MARY E. PHIPPEN

10388 E. 1000^th St.

Macomb, IL 61455

(309) 833-4873

Education:     M.A. Physics (Computational Fluid Dynamics), 1997

                       SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

                       Thesis: Airflow around a C-130 aircraft and into an airborne aerosol sampler

                       B.S. Physics with Honors in Chemistry, 1992

                       William Smith College, Geneva, NY

                       Honors Project: Optimization of microelectrode cells for the analysis of small volumes

Experience:   Research Chemist                                                           2003 - present

                       Western Illinois University

                       Macomb, Illinois

                       Substitute Teacher (Science and Math)                         2000 - 2001

                       Macomb City Schools

                       Macomb, Illinois

                       Analytical Chemist                                                          1996 - 2000

                       Great Lakes Chemical Corporation

                       West Lafayette, Indiana

                       Research Chemist                                                           1995 - 1996

                       MICRA Scientific, Inc.

                       Lafayette, Indiana

Skills:      Research:

-  Designed and conducted gas chromatography, HPLC, pulsed NMR, and  FTIR experiments to develop new methods for analysis of R&D compounds

-  Validated analytical methods with carefully designed research

-  Ran quality control analyses on products using gas chromatography

-  Addressed customer complaints and de-formulations with well planned gas chromatography, HPLC, and FTIR experiments

                Computer:

-  Data Collection software, e.g., Agilent Chemstation, Waters Millenium

-  Word Processing software, e.g., Microsoft Word, Word Perfect

-  Database Management software, e.g., Microsoft Excel

Honors/Awards:   Secretary, Physics Graduate Student Association            1992-1994

                              Pim Larson Chemistry Achievement Award                    1992

                              Rochester Academy of Science Research Grant              1992

                              Sigma Xi Research Grant                                                1992

                              Eli Lily Women Chemist's Grant                                      1992

                              First Year Physics Achievement Award                           1989

Publications/Presentations:

 Phippen, W.B., T. A. Isbell, and M.E. Phippen.  2006. Total seed oil and fatty acid methyl ester contents of Cuphea

        accessions.  Industrial Crops and Products 24:52-59.

Clark, M.E., J.L. Ingram, E.E. Blakely, and W.J. Bowyer, 1995.  Effects of cell design on electrochemical measurements in sub-microliter volumes. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. Vol. 385, pg. 157-162.

Clark, M.E., and W. Bowyer,  1992.  Effects of different metals and geometric shapes on electrochemical measurements in sub-microliter volumes, 6th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Bowyer, W J, M.E. Clark, and J.L. Ingram,  1992.  Electrochemical measurements in sub-microliter volumes. Analytical Chemistry. Vol. 4,  pg. 459-462.

Clark, M.E.,  1992.  Optimizing Electrochemical analysis in sub-microliter volumes.  American Chemical Society, Rochester, New York.

Clark, M.E., 1991.  Optimizing microelectrode design for electrochemical analysis in sub-microliter volumes.  Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York.

References available upon request.

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