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Ph. D. Theses

  1. David L. Kemp, Ph. D., August 1976
    "New Mass Spectrometric Methods as Ion Structure Probes"
  2. James F. Litton, Ph. D., August 1976
    "Mass-Analyzed Ion Kinetic Energy Spectrometry and Some Applications to Analytical Chemistry"
  3. Richard W. Kondrat, Ph. D., August 1978
    "The Application of Mass-Analyzed Ion Kinetic Energy Spectrometry to the Characterization of Individual Components of Complex Mixtures"
  4. Douglas Cameron, Ph. D., December 1979
    "Low Energy Ion/Molecule Reactions in Chemical Ionization by Mass-Analyzed Ion Kinetic Energy Spectrometry"
  5. Robert J. Day, Ph. D., May 1980
    I. "Analysis of Organic Compounds Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry"
    II. "Energy Partitioning in Unimolecular Ionic Dissociations"
  6. Gary L. Glish, Ph. D., December 1980
    "Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry: Applications and New Instrumentation"
  7. James A. Laramée, Ph. D., December 1980
    "The Development of an Angle-Resolved Mass Spectrometer and its Application to Ion Chemistry and Reaction Dynamics"
  8. Mary L. Sigsby, Ph. D., August 1980
    "Refinements of Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry and Applications to Organic Analysis"
  9. Alan E. Schoen, Ph. D., December 1981
    "Mixture Analysis Techniques Using MS/MS and Computer Automation"
  10. Steve E. Unger, Ph. D., August 1981
    "The Development and Application of Mass Spectrometric Methods to Molecular Analysis"
  11. Donald Zakett, Ph. D., August 1981
    "Instrumental Development and Application of MS/MS to Solvent Refined Coal Analysis"
  12. David J. Burinsky, PhD, December 1982
    "Chemical and Structural Implications of High- and Low-Energy Ion/Molecule Interactions"
  13. Dean V. Davis, PhD, December 1982
    "Refinements in Analytical MS/MS. Natural Product Studies"
  14. Scott A. McLuckey, PhD, December 1982
    "Collisional Excitation of Gas-Phase Ions and Thermochemical Information From Ion-Bound Dimers"
  15. Janelle L. Pierce, PhD, December 1982
    "The Analysis of Coordination Compounds and Organometallics by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry"
  16. James D. Ciupek, PhD, December 1984
    "Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Applications and New Instrumentation"
  17. Sunita Verma, PhD, December 1984
    "Controlled Collisional-Excitation of Gas-Phase Ions and Its Application to Structural Problems"
  18. Michael J. DeKrey, PhD, August 1985
    "Interactions of Polyatomic Ions With Gases and Surfaces"
  19. Steven M. Scheifers, PhD, December 1985
    I. "Characterization of Beam Synthesis Catalytic Materials"
    II. "Further Development of Molecular SIMS"
  20. Kathleen Singleton, PhD, August 1985
    "Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Analysis of Complex Mixtures"
  21. Bih-Hsiung Hsu, PhD, August 1986
    "Characterization of Matrix Effects and Surface Organic Reactions by Mass Spectrometric Methods
  22. Ileana M. Isern-Flecha, PhD, August 1986
    "Studies of Methylated Nucleosides by Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  23. Robin R. Pachuta, PhD, December 1986
    "Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analyses of Materials of Natural Origin and With Medicinal Properties"
  24. Steven J. Pachuta, PhD, August 1986
    "Fundamental Studies in Molecular Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  25. Larry G. Wright, PhD, August 1986
    "New Methods and Instrumentation in Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  26. Md. Abdul Mabud, PhD, August 1987
    "Polyatomic Ion/Surface Collisions: New Methodology in Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  27. John R. O'Lear, PhD, December 1987
    "New Capabilities in Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Applications to Chemically Modified Deoxyribonucleosides and Ionic Fragmentation Mechanisms"
  28. Vicki H. Wysocki, PhD, August 1987
    "Internal Energy Effects in Mass Spectrometry"
  29. Lisa D. Detter, PhD, August 1987
