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Congratulations to Kat and Mariana

Both Kathleen Horvath and Mariana Vasquez successfully defended their doctoral dissertations on 8/23/2022 Congratulations!! From L to R: Charles Parker, Jiaxin Ye, Kathleen Horvath, Mariana Vasques, Jeff Glass, Jason Amsden, Rafael Bento Serpa, Xuanyi...

Virtual-slit focusing in a cycloidal mass spectrometer – A proof of concept

Our article "Virtual-slit focusing in a cycloidal mass spectrometer – A proof of concept" has been published in the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1dppl_VYvuw8RQ

The Long Neglected Cycloidal Mass Analyzer

Our perspective "The Long Neglected Cycloidal Mass Analyzer" has just been published in Analytical Chemistry: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02001

Kat Presents at ASMS Emerging Talent: Government Session

On Wednesday, 5/26/2021, Kat Horvath presented highlights from her research at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Emerging Talent: Government webinar series. Presenters were selected in a competitive application process intended to...

Mariana Completes Preliminary Exam

Congratulation to Mariana Vasquez, who successfully completed her preliminary exam. Her report was titled “(Electro)chemical processes at solid/liquid interfaces in materials for sanitation and neural stimulation.” Her work focuses on charge and chemical...

Tanouir Pass Preliminary Exam

Congratulations to Tanouir Aloui, who successfully completed her preliminary exam, “Progress towards a high-resolution, large mass range miniature mass spectrometer for planetary exploration.” Congratulations to Tanouir on completing this PhD milestone. 

Mariana Earns Best Presentation at the Carolina Science Symposium

Mariana Vasquez has won Best Presentation in the 3rd oral session in the Carolina Science Symposium. Her submission was entitled “Silicate minerals provide non-biological removal of ammonium and phosphate ions from onsite-wastewater-treatment-system...

Congrats to Mariana on her Conference Presentation Win

Mariana Vasquez has won Best Presentation in the Engineering Science Symposium by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) during the 2020 Virtual National Convention. Her submission, entitled "Ammonium and phosphate removal from real...

Kat Passes Preliminary Exam

Congratulations to Kat Horvath, who successfully completed her preliminary exam, “Designing a Cycloidal Mass Spectrometer to Detect Perfluorocarbon Tracer Molecules.” Congratulations to Kat as she moves closer to completing her PhD. 

Tanouir Aloui Wins Second Place at Duke's Energy Week

On November 6th, Tanouir Aloui, Kat Horvath, and Raul Vyas participated in Duke's Energy Week Student Research Poster Competition. Dozens of students from various school presented their research as it pertained to energy applications. Tanouir Aloui won...

NTFL Presents at Carolina Science Symposium

On November 8th, for the third consecutive year, NTFL sent students to attend the Carolina Science Symposium. The symposium highlights research completed at Duke University, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina, and North...

Kat Horvath Wins First Place for Presentation at ECE Retreat

At the annual Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Retreat, Ph.D. Student Kat Horvath presented on her work entitled "Designing a Coded Aperture Cycloidal Mass Analyzer to Detect Perfluorocarbon Tracers." This presentation won her first place...

NTFL Students Attend ECE Department Retreat

In September 2019, graduate students Tanouir Aloui, Kat Horvath, Mariana Vasquez, and Raul Vyas attended the annual Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Retreat in Wrightsville Beach, NC. Students spent time getting to know others in the...

NFTL Attends 2019 HEMS Meeting

Five members of the NTFL attended the 2019 Harsh Environment Mass Spectrometry (HEMS) Workshop in September 2019 in Myrtle Beach, SC. The group presented on research related to the coded aperture miniature mass spectrometer (CAMMS) and connected with...

NTFL Attends 2019 ASMS Conference

The mass spectrometry research team including: Dr. Jason Amsden, Tanouir Aloui, Kat Horvath, and Raul Vyas attended the 67th annual conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics in Atlanta, GA. Kat Horvath presented on her work on "Designing a...