Instructional Staff
Jim de Haseth (Courses I & II)
James A. de Haseth is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia. He has
been working with FT-IR spectrometers for over 30 years, and has published and
lectured extensively on their operation and performance. He is currently
working on the development of new instrumentation for rapid data analysis. The
new instruments are portable, yet retain the resolution and signal-to-noise ratio
of benchtop instruments. Jim has also been involved with development of
spectrometric data processing algorithms for extraction of physical and chemical
information from spectra of components in complex matrices. Jim
de Haseth is co-author, with Peter Griffiths, of the text "Fourier
Transform Infrared Spectrometry." The second edition of the text was
published in early 2007. Jim is also a Fellow of the Society for Applied
Spectroscopy and an Honorary Member of the Coblentz Society.
Dr. James A. de Haseth, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry,
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2556
and
Senior Partner, Light Light Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 81486, Athens, Georgia 30608-1486
Peter Griffiths (Courses I & II)
Peter R. Griffiths
has been working in the field of vibrational spectroscopy for over 30 years.
His research group is currently developing a novel open-path FT-IR spectrometer
for continuous atmospheric monitoring, using a variety of chemometric techniques,
to identify and quantify analytes of interest. Working with Manning Applied
Technology, Griffiths' group is also constructing an ultra-rapid-scanning
interferometer that allows full infrared spectra to be measured in as short
a time as one millisecond. In addition his students are applying surface-enhanced
infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectrometry to enhance the sensitivity of the
direct-deposition HPLC/FT-IR interface and spectroelectrochemical measurements.
Finally, the distribution of functional groups on membranes is being studied
by Raman mapping and imaging. He has won a number of awards including the
the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh Award, the Bomem-Michelson Award,
and the Prëgl medal of the Austrian Society of Analytical Chemistry.
He is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Idaho.
Dr. Peter R. Griffiths, Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 83844-2343
Bob Hannah (Courses I & II)
Robert W.
Hannah has been associated with the Bowdoin Infrared Course since 1963,
first as a laboratory instructor while the course was at MIT, and as a staff
lecturer after the course moved to Bowdoin College. Following completion
of his graduate work at Purdue University, he joined Alcoa Research as manager
of the Infrared Laboratory. He moved to the Perkin-Elmer Corporation in
1962 where he served as Senior Spectroscopist and later as Senior Scientist
in the Infrared Product Group. For the last four years prior to his retirement
in 1992 he was Associate Director of Research and Director of Research for
the Instrument Group with laboratories in Connecticut, England, and Germany.
He authored over 100 Perkin-Elmer publications and lectured worldwide. He
was the representative on the Industrial Advisory Board for the Center for
Process Analytical Chemistry at the University of Washington for 13 years
and served as chair for one year. Bob is an Honorary Member of the Coblentz
Society, served as the Secretary for that Society for twenty years, and
received the Williams-Wright Award, presented to an industrial chemist who
has made significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy. He is
currently active as a consultant and lecturer in infrared spectroscopy
with emphasis on sampling procedures and instrument operation.
Dr. Robert W. Hannah [formerly Director of Research with Perkin-Elmer], 8600 South Ocean Drive #301, Jensen Beach, Florida 34957
Ed Suzuki (Course II)
Edward Suzuki
is a Supervising Forensic Scientist with the Seattle Laboratory of the
Washington State Crime Laboratory System. The Chemistry Section that he
supervises consists of seven scientists who analyze suspected controlled
substances, chemicals from clandestine laboratories, poisons and toxins,
product tampering cases, explosives, fire debris (arson) evidence, metals
and unknown materials. He has twenty-seven years of experience working
in the field of forensic science. His primary interests include
applications of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray
fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry, and Raman spectroscopy for the analysis
of various types of evidence, and particularly as used for the in situ
identification of inorganic and organic pigments in automotive paints.
He is author of the chapter, "Forensic Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy,"
in Volume 3 of the Forensic Science Handbook (Edited by Richard Saferstein),
and an instructor for "Forensic Infrared Spectroscopy for Trace Analysis,"
a week-long intensive course given twice a year at the FBI Laboratory
Forensic Science Research and Training Center located at the FBI Academy
in Quantico, Virginia. He is on the Technical Advisory Committee,
Controlled Substances Discipline, of the American Society of Crime
Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board, which accredits
forensic science laboratories in North America. He has authored or
coauthored nearly 30 publications, mostly in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
Dr. Edward M. Suzuki, Supervising Forensic Chemist, Crime Laboratory Division, Washington State Patrol, 2203 Airport Way South, Suite 250, Seattle, WA 98134-2045.
Last Updated: September 06, 2011