    I. "Fundamental Studies in Molecular Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Related Mass Spectral Techniques"
    II. "Surface Modification of Soft Landing of Reagent Ion Beams"
  30. Mark E. Bier, PhD, December 1988
    "Membrane Introduction Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Ion-Surface Collisions in Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  31. Jennifer S. Brodbelt-Lustig, PhD, May 1988
    "Aspects of Ion Chemistry in Mass Spectrometry"
  32. John P. Davies, PhD, December 1988
    "Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy at Electrochemically Roughened Gold in Vacuum and on Photochemically Activated Substrates in Aqueous Solution"
  33. William B. Emary, PhD, August 1988
    "Studies of Chemical Reactions in Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  34. Owen W. Hand, PhD, May 1989
    "Interfacial Chemical Reactions, Mechanisms and Matrix Effects in Molecular Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry"
  35. Jae C. Schwartz, Ph. D., August 1989
    "Multistage Mass Spectrometry: Scan Modes and New Instrumentation"
  36. Kevin L. Schey, Ph. D., August 1989
    "Ion/Surface Collision Phenomena and Peptide Analysis in Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  37. Ray E. Kaiser, Ph. D., May 1990
    "Mass Range Extension and the Analysis of Peptides with a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer"
  38. Stevan R. Horning, Ph. D., May 1990
    "A Comparative Study of Ion Activation Processes in Mass Spectrometry"
  39. Anita K. Lister, Ph. D., August 1990
    "Environment Analysis and On-line Monitoring: Applications of Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry"
  40. Mark J. Hayward, Ph. D., December 1990
    "Flow Injection/Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometery for Automated Monitoring and Control of Bioreactors"
  41. B.E. Winger, Ph. D., December 1990
    "Characterization of a Hybrid BEEQ Instrument for the Study of Polyatomic Ion-Surface Collision Phenomena"
  42. B. D. Nourse, Ph. D., May 1991
    "The Study of Gas Phase Ion-Molecule Chemistry Using a Triple Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer"
  43. J. M. Wood, Ph. D., August 1991
    "Analytical Applications of Desorption Chemical Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  44. T. D. Majumdar, Ph. D., December 1991
    "Fundamental and Applied Studies in Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  45. Ahti Antti Tapio Kotiaho, Ph. D., May 1992
    "Methodology and Applications of Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry"
  46. Sohrab Habi-Goudarzi, Ph. D., May 1992
    "Ion/Molecule and Ion/Surface Collisions in Hybrid and Multiquadrupole Mass Spectrometers"
  47. Asoka Ranasinghe, Ph. D., August 1992
    "Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Ion-Molecule Interactions: Application to Structural Characterization of Polymers and Other Compounds"
  48. Brian J. Shay, Ph. D., December 1992
    "Applications of Multistage Mass Spectrometry to Structural Analysis and Ion/Molecule Reaction Chemistry"
  49. Kenneth L. Morand, Ph. D., December 1992
    "Ion Injections and Activation in the Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer"
  50. Stephen A. Lammert, Ph. D., December 1992
    "The Use of Fast DC Pulses with a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer"
  51. Randall K. Julian, Ph. D., May 1993
    "High Performance Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry: Unification of Simulation and Experiment"
  52. Jon D. Williams, Ph. D., August 1993
    "High Performance Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry"
  53. Lindy E. Dejarme, Ph. D., December 1993
    "Low Energy Charge Exchange Reactions and Applications of Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry"
  54. Kathleen A. Cox, Ph. D., December 1993
    "Use of Peptides and Proteins in the Characterization of Electrospray Ionization and Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry"
  55. John N. Louris, Ph. D., December 1993
    "New Methods of Operation and Improvements in the Instrumentation of Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  56. Donald E. Riederer, Ph. D., December 1993
