2007)
CFO/ Sr. Analyst
AccuTox
Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL
e-mail: samaret@hotmail.com
Dissertation: “Allelochemicals that Modify Mosquito Host-seeking Behavior: Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry and High-field Asymmetric-waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry”
Pete Palmer (Visiting Scientist 1990-94)
Professor
San Francisco State University
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132
415-338-7717
e-mail: palmer@sfsu.edu
Rainey Patterson Garland (PhD 2016)
Market Development Manager
Cosmetics and Personal Care Packaging, Americas
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, Tennessee
email: rpgarland@eastman.com
Dissertation: “Innovative approaches to investigating the metabolomics of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by mass spectrometry”
Randall E. Pedder (PhD 1992)
President
Ardara Technologies L.P.
418 Valley View Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146
Mobile: (412) 607-4213
e-mail: randy.pedder@ArdaraTech.com
Dissertation: “Fundamental Studies in Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry”
Bob Perchalski (PhD 1985)
Dissertation: “Characteristics and Application of a Laser Ionization/Evaporation Source for Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
David Pirman (PhD 2011)
Director, Head of Metabolism and Proteomics
Agios Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
email: David.Pirman@agios.com
Scott T. Quarmby (PhD 1997)
Senior Research Scientist
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Austin, Texas 78728
(512) 251-1539
e-mail: scott.quarmby@thermofisher.com
Dissertation: “Fundamental Studies of Ion Injection and Trapping of Electrosprayed Ions on a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer”
Chris Reddick (PhD 1997)
Vice President, R&D Health Equity, Takeda
Founder, Healthcare Partners for Access
Dissertation: “The Detection of Pharmaceutical Drug Compounds From Intact Biological Tissue by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry”
Rich Reich (MS 2001, PhD 2010)
Lead QA/QC, Radiochemistry Laboratory
Air Force Technical Applications Center
Patrick AFB, Florida
email: richreichjr@gmail.com
Thesis:“Fundamentals and Applications of Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Explosives”
Dissertation: “Quantitative Imaging of Cocaine and its Metabolites in Brain Tissue by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/ionization Linear Ion Trap Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Michelle Reid (PhD 2018)
Bioanalytical Scientist
Cristal Therapeutics
Oxfordlaan 55
6229 EV Maastricht
The Netherlands
email: michelle.reid@cristaltherapeutics.com or reid.michelle@yahoo.com
Dissertation: “Stable Isotope Tracer Analysis of Exhaustive Exercise-induced Metabolism using Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry”
Chin-Shyan Roan (MS 1985)
Thesis:“Localization of Double Bond Positions in Olefins by Mass Spectrometry”
Alejandra Rodriguez (PhD 1999)
Polo Tecnologico, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
Aparicio Saravia s/n, Pando, Canelones 91000, Uruguay
(5982) 2922021 ext
email: ale@fq.edu.uy
Dissertation: “Noncovalent Interactions Between Biomolecules Studied by Electrospray Ionization/Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry”
Leonard Rorrer (MS 2002, PhD 2010)
Research and Development Manager
Teledyne FLIR
West Lafayette, IN
email: lrohr12@gmail.com
Thesis:“The role of Clustering on Ion Behavior in High Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS)”
Dissertation: “Parameters Affecting Performance of Planar High-field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS)”
Stacy Rossi Barshick (PhD 1991)
Dissertation: “Development of Short-Column GC/MS and GC/MS/MS Strategies: Fundamentals and Applications to Anabolic Steroid Analysis”
George A. Sarkis (PhD 2017)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02142
e-mail: gasarkis@mit.edu
Dissertation: “NOVEL PROTEOLYTIC PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE BIOMARKERS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY”
Charlie Schmidt (1991-96)
Product Line Leader, Organic Mass Spectrometry/Americas
PerkinElmer, Inc.
