Biographical Sketch: Alexandra C. Stenson
 
EDUCATION
  Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Florida State University, 2002.
Adviser: William T. Cooper
Research Project: Characterization of Humic Substances via ESI-FT-ICR MS

B.S. in Chemistry and in Environmental Chemistry, (summa cum laude-3.98 GPA), Florida State University, 1998
   
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
  2005– present Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department,
University of South Alabama, Mobile
  2004- 2005 Research Scientist II at Vertex Pharmacueticals Inc.
•  Drug Innovation/Research: analytical LCMS – structure ID (metabolites/contaminants), high-throughput mass-based purification (supervision of direct-reports, system set-up/maintenance).
  2002- 2004

Investigator/ Research Scientist I at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
•  Drug Innovation/Research: analytical LCMS – structure ID (metabolites/contaminants), systems set-up and maintenance (especially 9.4T FT-ICR MS and high-throughput mass confirmation LCMS systems (walk-up)).

   
HONORS AND AWARDS
 

• Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Division, American Chemical Society,   2001
• Hoffman Merit Award, Chemistry Department, Florida State University, 1998-2000
   
PUBLICATIONS
 

Stenson, A.C., Landing, W.M., Marshall, A.G., Cooper, W.T. 2002. "Ionization and Fragmentation of Humic Substances in Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform-Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry", Analytical Chemistry, 74, 4397-4409.

Stenson, A.C., Marshall, A.G., Cooper, W.T. 2003. "Exact Masses and Chemical Formulas of Individual Suwannee River Fulvic Acids from Ultrahigh Resolution Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectra", Analytical Chemistry, 75, 1275-1284.

Stenson, A.C., Marshall, A.G., Cooper, W.T. 2003. "Molecular Fingerprinting of Aquatic Fulvic Acids by Ultrahigh Resolution ESI FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry", in Humic Substances: Nature’s Most Versatile Materials, Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the International Humic Substances Society, Taylor & Francis, Boston, MA.

Cooper, W.T., Llewelyn, J.M., Bennett, L.G. Stenson, A.C., Salters, J.M. 2005.
Organic Phosphorus Speciation in Natural Waters by Mass Spectrometry. In Organic
Phosphorus in the Environment. Edited by: B.J. Turner, E. Fossard, D.S.Baldwin 45-74.
CABI Publishing, Cambridge Ma.

   

     

 
         
 

University of South Alabama - Mobile, AL, 36688-0002, (251) 460-6181
Date Last Changed: April 6, 2006
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October 24, 2006