Dr. Kelsey Berrier

Bio

Kelsey graduated from James Madison University in 2015 with an ACS-certified B.S. in Chemistry and minors in Math and Criminal Justice. As an undergraduate, she worked with Dr. Daniel Downey, developing a method utilizing ion chromatography for the determination of nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate in lake sediment. After graduation, Kelsey moved to Seattle to start her graduate studies at the University of Washington with Prof. Synovec. Kelsey graduated from the Synovec lab in 2020 and now works as a Chemometrician for JP3 Measurement.

Publications

  1. Berrier, K. L.; Freye, C.E.; Billingsley, M. C.; Synovec, R.E. Predictive modeling of aerospace fuel properties using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry and partial least squares analysis, Energy Fuels, 2020, 34, 4084-4094
  2. Berrier, K. L.; Reaser, B. C.; Pinkerton, D. K.; Synovec, R. E. Examination of the two-dimensional mass channel cluster plot method for gas chromatography – mass spectrometry in the context of the statistical model of overlap. J. Chromatogr. A 2019, 1601, 319-326.
  3. Prebihalo, S. E.; Berrier, K. L.; Freye, C. E.; Bahaghighat, H. D.; Moore, N. R.; Pinkerton, D. K.; Synovec, R. E. Multidimensional gas chromatography: Advances in instrumentation, chemometrics, and applications. Anal. Chem. 2018, 90 (1), 505-532.
  4. Pinkerton, D. K.; Reaser, B. C.; Berrier, K. L.; Synovec, R. E. Determining the probability of achieving a successful quantitative analysis for gas chromatography – mass spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 2017, 89 (18), 9926-9933.
  5. Berrier, K. L. Analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients in lake sediment (2015). Bachelor’s Honors Thesis, James Madison University. Senior Honors Projects, 2010-current. http://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/70.

Awards

  • Lloyd and Florence West Fellowship in Chemistry (2018)
  • ACS Analytical Chemistry Undergraduate Award (2015)
  • ACS Environmental Chemistry Undergraduate Award (2015)
  • Lloyd and Florence West Fellowship in Chemistry (2015)

Presentations

Berrier, K. L.; Freye, C. E.; Synovec, R. E. Gaining a fundamental understanding of fuel performance through advanced chemical composition measurements. Talk presented at: Center for Process Analysis and Control, Spring Member’s Meeting; 2019 May 7, Seattle, WA.

Berrier, K. L.; Reaser, B. C.; Synovec, R. E. Determination of components in simulated GC-TOFMS chromatograms by the 2D m/z cluster method. Poster presented at: Center for Process Analysis and Control, Spring Member’s Meeting; 2018 April 30, Seattle, WA.

Berrier, K. L.; Moore, N. R.; Synovec, R. E. Data analysis strategies for GC-TOFMS and GCxGC-TOFMS with tandem ionization. Talk presented at: Center for Process Analysis and Control, Summer Institute; 2017 July 18, Seattle, WA.

Berrier, K. L.; Reaser, B. C.; Synovec, R. E. Determination of components in simulated GC-TOFMS chromatograms by the 2D m/z cluster method. Poster presented at: ISCC & GCxGC; 2017 May 14-19, Fort Worth, TX.

Berrier, K. L.; Reaser, B. C.; Synovec, R. E. 2D m/z cluster method: evaluation and optimization. Talk presented at: Kowalski Symposium; 2017 May 3, Seattle, WA.

Berrier, K. L.; Reaser, B. C.; Synovec, R. E. Development, evaluation, and application of the 2D m/z cluster method for GC-TOFMS analysis. Talk presented at: Center for Process Analysis & Control, May Members’ Meeting; 2017 May 2, Seattle, WA.

Berrier, K. L.; Reaser, B. C.; Synovec, R. E. Determination of components in simulated GC-TOFMS chromatograms by the 2D m/z cluster method. Poster presented at: 12th Annual Eigenvector University; 2017 April 25, Seattle, WA.

Berrier, K. L.; Downey, D. M. Ion chromatographic determination of nitrate-nitrogen and ammonium-nitrogen in lake sediment. Poster presented at: JMU 40th Annual Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium; 2015 March 26, Harrisonburg, VA.

Berrier, K. L.; Downey, D. M. Ion chromatographic determination of nitrate-nitrogen and ammonium-nitrogen in lake sediment. Poster presented at: Meeting of the Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society; 2015 Feb 18, Blacksburg, VA.

Berrier, K. L.; Downey, D. M. Ion chromatographic determination of nitrate-nitrogen and ammonium-nitrogen in lake sediment. Poster presented at: UMBC 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences; 2014 Oct 15, Baltimore, MD.