Former Researchers

Jamie Bloemer - B.S. Chemistry 2023 - URCA Assistant, worked on lead method development for the ETA instrument with multiple atomization rates

Abbigayle Hedrick - B.S. Chemistry 2022 - URCA Associate, developed methods to analyze indigo dyes and fibers from traditionally produced textiles using IR and Raman microscopy and HPLC

Isabelle Clark - M.S. Chemistry 2021 - worked with a thioether functionalized vegetable oil developed by the USDA NCAUR to identify its properties for elemental preconcentration for ICP-OES methods

Molly Walker - B.S. Chemistry 2021 - URCA Associate, created and completed a project to characterize the effectiveness of tabletop water pitcher filters for improving the quality of SIUE drinking water as an alternative to bottled water.

Olivia Daube - M.S. Chemistry 2020 - worked on the characterization of drinking water in the St. Louis metropolitan area by ICP-OES and classical water methods

Sunny Winker - B.S. Chemistry 2019 - URCA assistant, worked on the characterization of Illinois and Missouri wines by ICP-OES and Raman spectroscopy

Sydney Wellen - B.S. Chemistry 2019 - worked on nickel atomization matrix effects with the ETA

Wesley Lebegue - B.S. Chemistry 2017 - worked on modifiers for chromium for the ETA

Kevin Hummel - B.S. Chemistry 2017 - URCA assistant, worked on chromium method development with multiple atomization rates

Morgan DeWall - B.S. Chemistry 2017 - worked on nickel modifier methods for the ETA

Marwah Abdulateef - M.S. 2016 - worked on manganese method development for serum samples on the ETA

Bobby Douglas - B.S. Chemistry 2016 - worked on nickel and chromium methods for the ETA

Stephen Kukielski - B.S. Chemistry 2016 - URCA assistant, worked on high-speed atomization methods of cadmium

Thomas Blanchard - M.S. 2015 - worked on the “return of the pulsed plasma” project

Andrew Beach - M.S. 2015 - worked on the “return of the pulsed plasma” project

Aryashree Poudyal - M.S. 2015 - worked on copper pyrolysis chemistry on the ETA

Reema Shakya - M.S. 2014 - worked on ETAAS simultaneous copper and zinc detection methods

Leah Douglas - M.S. 2014 - worked on chemical modifiers and pyrolysis chemistry for lead analysis on the ETA

Harriett Oppong - M.S. - 2014 worked on power delivery modes of the ETA for nickel analysis

Aldo Flores-Castro - B.S. Chemistry 2014 - worked on cadmium chemical modifiers for the ETA

Rachel Kurzeja - B.S. Chemistry 2014 - worked on cadmium quantitation methods for the ETA

Robert Mackin B.S. Chemistry 2013 - URCA assistant worked on chemometric models for identifying pottery sherds by IR microscopy

Paige Wallace - M.S. 2013 - worked on power delivery modes of the ETA for lead analysis, and temperature measurement

Derek Poci - M.S. 2012 - worked on understanding interferences of lead analysis using a prototype power supply on the WETA

Sean Hudson - M.S. 2012 - worked with matrix interferences in nickel analysis for the tungsten electrothermal atomizer

Jacob Heacock - B.S. Chemistry 2012 - URCA assistant, worked on identifying matrix modifiers for cadmium analysis on the WETA.

Amanda Osterhage - B.A. Chemistry 2011 - URCA assistant worked on paint digestion methods

Bryan Lada - volunteer researcher (Summer 2011) from Missouri Baptist University worked on solvent matrix bias in lead calibration and analysis of real, field samples

Chris Edmiston - URCA assistant (Spring 2010) from Electrical Engineering built a new, intelligent power supply for the electrothermal atomizer. As a Masters student Chris worked on version 2 of the power supply

Bright (L. K. Bright) - M.S. 2010 - Developed a method for room-temperature digestion of paints for atomic absorption/emission analysis including the electrothermal atomizer

Adam Grandidier - B.S. Chemistry 2010 - worked on the computational model of the theta-pinch discharge

Carrie McNeal - B.S. Fall 2009 - URCA assistant who worked on the tungsten ETA as a tool for art conservation

Lance Spinnie - Spring 2009 - (B.S. Physics) provided programming for an improved electromagnetic model for pulsed discharges and various good advice