June 2019
The Dorman Lab Attends the American Society for Mass Spectroscopy Conference 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Frank presented “Analysis of Environmental Contaminants in the Susquehanna River” at the Leco Breakfast seminar on Monday.
May 2019
The Dorman Lab Attends the 43st International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography & the 16th GCxGC Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas.
Kyra, Conner, Roman and Paige all presented at the conference. Congratulations to Paige on her first conference talk!
Congratulations to Sarah, Samantha and Callan for Graduating!
The Dorman lab is proud to announce recently minted Forensics M.P.S Sarah Stratton and Samantha Jarvis! Sarah is working at the Vermont State Crime Lab in Waterbury, Vermont. The lab also celebrates Callan Glover earning her B.S. in Geosciences. Callan will be pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Nevada.
March 2019
The Dorman Lab Attends Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Frank, Kyra, Conner, Roman, Paige, Sarah and Samantha attended. Roman, Sarah and Samantha presented their research.
January 2019
The Dorman Lab Attends 10th Multidimensional Chromatography Workshop in Liege, Belgium.
Kyra and Roman presented their research.
October 2018
The Dorman Lab Says Farewell to Benedikt.
Postdoctoral Scholar Benedikt Weggler completes his stay in the Dorman Lab. Benedikt will be working as a Post Doc in Jef Focant’s lab at the University of Liege.
Dr. Dorman attends The 2nd Annual Responsible Shale Extraction Symposium at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Frank presented “Understanding the Science of Environmental Impact from Shale-Gas Operations.”
August 2018
The Dorman Lab Says Farewell to Beate.
Postdoctoral Scholar Beate Gruber completes her stay in the Dorman Lab. Beate will be joining the Research Institute for Chromatography in Kortrijk, Belgium.
June 2018
Congratulations to Paulina for Earning her Ph.D.!
The Dorman lab is proud to announce recently minted Chemistry Ph.D. Student Paulina Piotrowski! Paulina will be joining the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD.
The Dorman Lab Attends DioXin 2018- 38th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants & 10th International PCB Symposium in Krakow, Poland.
Conner presented “Kovats and Lee’s Retention Indices for the Characterization of Dioxins and PCBs.”
The Dorman Lab Attends INEF 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Kyra presented “An Investigation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Wastewater: Characterization and Identification of Benzotriazole Derivatives by GCXGC-TOFMS.”
May 2018
Paper Accepted into Trends in Analytical Chemistry.
Congratulations to Beate, Bene, Paulina, Kyra and Roman on the publication of “Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography in forensic science: A critical review of recent trends.”
The Dorman Lab Attends the 42st International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography & the 15th GCxGC Symposium in Riva del Garda, Italy.
Frank, Bene, Beate, Kyra and Roman presented in the GCxGC Symposium. Roman was awarded the Richard Sacks Best Poster Award.
April 2018
Congratulations to Kendra for Passing her Final Presentation!
The Dorman lab is proud to announce recently minted Forensics M.P.S Kendra Prutton! Kendra will be pursuing her Ph.D. in Toxicology at University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus.
August 2017
Dorman Lab Welcomes Dr. Beate Gruber
The Dorman lab is excited to welcome our new post-doc Dr. Beate Gruber! Beate completed her PhD at the University of Rostock in Germany studying the development and optimization of non- and minimally invasive methods for the monitoring volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in body fluids and breath.
July 2017
Congratulations to Conner, Kyra, and Roman for Passing their Comprehensive Exam!
June 2017
Dorman Lab beats the Bevilacqua Lab in a friendly soccer match!
May 2017
Paulina and Frank attend the 41st International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography & the 14th GCxGC Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas.
Frank and Paulina presented in the GCxGC Symposium. We also reunited with a Sarah Prebihalo, a Dorman Lab alumna over dinner with the Synovec Lab.
April 2017
Dorman Lab Welcomes Dr. Benedikt Weggler
The Dorman lab is excited to welcome our new post-doc Dr. Benedikt Weggler! Bene completed his PhD at the University of Rostock in Germany focusing on non-targeted analysis of anthropogenic pollutants. In the Dorman group he hopes to expand his expertise in environmental samples and share his knowledge in data reduction.