    "Collisions of Low Energy Polyatomic Ions with Self-Assembled Monolayer Surfaces: Surface-Induced Dissociation and Ion/Surface Reactions"
  57. Hans-Peter Reiser, Ph. D. 1993 (University of Giessen)
    "Characterization of Beam Parameters of Ions upon Ejection from a Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer"
  58. Ling Lu, PhD, May 1994
    I. "Collisions of Mass-Selected Ions: Angular Dependence and Target Effects on Internal Energy Distributions in High Energy Charge Changing Collisions"
    II. "Low Energy Ion/Molecule and Ion/Surface Reactions"
  59. Steven H. Hoke, II, Ph. D., August 1994
    "Applications of Desorption Chemical Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  60. Jeffrey S. Patrick, Ph. D., December 1995
    "Extensions of Thermochemical, Analytical and Mechanistic Studies by Mass Spectrometry"
  61. Sheng Shen Yang, Ph. D., December 1995
    "Investigation of Gas Phase Ion/Molecule Reactions and Determination of Cation Affinities Using Multiple-Stage Mass Spectrometry"
  62. Curtis Cleven, Ph. D., May 1996
    "Elucidation of Ion Motion in a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer"
  63. N. Srinivasan, Ph.D., December 1996
    "Applications of membrane introduction mass spectrometry to on-line analysis and feedback control of bioreactors, and chemical reactors"
  64. Carsten Weil, Ph.D., December 1996 (Universität Gießen)
    "Elucidation of Ion Trajectories in the Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer by Computer Simulations and DC Pulse Tomography Experiments"
  65. *Mario Nappi, Ph.D., January 1997 (Universität Gießen)
    "Simulations and Nondestructive Detection of Ions in an Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer"
  66. Manish Soni, Ph.D., May 1997
    "Broad-band excitation and non-destructive detection of ions in an ion trap mass spectrometer"
  67. Scott Miller, Ph.D., May 1997
    "Low energy Polyatomic Ion/Surface Collisions and Their Use as a Means of Surface Modification"
  68. Philip Wong, Ph.D., May 1997
    "Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry and Thermochemical Studies by the Kinetic Method"
  69. Kasthurikrishnan Narasimhan, Ph.D., August 1997
    "Applications of Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry in On-Line Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds"
  70. Bingbing Feng, Ph.D., December 1997
    "Collision Activation and Reactions of Low Energy Ions at Fluorinated Self-Assembled Monolayer Surfaces"
  71. Guodong Chen, Ph.D., December 1997
    "Gas Phase Ion/Molecule Reactions and Analytical Applications by Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  72. Lynn A. Gill, Ph.D., May 1998
    "Designing Performance into the Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer—Mechanical and Ion Optical Methodologies"
  73. Huy Anh Bui, Ph.D., May 1998
    "Ion Trap Simulation Program, ITSIM: A Powerful Heuristic and Predictive Tool in Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry"
  74. Shuguang Ma, Ph.D., December 1998
    Thermochemical Determinations by Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  75. Rudolph C. Johnson, Ph.D., May 1999
    "The Application and Development of Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry for the Rapid and Selective Monitoring of Chemical Systems"
  76. Jianwei Shen, Ph. D. May 1999
    "Low Energy Ion/Surface Reactive Scattering at Self-Assembled Monolayer Surfaces and Selective Chemical Modification of Surfaces"
  77. Feng Wang, Ph. D. May 1999
    "Thermochemical Determinations and Gas-Phase Transacetalization Reactions by Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  78. (pro forma) Huiping Chen, + Ph. D. August 1999
    "A Gas-Phase Study of the Structure, Reactivity and Thermochemistry of Transition Metal-Ligand Systems by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry and Density Functional Theory"
  79. (pro forma) Kenneth J. Auberry, II+ Ph. D. August 1999
    Reactivity and Kinetics Studies of Organometallic Cluster Ions in the Gas Phase using Fourier "Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry"
