NMSU - Department of Chemisty and Biochemistry

GARY A. EICEMAN

Professor

B.S., West Chester State College, Westchester, PA 1974
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 1978
Postdoctoral, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 1978-80

Sabbaticals:
U.S. Army, (Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD) 1987-88;
Univ. Manchester Inst. of Sci & Tech (UK) 1995.
Institute of Spectrochemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Dortmund, Germany 2002

geiceman@nmsu.edu
(575)-646-2146
Fax: (575)-646-6094
Main Lab: (575)-646-1499

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS GROUP WEBPAGE ION MOBILITY SPEC.

Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) has been developed as an instrumental analytical technique for detecting and identifying volatile organic compounds based upon the mobilities of gas phase ions in weak electric fields. The major advantages of IMS have been the small size, low weight and low power requirements of ion mobility spectrometers and consequently there have been some conspicuous applications of portable IMS analyzers. These have included the detection of chemical warfare agents in battlefield venues, the screening of hydrazines on spacesuits aboard the US space shuttle and the monitoring of explosives in specialized venues.
The core of Dr. Eiceman's research program is the exploration of ion-molecule gas phase reactions at ambient pressure in order to develop predictive models of the creation of ion mobility spectra. These studies presently involve the kinetics of thermal decomposition of proton-bound cluster ions in air. Secondary interests include the advancement of instrumentation and drift tube technology for IMS and selected applications in environmental venues. Separation sciences with gas chromatography constitutes another area of interest.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

"Quantitative Assessment and Optimization of Parameters for Pyrolysis of Bacteria with Gas Chromatographic Analysis,” H. Schmidt, F. Tadjimukhamedov, K.M. Douglas, S. Prasad, G.B Smith, and G A Eiceman,

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2006, 76, 161-168.

“Ion Mobility Spectrometry: Principles and Applications,”

H. Borsdorf and G.A. Eiceman,

Applied Spectroscopy Reviews 2006, in press.

“Miniature Differential Mobility Spectrometry using Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization”,

Erkinjon G. Nazarov, Raanan A. Miller, Gary A. Eiceman; and John A.Stone,

Analytical Chemistry 2006, in press.

“The kinetics of the decompositions of the proton bound dimers of 1,4-dimethylpyridine and dimethyl methylphosphonate from atmospheric pressure ion mobility spectra”,

R.E. Ewing, G.A. Eiceman, C.S. Harden, and J.A. Stone,

2006, in press.

“Advances in Ion Mobility Spectrometry of Explosives, in Analytical Chemistry of Explosives,

G.A. Eiceman, H. Schmidt,

Ed. J. Oxley, 2006,accepted

“Gas Chromatography”,

G.A. Eiceman, J. Gardea-Torresday, E. Overton, K. Carney, and F. Dorman,

Analytical Chemistry 2006, in press

“Neural network analysis of differential mobility spectra with classification by chemical family”,

G.A. Eiceman*, M. Wang, S. Prasad, H. Schmidt, and F.K. Tadjimukhamedov,

Analytica Chimica Acta 2006 in revision

“Planar Drift Tubes for Mobility Spectrometers”

Hartwig Schmidt, Eugene V. Krylov, Jaime E. Rodriguez, John A. Stone³ Gary A. Eiceman^,

2006 submitted April.

“Chemical Information in Data Sets from Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Differential Mobility Spectrometry Analysis of Bacteria”

S. Prasad, H. Schmidt, M. Wang, R. Güth, J.V. Rao, G.B. Smith,and G.A. Eiceman,

2006, in revision

“Ion Chemistry of Hydrazines with Ketone Reagent Chemicals in Ion Mobility Spectrometry”

H. Bollan, G.A. Eiceman, J. Brokenshire, J.E. Rodriguez, J. Stone,

J. American Society Mass Spectrometry 2006, submitted April.

In preparation (i.e., near final draft before submission)

“Laser Ablation of Solids in Air at Ambient Pressure with Mobility Spectrometry of Desorbed Gas Phase Ions”,

G.A. Eiceman*, D. Young, and J.E. Rodriguez J.I. Baumbach, W. Vautz,2006

“Laser Desorption-Ionization Ion Mobility Spectrometry of Substituted Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds,”

G.A. Eiceman*, K.M. Douglas, L.L. Porter, D. Young, D.A. Lake and M.V. Johnston, 2006

“Determination of Sulfur Compounds in Air/Hydrocarbon Gas Streams using a Differential Mobility Spectrometry”

G.A. Eiceman, Erkinion G. Nazarov, R. A.MiIIer, Evgeny Krilov, 2006,

“Mobility Spectrometry of Aminio Acids and Peptides with Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionization at Ambient Pressure,”

G.A. Eiceman*, D. Young, and G. Smith,

Microchimica Acta 2005, 81, 108-116.