March 2017
Kyra receives the NSF GRFP Honorable Mention! Congratulations Kyra!
Dorman Lab at Pittcon
Paulina, Kyra, Becca, Callan, Roman, Conner, and Sarah attended Pittcon in Chicago, IL. Everyone gave great presentations and attended the Separations Community Mixer and a networking event sponsored by LECO.
2C Paper Accepted into Forensic Science International! Congratulations to Maura on the publication of the “Analysis of Synthetic Phenethylamine Street Drugs Using Direct Sample Analysis Coupled to Accurate Mass Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry”
February 2017
Sarah Attends the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Scientific Meeting
Sarah traveled to festive New Orleans to present a poster on her research at AAFS. She enjoyed the fantastic cuisine and networking opportunities.
January 2017
8th Multidimensional Chromatography Workshop
Roman, Conner, Kyra, and Paulina traveled to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change in Toronto, ON for the 8th Annual Multidimensional Chromatography Workshop. Roman, Kyra, and Paulina gave great talks on their work.
October 2016:
Join Becca for a Gerstel Webinar on October 26th! Becca will be talking about her exciting research in cannabis chemistry.
September, 2016:
ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium
Becca and Christine presented their summer research at the ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium . Congratulations on a job well done!
August 2016:
DIOXIN 2016 Firenze
Dorman Lab was well represented at the 2016 Dioxin Conference in beautiful Florence, Italy. Conner gave an oral presentation on his MDL studies and Jordan Stubleski, Dorman Lab alumna, (currently at Orebro University) gave the student plenary. Congratulations Jordan and Conner!
Dorman Lab at ACS Philly
Paulina, Kyra, and Roman attended the ACS Fall National Meeting in Philadelphia. They each gave a great oral presentation!
LECO ChromaTOF Training
Paulina, Kyra, Callan, and Roman travelled to St. Joseph, MI for an intensive course in ChromaTOF Software at LECO. The group learned a lot and really enjoyed their time on the Silver Coast!
July 2016:
Congratulations to Paulina for Passing her Comprehensive Exam!
June 2016:
Kyra was Selected for the 2016 SciFinder Future Leaders Program
Kyra has been selected to participate in the 2016 SciFinder Future Leaders Program this August. Kyra is one of 26 Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers from the U.S. and around the world who will attend the program. It includes a week of professional development and networking opportunities in Columbus, Ohio, followed by attendance of the 252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition. Kyra is giving an oral presentation on her current research at the ACS meeting. Congratulations Kyra!
Morning Group Hike at Musser Gap
Happy Birthday Sarah, Callan, and Becca!
GERSTEL & Agilent Technologies Workflow Solution Center Grand Opening
Sarah, Becca, Maura, Kyra, and Paulina attended the Gerstel/Agilent Open House. Frank gave the keynote talk and the girls went thorough a Gerstel boot camp in the applications lab. Everyone enjoyed their Maryland crab cakes!
May 2016:
Caitlin Graduates with her MPS in Forensic Science
Congratulation to Caitlin for graduating with her Master of Professional Studies degree in Forensic Science!
March 2016:
Paulina Presents at the ACS National Meeting
Paulina attended the ACS National Meeting in San Diego. She presented her work in the Environmental Aspects of Unconventional Oil & Gas Production & Hydraulic Fracturing Session. She learned a lot about related work in the field of unconventional gas development.
Dorman Group at Pittcon!
Paulina, Kyra, Becca, Caitlin and Sarah (and Frank) attended Pittcon in warm Atlanta, GA. Frank, Paulina, Becca and Caitlin gave great presentations. Everyone attended a networking event sponsored by LECO. The group also reunited with Haleigh Boswell, a Dorman group alumna (currently at the University of Waterloo).
February 2016:
Lab Inventory MVPs
Today’s tedious task of chemical inventory was turned into a game! Conner, Caitlin, and Sarah were crowned inventory MVPs! Great job guys!
Everyones efforts were rewarded with some liquid nitrogen ice cream! Yum
