Hello! I'm Tom

I have 20 years of experience in Higher Education. I am a huge advocate of research in education. I have also spent time involved in the entrepreneur arena in the St. Louis area where I co-own Spectrum Perception, LLC, and we are attempting to manufacture and sell a micropipette with a spectrophotometer built into the device.

Tom Spudich

Professor of Chemistry and Forensic Science

Program Coordinator for Forensic Science

Phone:

(618) 650-3561

Email:

tspudic@siue.edu

Address:

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

College of Arts and Sciences

SW 3115 (Office)

Edwardsville, IL 62026-1652

Social:

EXPERIENCE

2024-Present

Director of the Forensic Sciences Masters Program
Professor, Analytical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE

Current Employment. I am working towards developing an accredited master's program in forensic science. I aim to build a program that meets the standards set by the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC).

2011-2024

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Forensic Science

Program Coordinator of Forensic Science

MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY

Regularly had over 20 freshmen students start the forensic science curriculum every fall. Taught General Chemistry I & II, Quantitative Analysis, Instrumental Analysis, Introduction to Forensic Science, Forensic Chemistry, and Analytics of Baseball. Supervised or supervised over 40 students on various undergraduate research projects in different general chemistry, analytical chemistry, or data analytics projects. Faculty mentor for the Men's Lacrosse team.

2013-Present

Co-owner

SPECTRUM PERCEPTION, LLC

Developed a micro-pipette with a spectrometer built into the device. Currently hold one patent on the device and another is pending on the pipette tip.

2006-2011

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY

Taught general chemistry and instrumental analysis. Was in charge of the instrumentation room while waiting for a replacement hire. Co-author of a patent for the characterization of a light emitting filament for soldier detection. Was a faculty mentor for the cycling team.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Analytical Chemistry under Jon Carnahan using acousto-optic modulators for background correction in atomic spectroscopy

Bachelor's Degree

TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY

American Chemistry Society accredited degree

SKILLS

General Chemistry

Quantitative Analysis

Instrumental Analysis

Undergraduate Research

Sports Data Analytics

Atomic Spectroscopy

CONTACT

PUBLICATIONS

Presented is a comprehensive list of my published works, arranged in descending order of recency with the most recent publication appearing first.

ReserachGate

Mumtaz, Farhan & Zhang, Bohong & Subramaniyam, Narasimman & Roman, Muhammad & Holtmann, Peter & Prakash Hungund, Abhishek & O'Malley, Ryan & Spudich, Tom & Davis, Michael & Gerald, Rex & Huang, Jie. (2024). Miniature Optical Fiber Fabry−Perot Interferometer Based on a Single-Crystal Metal−Organic Framework for the Detection and Quantification of Benzene and Ethanol at Low Concentrations in Nitrogen Gas. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18702.
O'Malley, Ryan & Zhang, Bohong & Mumtaz, Farhan & Spudich, Tom & Gerald, Rex & Huang, Jie. (2023). Modifiable porous silica microsphere optical sensor for chemical detection. 27. DOI: 10.1117/12.2664094.
Adams, Miranda & Spudich, Tom & Binaku, Katrina. (2017). Determination of the Weight Percent of Dye in a Marshmallow Candy Using External Standards and Standard Addition. The Chemical Educator. 22. 8-11.
Spudich, Tom & Herrmann, Jennifer & Fietkau, Ronald & Edwards, Grant & Mccurdy, David. (2004). Determination of Pb in Biological Samples by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. An Exercise in Common Interferences and Fundamental Practices in Trace Element Determination. Journal of Chemical Education. 81. 262-. DOI: 10.1021/ed081p262.
Spudich, Tom & Utz, Charles & Kuntz, Jennifer & Deverse, Richard & Hammaker, Robert & Mccurdy, David. (2003). Potential for Using a Digital Micromirror Device as a Signal Multiplexer in Visible Spectroscopy. Applied spectroscopy. 57. 733-6. DOI: 10.1366/000370203322102799.
Miller, Heather & Spudich, Tom & Carnahan, Jon. (2003). Development and Application of Acousto-Optic Background Correction for Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry. Applied spectroscopy. 57. 703-10. DOI: 10.1366/000370203322005418.
Spudich, Tom & Porter, Roy & Ogilvie, Marilyn. (2002). An Online Resource for Analytical Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis Courses. The Chemical Educator. 7. 248-248. DOI: 10.1007/s00897020590a.
Spudich, Tom & Carnahan, Jon. (2001). Optical enhancements and applications of rapid atomic emission spectrometry acousto-optic deflector background correction. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry - J ANAL ATOM SPECTROM. 16. 56-61. DOI: 10.1039/b003519j.
Spudich, Tom & Pelz, Brian & Carnahan, Jon. (1997). Acousto-Optic Signal Modulation for Atomic Emission Spectrometry Background Correction. Applied Spectroscopy - APPL SPECTROSC. 51. 765-769. DOI: 10.1366/0003702971941089.