research overview
- My research focuses on improving analytical methods in atomic spectroscopy for measuring the concentration of minerals in biological materials. I focus on developing new technologies, two of which were patented. The first technology reduced the matrix interferences in an axially viewed plasma. The other technology improved the detection limits in an ICP-AES by three fold by increasing the efficiency of the sample introduction system. These and other technologies I have developed provide researchers in many fields new opportunities to cary out cutting edge research in cell biology human nutrition, and environmental sciences.