  80. James Mitchell Wells, Jr. Ph. D. May 2000
    Effects of Electrode Geometry on Quadrupole Ion Trap Performance
  81. Hai Luo, Ph. D. August 2000 (with M. J. Weaver)
    Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Examining Ion/Surface and Molecular/Surface Interactions
  82. Duxi Zhang, Ph. D. December 2000
    "Reaction, Clustering and Chiral Recognition by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  83. Jeffry W. Denault, Ph. D. December 2000
    "Temperature Corrected Kinetic Method for the Estimation of Proton Affinities, Entropies of Protonation and Gas Phase Basicities"
  84. Ethan R. Badman, Ph. D. May 2001
    "Miniature Cylindrical Ion Traps and Arrays"
  85. *Wolfgang Plass, Ph.D., July 2001 (Universität Gießen)
    "The Dependence of RF Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer Performance on Electrode Geometry and Collisional Processes"
  86. Chris A. Evans, Ph. D., August 2001
    "Hyperthermal Ion/Surface Collisions at Self-Assembled Monolayer Surfaces: Surface Analysis and Selective Chemical Modification"
  87. Leah S. M. Riter, Ph. D., December 2001
    "Improving the Selectivity of Fieldable Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Targeted Analytes in Complex Matrices"
  88. W. Andy Tao, Ph. D., December 2001
    "Quantitative Measurements of Chirality and the Synthesis of Heterocycles in the Mass Spectrometer"
  89. Garth E. Patterson, Ph. D., December 2001
    "Development of a Portable Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer"
  90. Kimberly J. Koch, Ph. D. May 2002
    "Non-Covalent Interactions of Small Biological Molecules Studied by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  91. Nathan A. Wade, Ph. D. May 2002
    "Collisions of Ions with Surfaces at Hyperthermal Energies for the Chemical Analysis and Modification of Surfaces"
  92. Zheng Ouyang, Ph. D. May 2002
    "Instrumentation Development for Miniaturization of Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers and the Study of Ion/Surface Collisions"
  93. Xubin Zhang, Ph. D., December 2002
    "Thermochemical Determinations by the Kinetic Method with Direct Entropy Corrections and Gas-Phase Ion/Molecule Reactions Studied by Tandem Mass Spectrometry"
  94. Lianming Wu, Ph. D., December 2003
    "Mass Spectrometric Kinetic Method for Molecular Recognition – from Chiral Analysis to Isomeric Quantification"
  95. Hongyan Li, Ph. D., December 2003
    "Chemical Mass Shifts in Resonance Ejection Experiments in Quadrupole Ion Traps and ESI-FT-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry"
  96. Sung-chan Jo, Ph. D., May 2004
    "Surface-induced Dissociations of Hyperthermal Ions at Self-Assembled Monolayer Surfaces
  97. Yanan Peng, Ph. D., May 2004
    "Chemical Mass Shifts in Quadrupole Ion Traps, Miniature Cylindrical Ion Traps and Chiral Analysis of Amino Acids using ESI Mass Spectrometry"
  98. Jormarie Alvarez, Ph. D., December 2004
    "Distinct Collision Processes in Mass Spectrometry: Charge Inversion Reactions and Peptide Ion Soft Landing"
  99. Bogdan Gologan, Ph. D., August 2005
    "Mass Spectrometry: Metamorphosis from an Analytical Technique to a Preparative Technology
  100. Brian Carl Laughlin, Ph. D., August 2005
    "Development of High-Throughput and Miniaturized Mass Spectrometers using Miniature Cylindrical Ion Trap Mass Analyzers"
  101. Hao Chen, Ph. D., August 2005
    "Characteristic Ion/molecule Reactions in Vacuum and at Atmospheric Pressure for Selective Detection of Dangerous Substances"
  102. Sergio Nanita, Ph. D., December 2005
    "Serine Clusters Studied by Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry and their Implications for the Origin of Biomolecule Homochirality"
  103. Amy Marie Gilchriest Tabert, Ph. D., December 2005
    "Development of Multiplexed Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers for High-Throughput Analysis"
  104. Eric S. Handberg, Ph. D., May 2006
    "Atmospheric Sampling Glow Discharge Ionization (ASGDI) using a Quarter-Sized Cylindrical Ion Trap Mass Spectometer (CIT-MS) for Explosives Detection"
