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Christine A. Hughey, Ph.D.

Chemistry

Department of Chemistry
Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

Phone: (714) 628-7346
Fax: (714) 532-6048
Email: hughey@chapman.edu
Curriculum Vitae		     

Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, General Chemistry, Lecture and Labs, Chapman University 2003-present
Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry Lab, Chapman University Fall 2003
Assistant Professor, Quantitative Analysis, Lecture and Labs, Chapman University
  • Developed a new curriculum for labs and lecture
    		•  Fall 2002
    Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry Labs, Florida State University
  • Taught basic organic laboratory techniques and administered grades
    		•  1999
    Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry Labs, Florida State University
  • Prepared “pre-lab” lectures, supervised labs and administered grades
  • Tutored general chemistry laboratory students
    		•  1998
    Degrees Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
    Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry with petrochemical and environmental concentrations, June 2002

    Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA
    B.S. in Chemistry; Minor in Writing, May 1998
    Honors/Awards
    Received Honorable Mention for a competitive graduate fellowship, ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry 2002
    Invited talk to ACS student affiliate chapter at Berry College (alma mater) 2002
    Graduate Student Award presented by the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) in recognition of outstanding research in the field of spectroscopy. Award received at the Federation of Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy Societies Conference (FACSS), Detroit, MI 2001
    Student Poster Award presented by SAS at FACSS, Detroit, MI 2001
    One of 10 analytical graduate students selected from nation’s top chemistry departments for the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Award, Dow Chemical Corporation 2001
    Hoffman Teaching Merit Fellowship, Florida State University 1998-1999
    Professional Affiliations
    American Chemical Society since 1995
    American Society for Mass Spectrometry since 1999
    Society for Applied Spectroscopy since 2001
    Research Experience Assistant Professor, Chapman University, Fall 2002-present
    Areas of research with undergraduates include:
    • Isolation of crude oil degrading bacteria from petroleum impacted soils
    • Detection/quantitation of pharmaceuticals in the environment—the use of chemical tracers to monitor human pollution in local waterways
      • Area of research with masters students include:
    • Detection/quantitation of off-flavors in irradiated foods by GC/MS
    Graduate Research Associate with Dr. Alan G. Marshall, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 1999-2002
    Areas of research (which center around the analysis of polar molecules) include:
    • Geochemical differentiation of crude oils by use of electrospray (ESI) Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS), a collaboration with ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, Annadale, NJ
    • Elemental compositional analysis of complex coal extracts by ESI FT-ICR MS
    • Determination of carbon distributions and elemental compositions of asphaltenes and heavy crude oils by use of positive and/or negative ion ESI FT-ICR MS, a collaboration with ExxonMobil Research & Engineering
    • Determination of hydrotreatment efficiency by elemental compositional analysis of processed and unprocessed diesel fuel, a collaboration with Haldor Tapsoe A/S, Lyngby, Denmark
    • Kendrick mass analysis
    Research Grants
    American Chemical Society Petroleum Reasearch Fund Type G grant ($35,000) for “Alteration of carboxylic acids in crude oil by biodegradation and photooxidation: A mechanistic study with geochemical, petrochemical and environmental relevance.” (2 years) 2004-2006
    NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant ($189,772) for “Acquisition of a liquid chromatograph ion trap tandem mass spectrometer for chemistry research” (2 years) 2003-2005
    Community Partnering Program grant ($5,000) from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for “Chemical tracers in urban run-off: Determination of anthropogenic input to waterways” (1 year) 2003-2004
    Faculty Scholarly/Creative grant ($2,000) from Chapman University for “Carboxylic acids: Molecular monitors of crude oil biodegradation” (1 year) 2003
    Select Presentations Hughey, C. A.; Rodgers, R. P.; Hendrickson, C. L.; Marshall, A. G.; Qian, K.; Robbins, W. K. “Selective Ionization, Resolution and Chemical Identification of Naphthenic Acids and Neutral Nitrogen Compounds in Heavy Petroleum Crude by Negative Ion Electrospray FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry,” Proc. 49th Amer. Soc. for Mass Spectrom. Annual Conf. on Mass Spectrometry & Allied Topics, Chicago, IL, May 2001.

