Education:
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Specialization in Analytical Chemistry
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
December, 1982
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
May, 1978
Employment History
John A. Leighty Distinguished Professor, Purdue University, June, 2008- present
Professor of Chemistry,Purdue University, January 2000- present
Adjunct R&D Participant,Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), 2000-2006.
Section Head, Analytical Spectroscopy, Chemical and Analytical Sciences Division, ORNL, January, 1992- December, 1999.
Group Leader, Organic and Biological Mass Spectrometry Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July, 1992- March, 1994, January, 1999- December, 1999.
Task Leader, Organic Mass Spectrometry Group, ORNL, November, 1988- January, 1992.
Research Staff, Analytical Chemistry Division, ORNL, December, 1983- November, 1988.
Visiting Scientist (Post-Doc),FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November, 1982- November, 1983.
Honors and Award:
Thomson Medal- International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (2016)
American Society for Mass Spectrometry Distinguished Contribution Award (2016)
I.M. Kolthoff Lecturer - University of Minnesota Chemistry (2016)
NIH MERIT Award- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (2014)
Vellmer Fassel Lecturer, Iowa State University (2014)
MacColl Lecturer, British Mass Spectrometry Society (2013)
American Chemical Society "Field andFranklin Award in Mass Spectrometry" (2012)
Royal Society of Chemistry "Theophilus Redwood Award in Analytical Chemistry" (2012)
Chemistry Graduate Student Association Speaker of the Year, U. Cincinnati (2012)
Visiting Lecturer, Chem. Res. Promotion Center, National Sci. Council, Taiwan (2011)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2011)
Hites Award for Outstanding Paper in J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. (2011)
Graduate Student Mentor Award, Purdue University, College of Science (2011)
Kenneth M. Long Lecturer, Westminster College (2010)
Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, CUSO Summer School, Villars, Switzerland (2009)
ANACHEM Award, Federation of Analytical Chem. and Spectroscopy Societies (2008)
Herbert Newby McCoy Award, Purdue University (2008)
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award for Chemical Instrumentation (2007)
University of Wyoming, Department of Chemistry Summer Series Lecturer (2004)
Purdue "Seed for Success Award" - (2004, 2008, 2011)
GlaxoSmithKline Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry, University of North Carolina (2002)
Curt Brunnée Prize, International Mass Spectrometry Society (2000)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory "Scientist of the Year" (1999)
Lockheed Martin Corporation NOVA Award (1999)
Biemann Medal, American Society for Mass Spectrometry (1997)
DOW Lecturer, University of British Columbia (1997)
Lockheed Martin Technical Achievement Award (1997, 1998, 1999)
Martin Marietta Energy Systems Inventor's Award (1987)
Eugene P. Wigner Fellowship (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) (1983-1985)
Westminster College Distinguished Alumni Citation (1998)
Westminster College Distinguished Alumni Lecture (1994)
Westminster College Distinguished Alumni Award (1984)
ACS Analytical Division Graduate Fellowship (Purdue)
David Ross Fellowship (Purdue)
3M Graduate Fellowship (Purdue)
Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award (Purdue)
Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award (Purdue)
Presidential Scholarship (Westminster)
ACS Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Award (Westminster)
AIC Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major Award (Westminster)
1977 CoSIDA Football Academic All-America, College Division (Westminster)
Professional Associations:
American Chemical Society- Division of Analytical Chemistry
American Society for Mass Spectrometry
American Association for the Advancement of Science
East Tennessee Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group-President (1992)
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Other Professional Activities:
International Mass Spectrometry Foundation Governing Board (2012-present)
Past-president, American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) (2012-2014)
President, American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) (2010-2012)
Vice President for Programs, ASMS (2008-2010)
Editor- International Journal of Mass Spectrometry (IJMS) (1998-present)
Editor- Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. Special Issue on Ion Traps (1991)
Editor- Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. Special Issue on Electrospray (1997)
Editor- IJMS Special Issue on Ion Traps Honoring J.F.J Todd and R.E. March (1999)
Editor- IJMS Special Issue Honoring R.G. Cooks (2002)
Editor- IJMS Special Issue - Electron/Ion and Ion/Ion Interactions (2008)
Editor- IJMS Special Issue in Memory of Detlef Schroeder (2013)
Advisory Board Member- Analytical Chemistry (1994-1996)
Advisory Board Member- Journal of Mass Spectrometry (1995-present)
Advisory Board Member- Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (1995-present)
Advisory Board Member- Journal of the Amer. Society for Mass Spectrometry ('96-98)
Advisory Board Member-Int. Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes ('96-'98)
Advisory Board Member - Mass Spectrometry Reviews (2006-present)
Advisory Board Member- Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry
Advisory Board Member - Journal of the Chinese Mass Spectrometry Society (2004-)
Science Advisory Board- PE-Sciex (1996)
Science Advisory Board- MDS Inc. (2007-2009)
Governing Board - Asilomar Conference on Mass Spectrometry (1996-2001)
Program Co-Chair - Asilomar Conference on Mass Spectrometry (1995)
Instructor- Protein Mass Spectrometry Short Course, Purdue University (2002)
Instructor- ASMS Course "Fundamental Aspects of Gaseous Ions" (1992-1994)
Instructor- ASMS Course "Quadrupole Ion Trap MS and Tandem MS" (1997-2003)
American Society for Mass Spectrometry Program Review Board ('89-'92,'94,'97,'04,'07)
National Institutes of Health Study Sections (1991, '95, '98, 2003(2), '05, '06, '09, '10)
NIH Enabling Bio- and Imaging Technologies Study Section (2010-2014)
NIH BTRR Review Panel (2015)
NSF Center for Chemical Evolution Review Panel (2012)
National Science Foundation SBIR Review Panel (1994)
National Science Foundation CMI Review Panel (2011)
National Science Foundation CAREER Panel (2015)
DOE OBES/OHER Program Reviewer (2005, 2008, 2010)
DOE GLBRC Review Panel (2014)
DOE OBES Early Career Panel (2012, 2013, 2016)
