Heidi Wins Poster Award at ISIMS
Dr. Chouinard and Heidi attended the International Society for Ion Mobility Spectrometry (ISIMS) in Miami Beach and Heidi was recognized with one of the Best Student Poster awards. Congrats Heidi!
A few updates from the team
Three Undergrads Honored at Chemistry Departmental Awards Ceremony
Three Undergrads Honored at Chemistry Departmental Awards Ceremony On Friday, April 12th, the Clemson Chemistry Department hosted its annual Honors and Awards Event. The Chouinard Group was well represented, with three undergrad students taking home well-deserved awards! Undergraduate Awards in Analytical Chemistry: Copeland Johnson Chemistry Faculty Award: Walker Hodges Warwick Chemical Foundation Award in Chemistry: Breland Jones Congratulations…
Walker Hodges Named College of Science “Outstanding Undergraduate in Discovery”
Walker Hodges Named College of Science “Outstanding Undergraduate in Discovery” Walker Hodges, a chemistry major in the Chouinard Research Group, has established himself as a leader in the reactions subgroup performing reactions on different isomeric compounds. One application of this research is to help provide analysis for organizations like the World Anti-Doping Agency to prevent…
Shadrack Successfully Defends Masters Thesis
Shadrack Wilson Lucas successfully defended his Masters thesis, titled “Using ion mobility mass spectrometry in conjunction with derivatization methods to enhance the separation of different steroid isomers” on Friday, April 5. Congratulations, Shadrack!
Separation and Characterization of Synthetic Cannabinoid Metabolite Isomers Using SLIM High-Resolution Ion Mobility-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HRIM-MS/MS)
Separation and Characterization of Synthetic Cannabinoid Metabolite Isomers Using SLIM High-Resolution Ion Mobility-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HRIM-MS/MS) Ralph Aderorho, Shadrack Wilson Lucas, and Christopher D. Chouinard* J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2024, 35, 3, 582–589 Publication Date: February 15, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1021/jasms.3c00419 Synthetic cannabinoids, a subclass of new psychoactive substances (NPS), are laboratory-made substances that are chemically similar to…
Determining protonation site in fentanyl protomers using ion mobility-aligned MS/MS fragmentation
Determining protonation site in fentanyl protomers using ion mobility-aligned MS/MS fragmentation Ralph Aderorho and Christopher D. Chouinard Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 2024, 496, 117185 Publication Date: December 14, 2023 Drug overdoses in the United States totalled over 100,000 in 2022, with an estimated 68 % of those being attributed to illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs). Their ease and low…