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Professional Information

Honors and Awards

Academic Achievement Award , 2006, IUP

Andrews Fellowship, 2007, Purdue

Member, The National Scholars Honor Society, 2008

Research Interests

Ion Chemistry at Atmospheric Pressure Conditions

Fundamental
o Ion Thermochemistry
o Mechanism of Ambient Sample Ionization
o Ambient Ion Soft Landing
o Ion Internal Energy Deposition in Ambient
ionization: Behavior of Molecular Thermometers

Application
o Preparative Mass Spectrometry (Ambient)
o DESI Extension to “Difficult” Compounds
- Reverse Phase DESI
- Surfactants in DESI
- Charge Labeling through Reactive DESI

Instrumentation
o Implementation of Ion Soft landing at Atmospheric
Pressure Conditions
o Surface Patterning

Education

PhD Student, 2007 to present, Purdue

MS Chemistry, 2007, IUP

BSc. Chemistry, KNUST- Ghana

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