Hello! I'm Tom
I have 20 years experience in Higher Education. I am a huge advocate of research in the 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
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Forensic Science
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Program Coordinator for Forensic Science
Phone:
314-529-9566
Email:
Address:
Maryville University
College of Arts and Sciences
650 Maryville University Dr
St. Louis, MO 63141
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EXPERIENCE
2011-present
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Forensic Science
Program Coordinator of Forensic Science
MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY
Regularly have 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 supervising 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