Samantha Mehnert

Department of Chemistry
Purdue University!
560 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2084
Email: samehnert@gmail.com


Education
2020 - 2025               PhD in Analytical Chemistry
(expected)                 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2020 - 2025               B.S. Forensic and Investigative Science
                                  B.S. Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude with Honors
                                  West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Teaching
Fall 2020 - present    Fall 2020-Present Teaching Assistant- Chemistry Department
                                  Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

HONORS AND REWARDS
2020                          Ross Fellowship
2020                          WVU Foundation Outstanding Senior Award
2019                          Eastern Analytical Symposium Student Research Award
2019                          John H. Strohl Chem 110 Scholarship
2018 - 2019              George H. Robinson Memorial Scholarship (CBD-IAI)
Fall 2018                  Dean’s List- West Virginia University
2018                          American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Scholarship
2018                          J. Edgar Hoover Leadership Foundation Scholarship
2018                          John H. Strohl Memorial Scholarship
2017 - 2020              Morrisey-Ropp Chemistry Scholarship
Fall 2016-Spring 2018,     President’s List- West Virginia University
Spring 2019, Fall 2020

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
May 2018-August 2020     Development of a flexible algorithm for substance identification
                                           Dr. Glen P. Jackson’s Research Group, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (PRESENTER LISTED FIRST)
Work conducted at West Virginia University
4) Mehnert, SA, Jackson, GP, Ph.D., Lowe, BD, Ruiz, EA, Davidson, JT. A regression-based algorithm to maximize the confidence in mass spectral identifications.
Paper presented at: American Academy of Forensic Science’s 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting; 2020 February 17-22; Anaheim, CA.

3) Mehnert, SA, Jackson, GP, Ph.D., Lowe, BD, Davidson, JT. The development of a flexible algorithm for substance identification using mass spectrometry.
Paper to be presented at: 2019 Eastern Analytical Symposium & Exposition; 2019 November 18-20; Princeton, NJ.

2) Mehnert, SA, Jackson, GP, Ph.D., Lowe, BD, Davidson, JT. The development of a flexible algorithm for substance identification using mass spectrometry.
Paper presented at: American Academy of Forensic Science's 71st Annual Scientific Meeting; 2019 February 18-23; Baltimore, MD.

1) Mehnert, SA, Lowe, BD, Davidson, JT, Jackson, GP, Ph.D. The development of a flexible algorithm for substance identification using mass spectrometry.
Poster presented at: 10th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium; 2018 July 26; Morgantown, WV.