e-mail: charlie.j.schmidt@gmail.com
Jody Shoemaker (PhD 1991)
US EPA, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (retired)
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Dissertation: “Ion-Molecule Reaction Studies for the Screening of Potential Carcinogens by Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Jim Stephenson (PhD 1995)
Director of Protein Mass Spectrometry and Microbiology
Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry
Thermo Fisher Scientific
11941 Straight-A-Way Lane
Raleigh, NC
Cell: 1 919 802 6158
e-mail: stephensonjl@rti.org
Dissertation: “A Novel Electrospray Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer for Photodissociation of Biological Molecules”
Whitney Stutts (PhD 2013)
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
e-mail: wlstutts@ncsu.edu or wlstutts@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Characterizing, identifying, and imaging oxidized phospholipids by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem mass spectrometry”
Marilyn Prieto Tourne (PhD 2010)
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Tuskegee University
Armstrong Hall – Room 301
Tuskegee, AL 36088
email: mtourne@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Dissertation: “High-field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry: Evaluation of Novel Cell Geometries and Techniques”
Mike Trehy (PhD 1985)
Lab Chief
Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis
US Food and Drug Administration
St. Louis, MO
e-mail: mltreh@swbell.net
Dissertation: “Determination of Aldicarb by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry with Short Capillary Columns”
Rick Troendle (PhD 2000)
Lecturer
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
email: rick.troendle@unf.edu
Dissertation: “A Quadrupole Ion Trap Laser Microprobe for the Mapping of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Intact Tissue”
Yu-Hsuan Tsai (PhD 2015)
email: yhtsai1026@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Metabolomic and Lipidomic Analysis of Skeletal Muscle by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS) and Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MALDI-MSI)”
Chia-Wei Tsai (PhD 2015)
email: tcw623@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Mass Spectrometric Methods and Integrated Systems for Explosives Analysis”
Candice Z. Ulmer (PhD 2016)
Chemistry Branch Chief
Office of Public Health Science (OPHS) – Eastern Laboratory
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
950 College Station Rd.
Athens, GA 30605
706-546-2378 (office)
803-308-7799 (cell)
email: candice.ulmer@usda.gov or czulmer@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Cellular Metabolomic and Lipidomic Biomarker Discovery Methodologies for Type 1 Diabetes using UHPLC-HRMS Analysis of Established and Primary T Cells”
Bill Van Ausdale (MS 1994)
Savannah Laboratories
e-mail: billvan@aol.com
Thesis:“New Strategies for the Analysis of Environmental Samples using Thermospray Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
Rafael Vargas (PhD 1993)
UCB Chemicals Corp.
2000 Lake Park Drive
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770) 805-1951
e-mail: rvargas2001@yahoo.com or vargasphd@aol.com
Dissertation: “Development of Laser Desorption Ionization on a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer”
Kevin Volk (PhD 1989)
Associate Director
Bristol-Myers Squibb
PO Box 7407
Princeton, NJ 08543-7407
e-mail: kevin.volk@bms.com
Dissertation: “Electrochemistry and Enzymes On-Line with Mass Spectrometry”
Tracie L. Williams (PhD 1997)
Research Chemist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinical Chemistry Branch, Division of Laboratory Sciences
4770 Buford Highway
Atlanta, GA 30341
email: emm8@cdc.gov
Dissertation: “Protein Structure, Conformation, and Noncovalent Interactions Studied by Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry”
Michael Wei (PhD 2018)
Danforth Plant Science Center
St. Louis, MO
email: michaelswei20@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Improving the Separation of Drug Isomers Using Chemical Modifiers in High-Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry”
Alex Ching-Hong Wu (PhD 2009)
email: alexwu591228@hotmail.com
Dissertation: “Fundamentals and Applications of High-field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry for the Analysis of Explosives”
Wells W. Wu (Postdoc)
Research Chemist
Facility for Biotechnology Resources
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
29 Lincoln Drive, Rm 208, NIH Bldg 29
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 402-4996
e-mail: Wells.Wu@fda.hhs.gov
Nathan Yates (PhD 1994)
Scientific Director
Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Center
University of Pittsburgh, College of Medicine
e-mail: yatesn@pitt.edu or nathan.a.yates@gmail.com
Dissertation: “Methods for Gas Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry on the Quadrupole Ion Trap”
Hong Yu (PhD 2007)
Patent Examiner
US Patent & Trademark Office
St. Louis, MO
e-mail: yyuhong2001@yahoo.com
Dissertation:“Polymer Modification with Matrices for Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/ionization Mass Spectrometry and with Apatamers for Aptamers for Surface-enhanced Laser Desorption/ionization Mass Spectrometry”