Research Group Members
Current Members
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Dissertation: Characterization of polar carbonaceous PM using liquid and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry.
Awards: Received EPSCoR DDA "Characterization of Polar Carbonaceous PM Using Liquid and gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry". Departmental Severson award.
Currently at Zentiva (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Dissertation: Investigating the heterogeneous chemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other organic species in atmospheric aerosols
Awards: EPSCoR DDA "The Role of Vaporization within Atmospheric Processes". Travel award to the meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau Germany. Severson Graduate Research Scholarship.
Currently at Thermo Fisher Scientific
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- tyson.berg@UND.edu
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“Oxidation reactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and determination with chromatography with mass spectrometry.” 2017
Chem 492 (3 credits) and AS undergraduate research creativity award drone sampling research.
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Research on hydroxylation of lignin
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- logand_us@yahoo.com
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Project: "Evaluation of lignin re-polymerization". June 2016 - August 2016.
“Investigation of repolymerization of lignin and its degradation products.” Summer 2016
Currently at Turtle Mountain Community College.
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- jasmine.kreft@UND.edu
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Projects:
AURA "Valuable Renewable Chemicals from Thermal Hydrotreatment of Lignin" May 2015– May 2016
Carbon-based analysis for characterization of lignin". June 2015 - August 2020.
Currently at the EERC, UND.
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Projects: "Lignin hydrotreatment and analysis".
“Characterization of lignin and its degradation products using size/exclusion chromatography with mass spectrometry." Summer 2016