Douglas Buttrey

Doug Buttrey received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Purdue University in 1984 working with Jurgen (George) M. Honig.  He was the SOHIO Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Chemistry at Cambridge University working with Sir John Meurig Thomas from 1984-85 before returning to Purdue as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Physical Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Engineering in 1986 and early 1987. 

He joined the University of Delaware in late 1987 where he is currently Professor and Associate Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a member of the Center for Catalytic Science and Technology.  His research interests are focused on synthesis and characterization of complex transition metal oxides with particular emphasis in recent years on catalytic materials for use in selective oxidation and ammoxidation. 

Doug has been a visiting professor at institutes and universities in Germany, France, Poland, Japan, and Brazil, as well as at the University of South Carolina - Columbia where he is an Associated Member of their NanoCenter.  He has also been a recurring visiting professor at the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja, Nigeria each year since the campus opened in 2008.

Robert "Chip" Cody

Robert B. (“Chip”) Cody received his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Roanoke College in Salem, VA in 1976 and his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue in 1982 under the direction of Prof. Ben S. Freiser.  In his thesis research on Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometry, he developed the tandem-in-time multi-stage mass spectrometry (MSn) technique, developed an ion-electron collisional activation method termed “EIEIO”, and was the first to observe laser-desorbed ions in a trapped-ion mass spectrometer.

Upon graduation from Purdue, Dr. Cody joined the FTMS group at Nicolet Instruments in Madison, WI.   At Nicolet, he investigated ion motion and ion excitation, and developed applications for substrate-assisted laser-desorption and for the dual-cell FTICR.

From 1989 to the present, he has worked at JEOL USA, Inc. where he is presently Product Manager for mass spectrometry.   At JEOL, he characterized the coupling of an electrospray ion source with a high-resolution magnetic sector mass spectrometer, participated in the commercialization of an electron-capture ion source based on the trochoidal electron monochromator source developed at Oregon State University, and is coinventor with James A. Laramée of the Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) ion source, the first commercially available open-air or “ambient” ion source for mass spectrometry. 

Juan Fontanes

Juan Fontanes is the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Associa in Dallas TX.  Serving under Texas’ longest sitting Senator he leads Information Technology, Product Management, Product Marketing and Go to Market functions for the commercialized software enterprises at Associa the world’s largest Community Management Corporation. 

Formerly he led Business Intelligence and Global Data Systems for PepsiCo as the Information Technology Officer.  He holds a B.S. from Purdue University in Chemistry.  Upon graduation he joined Quaker Oats as a research chemist then moving into operational management and eventually information technology. 

Prior to PepsiCo and Associa he served as the CIO of Campbell Soup’s Frozen Foods division, VP of Worldwide Services for i2 Technologies Supply Chain Practice and ran Manufacturing and Fulfillment Systems for Dell Computers.  He resides in Dallas TX with his wife Susan and son Austin. 

Joseph Mickiewicz

Dr. Joseph Mickiewicz is a Research Scientist at CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses—a Federally Funded Research and Development Center. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue (Physical Chemistry / Thesis Advisor: Prof. Norbert Muller), and an A.B. from Bowdoin College (Chemistry and Mathematics).

He is a former Purdue Chemistry Department Visiting Assistant Professor, where he was named one of the top-ten teachers in the School of Science. At CNA, he conducts empirical research and analysis to assist senior leadership in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps make better-informed decisions, develop sound policies, and manage programs more effectively.  

He has been the Field Representative to the II Marine Expeditionary Force, and the 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade. He has deployed to Kuwait (Marine Logistics Command), Iraq (Task Force for Business and Stability Operations), and Afghanistan (Task Force Leatherneck-Helmand) in support of Marine Corps and DoD forces in OIF/OEF.  His expertise is in logistics and counter-insurgency operations. He is currently the CNA Scientific Analyst to the Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources (HQMC). He resides in Dumfries, Virginia, with his wife, Suzanne, and their three children: Dominique, Etienne, and Francois.