  105. Pengxiang Yang, Ph. D., May 2006
    "Gentle Protein Ionization Assisted by High-Velocity Gas Flow and Thermal Formation of Homochiral Serine Clusters"
  106. Guangxiang Wu, Ph. D. May 2006
    "Characterization of Rectilinear Ion Traps and Extension of an Ion Trajectory Simulation Program to Traps of Arbitary Geometry"
  107. Ismael Cotte-Rodriguez, Ph. D. August 2006
    "Atmospheric Pressure Ionization-Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry: Sensitive and Selective Detection of Explosives and Toxic Compounds"
  108. Thomas A. Blake, Ph. D. December 2006
    "Instrumentation for Preparative Mass Spectrometry"
  109. Brandy L. Young-Gqamana, Ph. D. December 2006
    "The Exploration of Gas-Phase Stereospecific Interactions in the Mass Spectrometer"
  110. Qizhi Hu, Ph. D. December 2006
    "Performance Characteristics and Resonant ac Dipolar Excitation for Ion Motion Control in the Orbitrap Mass Analyzer"
  111. Justin M. Wiseman, Ph. D. December 2006
    "Development of Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Mass Spectrometry and Its Application to Biological Tissue Analysis and Molecular Imaging"
  112. *Jason R. Green, Ph. D. August 2007
    "Kinetics and Dynamics of Isolated Clusters"
  113. Yishu Song, Ph. D., August 2007
    "Novel Mass Spectrometric Mehtodologies for In Situ Detection of Hazardous Chemical and Biological Agents"
  114. Nari Talaty, Ph. D. May 2008
    "Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Mass Spectrometry: Principles, Instrumentation and Novel Applications"
  115. Miriam P. Fico, Ph. D., May 2008
    "Development of Miniaturized and Multiplexed Ion Traps Using Novel Materials"
  116. Christopher C. Mulligan,Ph. D., May 2008
    "Design and Application of Portable Mass Spectrometers Capable of Ambient Ionization"
  117. Qingyu Song, Ph. D., December 2008
    "Development of Mass Spectrometers using Rectilinear Ion Trap Analyzers"
  118. Scott A. Smith, Ph. D. December 2008
    "Developments of Multiplexed and Miniature Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers"
  119. Marcela Nefliu, Ph. D. May 2009
    "Fundamentals and Applications of DESI-MS and Investigationson the Formation and Chiral Amplification of the Serine Octamer"
  120. Richard H. Perry, Ph. D. August 2009
    "Ion Dynamics in the Orbitrap Mass Analyzer and Investigations into the Chiral Amplification of Serine upon Sublimation".
  121. Sameer Kothaari, Ph. D. December 2009
    "Development of Multiplexed and Miniature Mass Spectrometers"
  122. Liang Gao, Ph. D. December 2009
    "Miniaturization of the Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer"
  123. Ewa Sokol, Ph. D. December 2009
    "Characterizaqtion and Optimization of a Field-Portable Mass Spectrometer for in-situ Analysis"
  124. Nathan L. Sanders, Ph. D. December 2009
    "Applications and Design Modifications for Portable Mass Spectrometers"
  125. Nicholas E. Manicke, Ph. D. December 2009
    "Development of Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (DESI-MS) for Applications in Imaging and Quantitation"
  126. Chunping Wu, Ph.D. May 2010
    "Reactive Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for In-situ Detection of Non-polar Molecules and its Applications in Chemical Imaging"
  127. Ayanna U. Jackson, Ph.D. May 2010
    "Method Development, Novel Applications and Fundamental Studies of Ambient Ionization Methods: Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) and Low Termperature Plasma (LTP) Ionization"
  128. Anthony B. Costa, Ph. D. August 2010
    "Theoretical and Statistical Solutions to Probmes in Physcial Mass Spectrometry"
  129. Jonell N. Smith, Ph. D. May 2011
    "Detecting Toxic Chemicals in Air Using Miniature Mass Spectrometers"
  130. Allison L. Dill, Ph. D. May 2011
    "Tissue Imaging Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry in Disease State Characterization"
  131. Yingyao Zhang, Ph.D. December 2011
    "Novel in situ mass Spectrometric Analysis for Biological Applications using Ambient Ionization Methods"
  132. Santosh Soparawalla, Ph. D. December 2011
    "In situ Mass Spectrometry"
