Mass Spectrometry
Mass spectrometers separate species in a sample based on their mass-to-charge ratio. Cutting‑edge research at WashU utilize mass spectrometry to reveal highly sensitive and detailed information on chemical and biological structures, reaction intermediates, and reaction mechanisms.
Affiliated Faculty
Joe Fournier
Physical chemistry, laser spectroscopy, cryogenic mass spectrometry, ultrafast reaction dynamics, proton transfer reactions, ion hydration
Michael Gross
Biological and biophysical chemistry, mass spectrometry, structural proteomics,protein footprinting, FPOP, HDX, native MS, crosslinking, ion mobility
Richard Loomis
Physical and materials chemistry, semiconductor nanomaterials, ultrafast laser spectroscopy, single-molecule microscopy, quantum-confinement effects, next generation solar cells, chemical reaction dynamics, clusters, ion time-of-flight mass spectrometry, velocity map imaging
Gary Patti
Biochemistry; Metabolism; Metabolomics; Mass Spectrometry; LC/MS; Mass Spectrometry-Based Imaging; Cancer Metabolism; Cell-Cell Interactions; Metabolic Flux Analysis; Enzyme Kinetics; Stable Isotope Tracing; Organismal Metabolism of Model Animals (Zebrafish)
