Aston Labs

Professional Information

Honors and Awards

• Procter and Gamble Fellowship, 1992-93.
• U. S. Department of Education Fellowship, 1991-92.
• McElvain Scholar Award, University of Wisconsin, 1987-88.
• Elected to Sigma Xi, Scientific Honorary Society, 1987.
• National Merit Scholar, Carleton College, 1983-87.
• Rotary International Youth Exchange Student to Hanover, Germany, 1981-82.

Research Interests

• Mass spectrometry
• Physical chemistry
• Ion motion and control in static and time-varying electric fields
• Miniaturized mass spectrometers and instrumentation
• Trace analysis, environmental chemistry
• Gas phase ion-molecule chemistry
• Chemometrics
• Spectroscopy

Education

• Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994.
• B.A. Chemistry, magna cum laude, Carleton College, 1987.

Publications (outside the group)

• M. E. Zorn, R. J. Noll, M. A. Anderson, W. C. Sonzogni, "In-line catalytic purification of carbon dioxide used in analytical-scale supercritical fluid extraction," Technical Note to Anal. Chem., 72, 631 (2000).
• M. Blomberg, S. S. Yi, R. J. Noll, J. C. Weisshaar, "Gas-phase Ni⁺(²D_5/2) + n-C₄H₁₀ reaction dynamics in real time: experiment and statistical modeling based on density functional theory," J. Phys. Chem. A, 103, 7254 (1999).
• R. J. Noll, M. E. Zorn, J. Mathew, W. C. Sonzogni, "Interfering contaminants in carbon dioxide solvent used in the supercritical fluid extraction of polychlorinated biphenyls," J. Chromatography A, 799, 259 (1998).
• R. J. Noll, S. S. Yi, J. C. Weisshaar, " Bimolecular Ni+ (²D_5/2) + C₃H₈ reaction dynamics in real time," J. Phys. Chem. A, 102, 386 (1998).
• R. J. Noll, M. E. Zorn, W. C. Sonzogni, "Negative chromatographic peaks with oxygen doped electron capture detection of polychlorinated biphenyls," Communication to J. Chromatography A, 775, 368 (1997).
• J.R. Mohrig, J.S. Jacobs, R.J. Noll, "Synthesis of stereospecifically-deuterated beta-acetoxy ketones," Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc., 211:540-CHED Part 1, MAR 24 (1996).
• R. J. Noll, J. C. Weisshaar, "Bimolecular collisions in real time: Ni+ (²D_5/2) + C₄H₁₀ elimination reactions," Communication to J. Am. Chem. Soc., 116, 10288 (1994).
• S. D. Hanton, R. J. Noll, J. C. Weisshaar, "Electronic state-specific transition metal cation chemistry: Fe+ + C₃H₈ and n-C₄H₁₀," J. Chem. Phys., 96, 5176 (1992).
• S. D. Hanton, R. J. Noll, J. C. Weisshaar, "Resonant two-photon ionization of atomic Fe: Electronic branching fractions and state-resolved photoelectron angular distributions," J. Chem. Phys., 96, 5165 (1992).
• R. J. Noll, L. Ochalla, J. C. Weisshaar, "Technique for covering large apertures in ion optics with electroformed metal mesh," Letter to Rev. Sci. Instrum., 62, 246 (1991).
• S. D. Hanton, R. J. Noll, J. C. Weisshaar, "Spin-orbit level effect on Fe+ + C₃H₈ total reaction cross section at 0.22 eV," Letter to J. Phys. Chem., 94, 5655 (1990).
• R. W. Ramette, R. Z. Harris, A. A. Bengali, R. J. Noll, "Redox reaction rates using potentiostatic coulometry," Anal. Chem., 59, 154 (1987).