Graduate student (Ph.D.)
and undergraduate
research positions
Positions are available in the following research areas:
a/ Soft laser desorption
ionization (SLDI):
fundamental studies of SLDI including MALDI, DIOS and laser desorption
from nanostructures.
b/ Electrospray ionization:
detailed look at the electrospray process with emphasis on the
Taylor cone, spray plume and charged droplet chemistry. Both
experimental and computer modeling projects are available.
c/ Protein microscope:
imaging of protein distributions using mass spectrometry. Projects
are available in instrument development and in comparison of
results with classical proteomics.
Contact Professor Vertes for details at the vertes@gwu.edu e-mail address.
Our laboratory has a history of using the cyber space for remote control and operation of complex instrumentation. In 2000, in an NSF-funded joint project with Prof. Murray Johnston of the University of Delaware (NSF Grant No. 9808166) we established a collaboratory for cyber-enabled teaching and research in laser ionization mass spectrometry. More recently, we used a cyber-enabled electrospray ionization mass spectrometer in a course on Advanced Analytical Chemistry. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0415521.
On October 6, 2005, Ferenc Gyurcsany, the Prime Minister of Hungary visited GW and received the President's Medal for his role in European politics. At the ceremony, he was clearly touched by this honor and the magnificent setting the City View Room of The Elliott School of International Affairs provided. At the following reception, I had the opportunity to ask the Prime Minister about how he planned to keep intellectuals and talented white collar workers from leaving Hungary.
Our work on the fundamentals of electrospray ionization was selected to be included in the "Advance Discovery and Understanding While promoting Teaching, Training and Learning" session of the NSF Broader Impacts Showcase. The linked poster was presented at the 230-th ACS National meeting. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0415521.
Planning for larger and upgraded laboratory space started in July of 2004. The objective was to consolidate the research projects from two different buildings into a state-of-the-art new space. The construction team broke ground in January of 2005 and we started moving in on May 6, 2005.
Professor Vertes and his Belgian co-authors have received the prestigious Elsevier/Spectrochimica Acta Award honoring the most significant article published in this top journal during the year. Their paper "Laser ablation for analytical sampling: what can we learn from modeling?" demonstrates the usefulness of a gas dynamic model for the description of atmospheric pressure laser sampling of solids for chemical analysis.
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