Lindsay Hatch

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of California, San Diego

9500 Gilman Dr, M/C 0314

La Jolla, CA 92093

 

lehatch@ucsd.edu

Urey Hall 2130,  858-534-7430

Last updated: January 2008

 

Education:

 

Graduate

UCSD Analytical Chemistry Division

PhD expected 2011

Advisor: Prof. Kimberly Prather

 

        Research Projects:

         - CI-ATOFMS: continuing the development of a new chemical ionization ATOFMS for improved detection of organics

                  Poster presentation: 2007 AAAR: Reno, Nevada

         - A-ATOFMS:  Contributed to the development of Shirley, the Aircraft-ATOFMS

         - Amines:  Laboratory studies of the nucleation of alkylamine particles via acid-base reactions

         - Field Studies:  Participated in the campaign at the SIO pier

 

        TA Experience:

         6A: General Chemistry, Fall 2006

         100BL: Instrumental Analysis Laboratory, Winter 2007; Exemplary TA Performance recognition

         105A: Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Spring 2007

         149A: Environmental Chemistry, Fall 2007

 

 

Undergraduate

Smith College; Northampton, MA

B.A., Chemistry, 2006, Summa cum laude

 

Smith College Chemistry: “Strong enough for a man, pH-balanced for a woman”

 

        Research Experience/Honors Thesis: 2004-2006

         “Analysis of the Biodegradation of Haloacetates by Ion Chromatography”

         Advisor: Prof. Maureen Fagan; Collaborator: Dr. Esteban Monserrate

 

         Related Poster Presentations:

         - 231st ACS National Meeting, Analytical Division, Atlanta, GA, March 2006

         - ACS Connecticut Valley Section Symposium, South Hadley, MA, April 2005

         - AAAS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, February 2005

 

        Awards/Honor Societies:

         - National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2006

         - Phi Beta Kappa, 2006

         - Sigma Xi, 2006

         - ACS Connecticut Valley Section Award as the outstanding graduating chemistry major from SC, 2006

         - Hause-Scheffer Memorial Prize, SC Chemistry Dept., 2006

         - Merck Scholar, chosen to present at the 2005 AAAS Meeting

         - ACS Polymer Education Committee Award for Outstanding Achievement in Organic Chemistry, 2004

         - Rosenfeld Award for Organic Chemistry, SC Chemistry Dept. 2003

 

        Other:

         TA: Instrumental Methods of Analysis, 2005

 

 

Laboratory Skills:

 

        Aerosol Measurements:

         Aerosol Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (ATOFMS)

         Differential Mobility Analyzer (DMA)

         Condensation Particle Counter (CPC)

         Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (APS)

         Aethelometer

         Tapering Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM)

 

        Other:

         Ion Chromatography (IC)

         Gas Chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC/MS)

         High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

         Fluorescence, FT-IR, UV-VIS, AA, NMR Spectroscopy