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Education Ph. D. Candidate in Analytical Chemistry August 2008 University of Delaware , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Newark , Delaware Advisor: Dr. Douglas P. Ridge Research Focus: The characterization of biomolecules using Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS). Relavant Course Work: Analytical Spectroscopy, Biochemistry, Molecualar Biophysics, Multidiciplinary Biotechnology, Protein Structure and Function, Principles of Mass Spectrometry, Surface Analysis, Chemical Dynamics, Physical Chemistry III B. A. Chemistry May 2003 College of Wooster , Wooster , Ohio Relavant Course Work: General Chemistry I & II, Quantitative Analysis I & II, Instrumental Analysis, Organic Chemistry I & II, Physical Chemistry I & II, Organometalic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics I & II, Calculus I & II Research Experience Research Assistant January 2004-Present University of Delaware , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Newark , Delaware The Study of gas phase fragmentation mechanisms and energetics of oxidized peptides using Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS). Research Fellow July 2004-September 2004 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland , Washington Focused on the use of ESI-FT-ICR mass spectrometry for the analysis of oligomeric, metal cluster and ozonated peptide samples. Independent Study August 2002-May 2003 Department of Chemistry, College of Wooster , Wooster , Ohio Thesis completed on the development of ion selective electrode methodology for the analysis of cyclohexyl phosphoserine small molecule analogs. Research Assistant May 2002-August 2002 Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron , Akron , Ohio Synthesized multi-block polymer “brushes” on solid substrates using atom transfer radical polymerization and characterized using NMR, ATR-FTIR, TGA, Tensiometry, and Ellipsometry. Research Assistant May 2001-September 2001 Department of Chemistry, College of Wooster , Wooster , Ohio Utilized TGA and DSC to determine the importance of drying analytical primary standards in undergraduate chemistry laboratories. Research Assistant May 2000-August 2000 Food and Animal Health Department , Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center , Wooster , Ohio Conducted focused research on the Human Rotavirus using enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay experiments for monoclonal-antibody detection. Teaching Experience Teaching Assistant Spring 2005, Fall 2005 & Fall 2006 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware Laboratory Instructor for Chem 438:Instrumental Methods Laboratory and guest lecturer for Chem 437: Instumental Methods of Analysis. Teaching Assistant Spring 2006 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware Laboratory Instructor for Chem 120:Honors Quantitative Methods. Student Instrument Instructor September 2000-May 2003 Department of Chemistry, College of Wooster , Wooster , Ohio Specialized in the use and instruction of FTIR, TGA and DSC. Publications Peptide Ozonolysis: Product Structures and Relative Reactivities for Oxidation of Tyrosine and Histidine Residues, Lloyd, Julie; Spraggins, Jeffrey; Johnston, Murray; Laskin, Julia; J. Am. Soc. Mass Spec. (2006), 17(9), 1289-1298. Is it necessary to dry primary standards before analysis?, Spraggins, Jeffrey; Williams, Theodore; J. Chem Ed. (2005), 82(2), 311-312. Presentations Poster Presentation April 2007: Lilly-East Conference on College and University Teaching. Newark, DE. Jeffrey Spraggins: "Learning by Teaching: Using Self-Explanation and Reciprical Peer Teaching in the Laboratory." Poster Presentation Jan. 2007: Delaware EPSCoR Annual State Meeting. Newark, DE Jeffrey M. Spraggins II, Katherine Mullaugh, Dr. George W. Luther III, and Dr. Douglas P. Ridge: “Metal Sulfide Clusters and Nanoparticles: Dynamic Nucleation and Growth in the Aquatic Enviroment.” Poster Presentation June 2006: 54 th ASMS conference on Mass Spectrometry. Seattle, WA Jeffrey M. Spraggins II, Dr. Julia Laskin, and Dr. Douglas P. Ridge: “Using Parent Ion Conformations to Gain Insight into Fragmentation Mechanisms.” Poster Presentation June 2005: 53 rd ASMS conference on Mass Spectrometry. San Antonio, TX Jeffrey M. Spraggins II, Dr. Julia Laskin, Dr. Douglas P. Ridge and Dr. Murray Johnston: “Ozonated Peptides: Insights into Structure and Fragmentation Energetics using FT-ICR MS.” Poster Presentation October 2004: IGERT externship presentation. University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Jeffrey M. Spraggins II, Dr. Julia Laskin, and Dr. Murray Johnston: “Peptide Ozonolysis, Oligomer analysis, and the ZnS cluster problem.” Honors and Awards Fellowship June 2007: Graduate Teaching Fellows Program in K-12 Education, National Science Foundation, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Award March 2007: Elizabeth Dyer Excellece in Teaching Award, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Fellowship June 2004: Summer Research Institute Fellowship in Interfacial and Condensed Phase Chemical Physics , U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington . Fellowship June 2003: Integrative Graduate Education Research and Training (IGERT) Fellowship, National Science Foundation, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware . Award November 2002: Dow Prize for Chemistry, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio . Award June 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002: Academic Achievement Award, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio . Professional Associations: American Chemical Society, American Society for Mass Spectrometry |