Biography

Dr. Nam received his PhD degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and completed his postdoctoral research at the USDA-ARS research center in Peoria, Illinois. He is currently an associate professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science & Technology in Rolla, Missouri, where he teaches analytical and environmental chemistry courses. His research interest involves the development and utilization of advanced analytical techniques for investigating the prospective environmental and health problems and finding effective remedies. He has conducted many research projects involving the analysis of various chemicals and metabolites such as the biomarkers for traumatic brain injury diagnosis, oxidative stress chemicals for animal health, phyto-chemicals for plant germination potential and vigor, environmental contaminants for monitoring and remediation, biosensing chemicals, sustainable biofuels and bioproducts, chemical composition of particulate matter, endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater treatment effluents, glycoproteins in genetically modified corn, explosive chemicals for mine detection, etc. His research laboratory is equipped with major analytical instruments including chromatography (GC, HPLC, IC, SEC, SFE/SFC), mass spectrometers (GC-MS, LC-MS, MALDI-MS, ICP-MS, IC-MS), FFF, AFM, CE, spectrophotometers (UV/Vis, fluorescence, plate reader), aerosol/particle counters (light scattering, scanning mobility), high pressure pumps/reactors, biochemistry analyzers, automated SPE, etc.

Disciplines

Analytical chemistry, Environmental chemistry, Biomaterials, Pollution monitoring and remediation

Education

• 1995 – Postdoc, National Ctr for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL 
• 1991 – Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia 
• 1988 – M.S. in Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia 
• 1985 – B.S. in Chemistry, University of Hawaii-Manoa