  133. Guangtao Li, Ph. D. May 2012
    "Applications of Mass Spectrometry in C-C Activation and Analysis of Hydrocarbons, Process Chemistry and Ion-Surface Interactions"
  134. Abraham K. Badu-Tawiah, Ph. D. August 2012
    "Ion Generation, Ion Collection and Ionic Reactions outside the Mass Spectrometer"
  135. Livia S. Eberlin, Ph. D. August 2012
    "Developments in Ambient Mass Spectrometry Imaging and its Applications in Biomedical Research and Cancer Diagnosis"
  136. Sheran A. Oradu, Ph. D. August 2012
    "Direct Analysis of Natural Products in Plant Material using Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  137. Dahlia Campbell, Ph. D. December 2012
    "High Spatial Resolution Chemical Imaging and Accelerated Bimolecular Reactions using Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  138. Jon K. Dagleish, Ph. D. December 2012
    "Developing and Characterizing Improved Low-Temperature Plasma Probes for Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  139. Paul I. Hendricks, Ph. D. December 2013
    "Development of a Field-Portable Miniature Mass Spectrometer Designed for Iin-situ Analysis and Ion Trap Miniaturization"
  140. Joshua S. Wiley, Ph. D. December 2013
    "Instrumentation, Applications and Fundamentals of Plasma Ionization of Organic Molecules from Surfaces"
  141. Ryan D. Espy, Ph. D. May 2014
    "Fundamentals, Method Development, and Applications of Paper Spray Ioinization Mass Spectrometry"
  142. Anyin Li, Ph. D. August 2014
    "Mass Spectrometry toward Ambient Analysis, Titan Atmosphere Chemistry and Synthesis of Nanoparticles"
  143. Kevin Kerian, Ph. D. May 2015
    "Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer using Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  144. Zane Baird, Ph. D. November 2015
    "Methods and Apparati for the Manipulation and Characterization of Electrosprayed Ions under Ambient Conditions"
  145. Xin Yan, Ph. D. November 2015
    "Novel Analytical and Preparative Mass Spectrometric Methodologies in Reaction Monitoring and Acceleration"
  146. Pu Wei, Ph. D. April 2016
    "Method Development and Applications of Spray-Based Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  147. Alan K. Jarmusch, Ph. D. August 2016
    "Ambient Ionization-Mass Spectrometry: Advances toward Intrasurgical Cancer Detection"
  148. Michael S. Wleklinski, Ph. D. December 2016
    "Preparative Mass Spectrometry Applications in Nanomaterials and Organic Synthesis"
  149. Ryan M. Bain, Ph. D. May 2017
    "Monitoring of Organic Ractions with and without Accelerated Rates using Electrospray and Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  150. Christopher J. Pullium, Ph. D. May 2017
    "Mass Spectrometry Anywhere"
  151. Cedric A. D’Hue, Ph. D. August 2017
    "Screening for Cancer by Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  152. Stephen T. Ayrton, Ph. D. December 2017
    "Chemcial Reactions in the Gas Phase, Solution Phase and at Interfaces to Faciliate Mass Spectrometric Analysis and Rapid Synthesis"
  153. Caitlin E. Falcone, Ph. D. December 2017
    "Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Metabolomics and Reaction Acceleration"
  154. Karen E. Yannell, Ph. D. June 2018
    "Biofluid Analysis with Novel Targeted and Semi-targeded Mass Spectrometry Methods"
  155. Adam L. Hollerbach, Ph. D. August 2018
    "Generation, Manipulation, and Detection of Charged Droplets and Ions in the Open Air"
  156. Patrick W. Fedick, Ph. D. December 2018
    "Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Advances in Monitoring Clandestine Activities, Supporting the Warfighter, and Chemical Laboratory Education Redevelopment"
  157. Dalton T. Snyder, Ph. D. December 2018
    "One- and Two-dimensional Mass Spectrometry in a Linear Quadrupole Ion Trap"
  158. Clint M. Alfaro, Ph. D. May 2019
    "Development of Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Intraoperative Cancer Diagnostics and Surgical Margin Assessment"
  159. Fan Pu, Ph. D. December 2019
    "Mass Spectrometry at Point-of-Care: Simple Yet Powerful Solutions for Better Health"
