William Collin

William Collin

PhD Student

Email: wcollin@umich.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I am interested in advancing the field of gas chromatography, specifically the development of micro-scale instrumentation. All aspects of the design, fabrication, and implementation of µGC systems are very interesting to me, however I tend to focus on the chromatography aspect of the field, since this is where most of my experience and training lies. From comprehensive two dimensional μGC to wearable VOC monitors utilizing μGC there are many directions in which this research can go and many opportunities to advance the science behind the instrumentation.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Michigan (2010-present)

Department of Chemistry (Concentration: Analytical Chemistry)

B.S., EasternMichigan University

Concentration: Chemistry (Minor in Mathematics)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Cayman Chemical Company, Analytical Chemistry (2006-2010)

HONORS & AWARDS

• Vaughan Symposium Travel Award, 2011

• NIOSH Education Research Center CRT Fellow, 2011

PRESENTATIONS

• Vaughan Symposium 2011 Poster “Prototype Micro Gas Chromatograph for Rapid Determination of Explosive Marker Compounds”

• Michigan Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group Meeting 2010 Poster “Automated Ion Trap Library Screening Method for the Detection of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Commercial

WHEN I AM NOT IN THE LAB, I AM

When I am not in the lab, I am most likely at the gym, playing softball with my former coworkers, or bowling with my team. In the winter I enjoy watching movies of all kinds, no matter how terrible a film is I can’t stop watching it. I also enjoy working on cars, be it my daily driver, a silver Saturn ion with the license plate “PLUS1”, my 1995 Pontiac Firebird convertible or my Father’s 1951 Jaguar.