Thesis Research Directed

Ph.D. (completed): University of Illinois

  • Kelvin W. S. Chan, "Polymer Characterization by Electrohydrodynamic Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Probing Composition and Chemistry of Mixtures in Solution," 1983 (currently research chemist, Wyeth-Ayerst Research).

  • Gary J. Klopf, "An Investigation of Surfactant Effects in Lanthanide Metal Ion-Triphenylmethane Dye Complexes," 1984 (currently research chemist, Monsanto).

  • John H. Callahan, "Investigations of Metal Complexes in Aqueous Solution: Part I. Characterization of Polymer-Metal Interactions by Electrohydrodynamic Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Part II. Elucidation of the Mechanism of Surfactant Induced Changes in the Visible Spectroscopy of Metal-Dye Complexes," 1986 (currently research chemist, Naval Research Laboratory).

  • Sandra L. Murawski, "Characterization of Natural Polymers by Electrohydrodynamic Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Volatile Solutions," 1986 (currently research chemist, Procter and Gamble).

  • Mark K. Ogawa, "Vibrational Spectroscopic Investigation of the Surfactant Induced Perturbations to the Visible Absorbance Spectra of the Metal Ion Complexes of Sulfophthalein Dyes," 1987 (currently research chemist, General Mills).

 

Ph.D. (completed): University of Tennessee

  • Johnny Reynolds, "The Role of Matrix Redox Chemistry in Desorption Ionization," 1989 (currently research chemist, CIBA-GEIGY).

  • Mona Shahgholi, "Fundamental Studies of Electrospray Mass Spectrometry," 1993 (currently working at Sequenom in San Diego, CA).

  • Michael R. Troutman, "Comparison of CID Mechanisms in a QEB Hybrid Instrument," 1994.

  • William Boggess, "Comparison of Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometric Techniques, 1994 (currently Director of Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IND).

  • M. Scott Kriger, "Fundamental Aspects of the Ionization Mechanisms in Fast Atom Bombardment/Liquid Secondary Ion, Electrospray, and Electrohydrodynamic Mass Spectrometry," 1995. (Currently working at Solvay Pharmaceuticals in Marietta, GA).

  • Martin L. Haddix, "Analysis of Hydrocarbon Mixtures by Process Mass Spectrometry," 1999 (Currently research chemist, Magellan Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, NC).

  • Kevin Bennett, “Enhancement of Process Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Mixtures Utilizing Parameterization and a Zeolite Membrane Inlet,” 2000.  (Currently teaching at Hood College in Frederick, MD).

  • Shaolian Zhou, “Characterization of Electrospray Ionization Chemistry,” 2000.  (Currently a Post Doc at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City).

 

M.S. (completed): University of Illinois

  • Jaine Baxter-Hammond, "Part I. Micellar Enhancements of Photometric Metal Ion Determinations; Part II. Measurement of Critical Micelle Concentrations (CMC) and Theory of Bipolar Conductance (BICON)," 1980 (currently a private consultant in technical writing).

  • Heather Kornahrens, "The Role of Surfactants in Flame Atomic Spectrometry," 1982 (currently at Eastman Kodak Co.).

  • Kevin O. Hool, "Effects of Solvent-Solute Interactions on the Sampling of Ions from a Liquid Matrix by Electrohydrodynamic Ionization Mass Spectrometry", 1986 (currently research chemist, Dow Chemical, after completing a Ph.D. with T. A. Nieman at Illinois).

 

M.S. (completed): University of Tennessee

  • K. Someswari Rao, "Effects of Thiodiethanol on the Kinetics of Peptide Hydrolysis by Carboxypeptidase-y", 1992 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory).

  • Steven W. Salvato, "Monitoring Enzymatic Hydrolyses of Small Peptides Using Electrohydrodynamic Mass Spectrometry," 1995. (Currently teaching chemistry at Central Texas College, Killeen, TX).

  • Jeremi Johnson, "Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Polymers by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry," 1998 (Currently pursuing Ph.D. at Georgia).

  • Sam Lewis, "Electrospray/Capillary Electrophoresis for Ultra-trace Analysis of Actinides and Lanthanides," 1998 (Currently working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory).

 

B.S. (completed): University of Illinois

  • Michael H. Covinsky, "Kinetic Effects in Metal-Dye-Micellar Systems," 1982 (University of California - Berkeley).

  • Carla M. Verschoor, "The Effect of Surfactants on the Atomic Absorbance of Metals," 1982 (University of Wisconsin - Madison).

  • Philip S. Peterson, "Effects of Various Solvents on the Sampling of Ions in Electrohydrodynamic Mass Spectrometry," 1983 (University of Wisconsin - Madison).

  • Joseph E. Ivanecky, "Surfactant Effects in Flame Atomic Emission," 1984 (University of Arizona).

  • Mark E. Jatcko, "Anomalous Surfactant Effects in Flame Atomic Absorption of Chromium Compounds," 1984 (University of Arizona).

  • Raymond L. Sobocinski, "Characterization of an Uncharged Copper-Chrome Azurol S-Surfactant Complex," 1984 (University of Arizona).

 

B.S. (completed): University of Tennessee

  • John Mahaffey, "Water Determination for PEI 1800," 1986.

  • John Cosgrove, "Electrospray Interface for a Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer," 1991.

  • David R. Patterson, "Enzyme Rate Constants," 1993.

  • Matthew Sega, "Simultaneous Analysis of Three Butene Isomers Using Process Mass Spectrometry," 1998.

  • William Noid, “Artificial Neural Networks: A Modern Technique for the Deconvolution of Mass Spectra,” 2000.  

 

Postdoctoral Research Associates

  • Francis Lai, 1978-79 (Monsanto Plastics and Resins)

  • J. Dale Lin, 1982-83 (Arco Plant Cell Research Institute)

  • Victor Man, 1984-86 (University of Minnesota)

  • Zhi-Qing Qiao, 1985-86

  • Peter Bel, 1986-87; 1989 (on sabbatical from the Israel Institute for Biological Research)

  • Alexander Tregub, 1994-95 (UCLA)

  • Reinhard Festag (1995-96)

 

Faculty Research Visitors

  • William Mattson, 1986-87 (Randolph-Macon College)

  • Netkal Made-Gowda, 1988 (University of the Virgin Islands)

  • John Hoppe, 1989 (Lincoln Memorial University)

  • Thomas Ekman, 1993 (University of North Alabama)

  • Gerald Seebach, 1995-97 (Transylvania University)

  • Albert Chong, 1997 (Florida A&M University)

  • Edward Craig, 1998 (Louisiana Tech.)

  • Mark Krahling, 1999 (Southern Indiana)