  160. Kiran Iyer, Ph. D. December 2019
    "Microdroplets: Chemistry, Applications and Manipulation Using Ionization Sources and Mass Spectrometry"
  161. David Logsdon, Ph. D. December 2019
    "High-Throughput Organic Reaction Screening Using Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  162. Zhuoer Xie, Ph. D. August 2020
    "Accelerating the Throughput of Mass Spectrometry Analysis by Advanced Workflow and Instrumentation"
  163. Tsdale Mehari, Ph. D. August 2020
    "Mechanistic Probing of Compounds of Biological and Pharmaceutical Interest by Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
  164. Yangjie Li, Ph. D. August 2021
    "Reaction Acceleration at Interfaces Studied by Mass Spectrometry"
  165. Robert Schrader, Ph. D. August 2021
    "Fundamentals and Applications of Ion Mobility Using 3D Printed Devices"
  166. Xingshuo Chen, Ph. D. November 2021
    "Mass Spectrometry for Reaction Monitoring and Reaction Acceleration"
  167. Lucas Szalwinski, Ph. D. May 2022
    "Two-dimensional Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Instrumentation and Application"
  168. Hannah Brown, Ph. D. May 2022
    "Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Intraoperative and High-throughput Brain Cancer Diagnostics"
  169. Rong Chen, Ph. D. September 2022
    "Mass Spectrometry to Characterize Significant Processes: From Chiral Enrichment to Disease Metabolism"
  170. Sangeeta Pandey, Ph. D. October 2022
    "Miniature Mass Spectrometer Based Point-Of-Care Methods for Analysis of Biofluids"
  171. Nicolás M. Morato, Ph. D. August 2023
    "Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry for High-throughput Bioanalysis"
  172. Lingqi Qiu, Ph. D. August 2023
    "Unraveling Reaction Acceleration in Microdroplets: Exploring Unique Chemistry at the Gas/Solution Interface"
  173. Saquib Rahman, Ph. D. August 2023
    "Ambient Electrostatics of Ions and Charged Microdroplets Produced via Nanoelectrospray Ionization"
  174. L. Edwin Gonzalez, Ph. D. December 2023
    “Multi-dimensional Mass Spectrometry, Microbes and the Demons Amongst them: Analysis of Microorganisms by Two-Dimensional Tandem Mass Spectrometry”
  175. Yanyang Hu, Ph. D. December 2024
    “Accelerating Mass Spectrometric Analysis: from Ionization to Data Interpretation”
  176. Kai-Hung Huang, Ph. D. December 2024
    “Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Reactions: Synthesis, Analysis, and Applications”
  177. Dylan T. Holden, Ph. D. May 2025
    “Fundamental and Applied Studies of Accelerated Chemical Synthesis and Complex Mixture Analysis by Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry”
  178. My Phuong Thi (Phoebe) Le, Ph. D. May 2025
    “Data-Driven Mass Spectrometry for Small Molecule Analysis: High-Throughput Desorption Electrospray Ionization and Two-Dimensional Tandem Mass Spectrometry”

 

M.S. Theses

  1. Elena Soltero-Rigau, M.S., December 1976
    Barbiturate Analysis by Kinetic Energy Spectrometry
  2. Hans Grade, M.S., December 1977
    Cationization of Organic Molecules by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
  3. David M. Fedor, M.S., August 1979
    The Energetics of Collision-Induced Dissociation Using Angle-Resolved Mass Spectrometry
  4. Jeffrey S. Sweatlock, M.S., December 1987
    Natural Product Analysis by Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  5. Scott J. Bauer, M.S., August 1992
    Analysis of Trace Level Organic Pollutants in Water by Membrane Introduction Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry
  6. Taufika Islam, M.S., August 2002
    Proton Affinity of Deuterated Acetonitrile Estimated by the Kinetic Method with Full Entropy Analysis
  7. Michael P. Goodwin, M.S. December 2008
    "Development of Mass Spectrometric Methods for Catalystic Studies"
  8. Aliah C. Dugas, M.S. August 2009
    "Hyperthermal Cesium Ion Initiated Reactions on a Copper Foil Surface"
  9. Harmeet Kaur Chohan, M.S. August 2024
    “Profiling Phosphatidyletheanol Analogs in Dried Blood Spot Samples using Quadrupole IonTrap Mass Spectrometry”

*Indicates jointly advised student

+Pro forma advisor after death of B. S. Freiser