Graduate Alumni

  • Kayla Naas
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Summer 2019

    Masters Thesis: Assessing Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Conventional Wastewater Treatment and Ultraviolet-Peracetic Acid Advanced Oxidation Process and Development of a Comprehensive Analytical Method for the Quantification of Veterinary Antimicrobials Spanning Several Livestock Industries

    Job:  Freelance Scientific Illustrator and Academic Editor, Research Square Co. (Ashville, NC)

  • Tyler Scheving
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Winter 2019

    Masters Thesis: Colorimetric Determination of the Antioxidant Strengths of Various Garlic Forms to Measure their Potential as Anticancer Agents

    Job: Head Cross Country/Track Coach, Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)

  • Becky Wombacher
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Winter 2019

    Masters Thesis: Analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Hormones in Urine and Environmental Samples via Liquid and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

    Job: QC Technical Resources Specialist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Rensselaer, NY)

  • Lucia Nitsch - Velasquez
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Winter 2018

    Ph.D. Thesis: Bioprospecting Three Plants from the Tropical Rainforest as Potential Antimicrobial Adjuvants

    Job: Vice-president/Director R&D Department at PERA (Proyectos Educativos Regionales de Autoayuda) (Guatemala)

  • Ping HE
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Summer 2018

    Ph.D. Thesis: Development of mass spectromergy based methods and sample preparation strategies for the analysis of pesticides, hormones, metals, and biomarkers of endocrine disruption in the environment

    Job: Director of Analytical Chemistry, JenKem Technology (China)

  • Jerod Hurst
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Summer 2018

    Ph. D. Thesis: Comprehensive evaluation of dairy manure management strategies for the removal of antimicrobials and spread of antimicrobial resistance genes

    Job: Senior Scientist, Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)

  • Rachel Mullen
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Summer 2018

    Ph. D. Thesis: Tracing pharmaceuticals from urine through wastewater treatment plants and assessment of their potential transfer to edible crops

    Job: Staff Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (Albany, NY)

  • Randolph Singh
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Summer 2017

    Ph.D. Thesis: Many doors, one key: addressing ecotoxicological, engineering, environmental, and toxicological questions using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry

    Job:  Assistant Professor, Columbia University (New York, NY )

  • Deena Butryn
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Summer 2017

    Ph.D. Thesis: Investigation of sample preparation methods for the analysis of PBDE and metabolite accumulation in humans using gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

    Job: Deputy to Coronavirus Response Official, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, GA)

  • Elizabeth Mullin
    4/24/24

    Graduated: Summer 2017

    Ph.D. Thesis: Assessing metal accumulation in biological systems and the transformations of trace organic contaminants in the environment using mass spectrometric methods

    Job:   Research Scientist, Dept. of Health, New York State (Albany, NY)