“Atmospheric pressure ionization and gas phase ion mobility studies of constitutional isomeric and stereoisomericterpenes using different ionization techniques,

H. Borsdorf, J.A. Stone, G.A. Eiceman,

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2005, 246, 19-28.

"Mobility Spectrometry of Amino Acidsand Peptides with Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionization at Ambient Pressure,"

G.A. Eiceman*, D. Young, and G. Smith

Microchimica Acta 2005, 81, 108-116.

"Atmospheric pressure ionization and gas phase ion mobility studies of constitutional isomeric and stereoisomericterpenes using different ionization techniques,

H. Borsdorf, J.A. Stone, G.A. Eiceman,

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2005, 246, 19-28.

“Atmospheric pressure ionization and gas phase ion mobility studies of isomeric dihalogenated benzenes using different ionization techniques”

H. Borsdorf, E. G. Nazarov, G. A. Eiceman

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 2004, 232 (2004) 117–126.

“Differential Mobility Spectrometer of Chlorocarbons with Micro-fabricated Drift Tube”

G.A. Eiceman, B. Tadjikov, R.G.Ewing, E.G. Nazarov, E. Krylov and R. Miller,

The Analyst 2004, 129, 297-304

“Separation of Ions from Explosives in Differential Mobility Spectrometry by Vapor-Modified Drift Gas

G.A. Eiceman*, E.V. Krylov, N.S. Krylova, E.G. Nazarov, R.A. Miller,

Analytical Chemistry 2004, 76(17), 4937-4944

“Micro-fabricated Differential Mobility Spectrometry with Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography for Chemical Characterization of Bacteria,”

H. Schmidt, F. Tadjimukhamedov, G.B Smith, I. Mohrentz, and G A Eiceman,

Analytical Chemistry 2004, 76, 5208-5217

“Ion Mobility Spectrometry in Homeland Security”,

G.A. Eiceman, J.A. Stone,

Analytical Chemistry 2004, 76(21), 390A-397A.

“Gas Chromatography”,

G.A. Eiceman, J. Gardea-Torresday, E. Overton, K. Carney, and F. Dorman,

Analytical Chemistry 2004, 76, 3389-3396

"Chemical Standards in Ion Mobility Spectrometry"
G.A. Eiceman, E.G. Nazarov, and J.A. Stone
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2003, 493, 185-194

"Effect of Moisture on High Field Dependence of Mobility for Gas Phase Ions at Atmospheric Pressure:     Organophosphorus Compounds"
      N. Krylova, E. Krylov, and G.A. Eiceman
       J. Phys. Chem., 2003, 107(19), 3648-3654

"Discrimination of Combustion Fuel Sources Using Gas Chromatography-Planar Field Asymmetry Ion Mobility Spectrometry,"
G.A. Eiceman, A. Tarassov, R.A. Miller, E.G. Nazarov, E. Hughes, and P. Funk,
J. Separation Science 2003, 26, 585-593.

"Nitric Oxide as a Reagent Gas in Ion Mobility Spectrometry, Intl. J. Ion Mobility Spectrometry,"
G A. Eiceman, K. Kelly, and E.G. Nazarov,
2002, 5(1), 22-30.

"Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Studies of Non-polar Isomeric Hydrocarbons Using Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Mass Spectrometry with Different Ionization Techniques,"
H. Borsdorf, E.G. Nazarov, and G.A. Eiceman,
J. American Society Mass Spectrometry, 2002, 13 1078-1087.

"Automated Control and Optimisation of Ion Mobility Spectrometry Responses Using a Sheath-Flow Inlet,"
D. Young, G.A. Eiceman, J. Breach, A.H. Brittain, and C.L.P. Thomas,
Analytica Chimica Acta, v. 463(#2) pp. 143-154 Jul 22, 2002.

