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Name
Graduated
Research
Current Career
Adam Rowland, Ph.D.
December, 2008
Explorations of electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry for isotopic analysis
R & D with Leco in Michigan
Carina Gunder, M.A.
May, 2008
Identification of Uranium-Specific Chelators Using a Combinatorial
Approach
Brianna White, Ph.D.
August, 2007
FRET Peptidyl Sensors for the Detection of Metal Ions
Cancer research at Scott & WhiteAnalytical chemist at Monsanto Company in St. Louis, MO
Thomas Kreschollek, Ph.D.
May, 2007
Multiplexed Carbon Braid ETV and Tandem ETV-Nebulizer Sample Introduction for ICPMS
Polymer research at Dow
John Molloy, Ph.D.
December, 2006
Detection of Metal Vapor
Atoms at Room Temperature
Postdoctoral research at NIST
Jacqueline Stair, Ph.D.
August, 2006
Studies in polypedtde
metal chelation
Went to postdoctoral research at Queen Mary, University
of London
Matthew Stanton, M.A.
May, 2006
Array-Based Split-Pool
Conbinatorial Screeing of Potential Catalysts
Pursued MBA at Duke
Bill Balsanek, Ph.D
December, 2005
Conducting Multi-Elemental
Analyses with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer using Electrothermal
Vaporization Sample Introduction
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Nikhilesh Desai, M.A.
August, 2004
Improving transport
efficiency from the Electrothermal vaporizer (ETV) to the Inductively
Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) using radially directed gas flow
Working at Genentech (San Francisco) in analytical method
development, primarily using chromatographic techniques
Lisa Malachowski, Ph.D.
July, 2004
Investigation of Immobilized
Biopolymers for Metal Binding
Ashley Johnson, Ph.D.
July, 2004
Studies Toward the Development
of an Electronically Switchable Ion Exchange System
John Venable, Ph.D.
May, 2001
Fundamental studies of electrothermal vaporization as a sample introduction source for inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Thomasin Miller Ph.D.
May, 2001
Development of novel bonded-phase ion exchange systems for the preconcentration and recovery of trace metals from aqueous systems
Leticia Alvarez, M.A.
May, 2001
Determination of absolute transport efficiency from an electrothermal vaporizer (ETV) to an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) using in-line thermal precipitation and electrostatic precipitation
Delony Langer, Ph.D.
December, 2000
Electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled mass spectrometry: fundamental studies and practical applications
Maury Howard, Ph.D.
December, 1999
Characterization of synthetic biopolymeric chelators for trace metal extraction and recovery
Kanan Garg, M.A.
May, 1997
Secondary ion mass spectroscopy study of palladium modification of lead on graphite surfaces
Holly Jurbergs, Ph.D.
May, 1997
Characterization of free and silica-immobilized poly-L-Cysteine for trace metal chelation and preconcentration
Tim Histen, Ph.D.
December, 1997
Fundamental studies of electrothermal atomization including controlled, non-linear temperature programs (atomic absorption, temperature control, graphite furnace)
Ye Ruan, M.A.
December, 1997
Trace metal analysis by electrothermal vaporization mass spectrometry using second surface trapping
Chris Sparks, Ph.D.
August, 1996
Sample transport in electrothermal vaporization-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
Jason Jackson, Ph.D.
August, 1995
Pre-atomization processes occurring on graphite surfaces used in electrothermal atomization
Andy Scheie, Ph.D.
May, 1995
Electrothermal vaporization mass spectrometry using second surface trapping
Brian Anderson, Ph.D.
December, 1994
Evaluation of immobilized metallothionein for trace metal separation and preconcentration;
Rodney Fonseca, Ph.D.
1993
Characterization of trace metal desorption using electrothermal atomic absorption spectroscopy (graphite furnace)
Pingxin Wang, Ph.D.
1992
Electrothermal atomizers
Cynthia Mahan, Ph.D.
1992
Evaluation of free and immobilized algae cells for preconcentration and separation of trace metals (algae cells)
David Hassell, Ph.D.
1991
Temperature programmed static secondary ion mass spectrometry studies of graphite surface reactions in electrothermal atomizers
Oscar Guell, Ph.D.
1990
Monte Carlo techniques applied to chemical analysis and electrothermal atomizers for understanding and optimization
Luis Rodriguez, Ph.D.
1989
Secondary ion mass spectrometry studies of graphite surfaces used in electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry
Dean Bass, Ph.D.
1988
Investigations of mechanisms in graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy using mass spectrometry and computer simulations
John McNally, Ph.D.
1988
Topological characteristics and vaporization mechanisms of the analyte within an electrothermal atomizer
Kathryn Wolfe, M.A.
1988
Elucidation of high temperature interactions between chromium and graphite during graphite furnace atomic absorption analysis
John Stafford, M.A.
1987
Time-gated resonance schlieren investigation of analyte distribution in graphite furnace atomic absorption studies
Mary Riddle, M.A.
1987
Time and spatially resolved vapor temperatures and Monte Carlo simulations for an electrothermal atomizer
George Christopher, M.A.
1987
Computer-controlled heating and data collection software for thermal desorption spectroscopy
Maureen Droessler, Ph.D.
1987
Studies of selenium vaporization from a graphite surface using atomic absorption and mass spectrometry
Debra Bisson, M.A.
1986
Direct analysis by atomic absorption spectrometry of vapor phase trace elements in the synthetic gas produced in cool gasification
Thomas Rettberg, Ph.D.
1985
Second surface atomization for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (graphite, furnace, tantalum, plug)
Gary Rayson, Ph.D.
1983
Second surface atomization for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (graphite, furnace, tantalum, plug)
Stephen Salmon, Ph.D.
1981
Effect of oxygen on analyte vaporization and gas phase reaction in electrothermally heated graphite atomizers
Laurence McGonagle, M.A.
1980
Microphotometric errors from photographically recorded spectral lines of non-uniform half-width
Robert Eklund, Ph.D.
1979
Electrothermal atomization in atomic absorption spectrometry: fundamental causes of interference effects and a study of an exploding thin film atomizer
Karen Grice, M.A.
1978
A vibrating orifice particle generator for use in flame atomic absorption studies