    Hughey, C. A.; Rodgers, R. P.; Blumer, E. N.; Freitas, M. A.; Marshall, A. G. "Identification and Weathering of Arson Accelerants and Hydrocarbon Fuels in Complex Matrices by Electron Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry," Proc. 48th Amer. Soc. for Mass Spectrom. Annual Conf. on Mass Spectrometry & Allied Topics, Long Beach, CA, June 2000.
    Select Posters Hughey, C.A.; Rodgers, R.P.; Marshall, A.G.; Walters, C.C.; Qian, K. “Effects of thermal maturity on the distribution of acidic polars in crude oils revealed by negative ion ESI FT-ICR MS." Proc. 51st Amer. Soc. for Mass Spectrom. Annual Conf. on Mass Spectrometry & Allied Topics, Montreal, Canada, June 2003.

    Hughey, C.A.; deBruyn, W.; Gerlach, L.; Balauro, J. “Chemical tracers in urban runoff: Determination of anthropogenic input to waterways by GC/MS.” 2003 Southern California ACS Undergraduate Research Conference, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, April 2003.

    Hughey, C. A.; Rodgers, R. P.; Marshall, A. G.; Kuangnan, Q.; Robbins, W. K. “A Glimpse into History: Geochemical Differentiation of Crude Oils through the Selective Ionization and Identification of NSO Compounds by Electrospray Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry,” Proc. 50th Amer. Soc. for Mass Spectrom. Annual Conf. on Mass Spectrometry & Allied Topics, Orlando, FL, June 2002.

    Hughey, C. A.; Rodgers, R. P.; Hendrickson, C. L.; Marshall, A. G.; Qian, K.; Robbins, W. K. “Resolution and Chemical Identification of Components in Petrochemicals by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry,” 28th Annual Conf. of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Detroit, MI, October 2001. Award winning poster
    Referred Publications Hughey, C.A.; Rodgers, R.P.; Marshall, A.G.; Walters, C.C.; Qian, K.; Mankiewicz, P. “Acidic and neutral polar NSO compounds in Smackover oils of different thermal maturity revealed by electrospray high field Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry." Organic Geochemistry, submitted June 2003 for peer review, accepted.

    Wu, Z.; Jernström, S.; Hughey, C. A. Rodgers, R. P.; Marhsall, A. G. “Resolution of 10,000 Compositionally Distinct Components in Polar Coal Extracts by Negative-Ion Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry,” Energy & Fuels 2003, 17, 946-953.

    Hughey, C. A.; Rodgers, R. P.; Marshall, A. G. “Resolution of 11,000 Chemically Distinct Components in a Single Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrum of Crude Oil,” Anal. Chem., 2002, 74, 4145-4149.

    Hughey, C. A.; Rodgers, R. P.; Marshall, A. G.; Qian, K.; Robbins, W. K. “Identification of Acidic NSO Compounds in Crude Oils of Different Geochemical Origins by Negative-Ion Electrospray Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry,” Org. Geochem., 2002, 33, 743-759.

    Qian, K.; Robbins, W. K.; Hughey, C. A.; Cooper, H. J.; Rodgers, R. P.; Marshall, A. G. “Resolution and Identification of 3000 Crude Acids in Heavy Petroleum by Negative-Ion Microelectrospray High-Field Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry,” Energy and Fuels, 2001, 15, 1505-1511.

    Hughey, C. A.; Hendrickson, C. L.; Rodgers, R. P.; Marshall, A. G.; Qian, K. "Kendrick Mass Defect Spectrum: A Compact Visual Analysis for Ultrahigh-Resolution Broadband Mass Spectra," Anal. Chem., 2001, 73, 4676-4681.

    Hughey, C. A.; Hendrickson, C. L.; Rodgers, R. P.; Marshall, A. G. “Elemental Compositional Analysis of Processed and Unprocessed Diesel Fuel by Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry,” Energy and Fuels, 2001, 15, 1186-1193.

    Breton, G. W.; Shugart, J. H.; Hughey, C. A.; Perala, S. M.; Hicks, A. D. “Synthesis of ?1-1,2-Diazetines via a Diels Alder Cyloaddition Approach,” Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 3185-3187.

    Breton, G. W.; Shugart, J. H.; Hughey, C. A.; Conrad, B. P.; Perala, S. M. “Use of Cyclic Allylic Bromides in the Zinc-Mediated Aqueous Barbier-Grignard Reaction,” Molecules, 2001, 6, 655-662.

    Breton, G. W.; Hughey, C. A.; “Grignard-like Reactions in Water”, J. Chem. Educ., 1998, 75, 85.
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