"Gas Chromatography,"
G.A. Eiceman, J. Gardea-Torresday, E. Overton, K. Carney, and F. Dorman,
Analytical Chemistry 2002, 74, 2771-2780.

“Ion Mobility Spectrometry as a Fast Monitor of Chemical Composition,"
G.A. Eiceman,
Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2002, 21(4),259-274.

"Field Dependence on Mobilities for Gas Phase Protonated Monomers and Proton Bound Dimers of Ketones by Planar Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometer (PFAIMS),"
E. Krylov, E.G. Nazarov, R.A. Miller, B. Tadjikov, and G.A. Eiceman,
J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106, 5437-5444.

"Comparison of Emission Profiles of Volatile Organic Compounds from Cotton and Polypropylene at Elevated Temperatures in Inert Gas and Air,"
G.A. Eiceman, J. Bergloff, P. Funk,
J. Cotton Science, 2002, 6, 1-28.

"Micromachined Planar Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometer as Gas Chromatographic Detectors,"
G.A. Eiceman, E.G. Nazarov, R.A. Miller, E. Krylov and A. Zapata,
Analyst 2002, 127, 4, 466-471.

"Laser Desorption-Ionization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Borosilicate Glass at Ambient Pressure in Air with Ion Mobility Spectrometry,"
D. Young, K.M. Douglas, and G.A. Eiceman* D.A. Lake and M.V. Johnston
2002, Analytica Chimica Acta 453, 231-243.

"Analysis of a Drift Tube at Ambient Pressure: Models and Precise Measurements in Ion Mobility Spectrometry,"
G.A. Eiceman, E.G. Nazarov, J.A. Stone, J.E. Rodriguez,
Review of Scientific Instruments 2001, 72, 3610-3621.

"A Micro-machined Ion Mobility Spectrometer-Mass Spectrometer,"
G.A. Eiceman, E.G. Nazarov, and R.A. Miller,
International Journal of Ion Mobility Spectrometry 2001, 3, 15-27.

"A MEMS Radio-Frequency Ion Mobility Spectrometer for Chemical Agent Detection,"
R.A. Miller, E.G. Nazarov, G.A. Eiceman, T.A King,
Sensor and Actuators A. Physical, 2001, 91, 301-312.

"Chemical Class Information in Ion Mobility Spectra at Low and Elevated Temperatures,"
G.A. Eiceman, E.G. Nazarov, and J.E. Rodriguez,
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2001, 433, 53-70.

"A critical review of ion mobility spectrometry for the detection of explosives and explosive related compounds"
R.E. Ewing, G.J. Ewing, D.A. Atkinson, and G.A. Eiceman,
Talanta, 2001, 54, 515-529.

"Monitoring Volatile Organic Compounds in Ambient Air Inside and Outside Buildings Using Ion Mobility   Spectrometry with a Micro-Machined Drift Tube,"
   G.A. Eiceman, E.G. Nazarov, B. Tadjikov, R.A. Miller,
   Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology, 2000, 4(6), 297-308.

"Gas Chromatography: Introduction,"
G.A. Eiceman,
Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, John Wiley and Sons, London, October 2000

"Instrumentation in Gas Chromatography, Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry,"
G.A. Eiceman,
John Wiley and Sons, London, October 2000.

"Data Reduction in Gas Chromatography,"
G.A. Eiceman and J.Gardea-Torresdey,
Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, John Wiley and Sons, London, October 2000.

"A Micro-machined High-Field Asymmetric Waveform-Ion Mobility Spectrometer (FA-IMS),"
R.A. Miller, G.A. Eiceman, E.G. Nazarov,
Sensor and Actuators B. Chemical, 2000, 67, 300-306.

"Neural Network Recognition of Chemical Class Information in Mobility Spectra Obtained at High Temperatures,"
S.E. Bell, E. Nazarov, Y.F. Wang, J.E. Rodriguez, G.A. Eiceman,
Analytical Chemistry 2000, 72, 1192-1198.

"Gas Chromatography,"
G.A. Eiceman, H.H. Hill, Jr. and J. Gardea-Torresday,
Analytical Chemistry Fundamental Reviews 2000, 72, 137R-144R

Recent Presentations:

"Ion mobility spectrometry as detector and sensor for chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals",
G.A. Eiceman,
Abstracts of Papers of The American Chemical Society, v. 224(pt. 1) pp. U145-U145 Aug 18, 2002.