Dr. Murray V. Johnston

Principal Investigator

B.S., Bucknell University

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

mvj@udel.edu

Joseph Klems

5th year graduate student

B.S., University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

jklems@udel.edu

M. Ross Pennington

5th year graduate student

B.S., Drexel University

mrpenn@udel.edu

Bryan Bzdek

4th year graduate student

B.S., Bucknell University

bbzdek@udel.edu

Joseph DePalma

3rd year graduate student

M.S., Sacred Heart University

B.S., Sacred Heart University

jdepalma@udel.edu

Julia Eichhorn

2nd year graduate student

B.S., University of Scranton

jeich@udel.edu

Andrew Horan

2nd year graduate student

B.S., University of Pittsburgh

ahoran211@yahoo.com

Recent Johnston Group Members

Group Member

At the University of Delaware

Before the University of Delaware

After the University of Delaware

Martha M. Vestling

Senior Research

Fellow 1995-1996

Postdoc, University of Maryland

Director of Mass Spectrometry,

University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)

M. Kirk Green

Postdoc 1997-1998

Ph.D., UC Davis

Director of Mass Spectrometry,

McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario )

David Kane

Postdoc 1998-2001

Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Research Scientist,

Philip Morris Company (Richmond, VA)

Cheryl Blasie

Postdoc 1999-2001

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Research Scientist,

Centocor (Horsham, PA)

Qin-Tang (Tanya) Shang

Postdoc 2001-2003

Ph.D., University of Washington

Research Scientist,

Wyeth Biopharma (Cambridge, MA)

Adrienne Clements

Postdoc 2003-2004

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Research Scientist,

Centocor (Horsham, PA)

Michael Tolocka

Postdoc 2001-2005

Postdoc, EPA

Research Scientist,

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Shenyi Wang

Postdoc 2002-2006

Postdoc, Cleveland State

Research Scientist,

Sepax Technologies (Newark, DE)

Phillip Ross

Ph.D. 1995

B.S., University of Waterloo

Research Scientist,

Applied Biosystems (Foster City, CA)

Peter Carson

Ph.D. 1996

B.S., Bucknell University

Application Manager,

Richland Glass Company (Vineland, NJ )

Bashir Mansoori

Ph.D. 1996

B.S., University of Karachi, Pakistan

Research Scientist,

Quest Pharmaceuticals (Newark, DE)

Kenneth Neubauer

Ph.D. 1997

B.S., Colgate University

Research Scientist,

Perkin Elmer Corporation (Wellesley, MA)

Catherine Bentzley

Ph.D. 1997

B.S., St. Joseph's University

Professor,

University of the Sciences

in Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)

David Zoller

Ph.D. 1999

B.S., Virginia Tech

Research Scientist,

General Electric Plastics (Evansville, IN)

Wilmin Bartolini

Ph.D. 1999

B.S., McDaniel College

Principal Investigator,

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals(Cambridge, MA)

Eric Van Ingen

M.S. 2000

B.S., Virginia Tech

Research Scientist,

Quest Pharmaceuticals (Newark, DE)

Derek Lake

Ph.D. 2003

B.S., Lindenwood University

Research Scientist,

General Electric Plastics (Evansville, IN)

Frederick Cox

Ph.D. 2003

B.S., Loyola College

Research Scientist,

Battelle (Aberdeen, MD)

Berk Oktem

Ph.D. 2003

B.S., Bogazici University, Turkey

Research Scientist,

Masstech, Inc (Columbia, MD)

Ann Snellinger-O'Brien

Ph.D. 2007

B.S., Sacred Heart University

Research Scientist,

Merck (Ft. Washington, PA)

Feng Zhou

Ph.D. 2007

B.S., Fudan University

Postdoctoral Scholar,

Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA)

Joy Ginter

Ph.D. 2008

B.A., Franklin and Marshall College

Research Chemist,

Forensic Analytical Center (Aberdeen, MD)

Matthew Dreyfus

Ph.D. 2008

B.A., College of Wooster

Research Scientist,

Consumer Products Safety Commission (Gaithersburg, MD)

Melissa Reinard

Ph.D. 2008

B.S., Franklin and Marshall College

Research Scientist,

U.S. Army (Aberdeen, MD)

Julie Lloyd

Ph.D. 2009

B.A., College of Wooster

Assistant Professor of Chemistry,

Kutztown University (Kutztown, PA)

Katie Heaton

Ph.D. 2009

B.S., University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Senior Applications Specialist,

Phoenix S&T (Chester, PA)

Kouame Adou

Ph.D. 2010

M.S., Michigan State University

Research Scientist,
Hormel Foods (Austin, MN)

Thomas Saul

Ph.D. 2010

B.A., McDaniel College

Research Scientist,

Masstech, Inc (Columbia, MD)

Yuqian Gao

Ph.D. 2011

B.S., Peking University

Postdoctoral Researcher,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA)

Christopher Zordan

Ph.D. 2011

B.S., University of Delaware

Research Investigator,

Bristol-Myers Squibb (New

Brunswick, NJ)

Wiley Hall

Ph.D. 2011

B.S., University of Maryland

Research Chemist,

U.S. Department of Agriculture (Fresno, CA)