Mark Arnold
Mark A. Arnold
Edwin B. Green Professor in Laser Chemistry
230 Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (IATL)/E331 Chemistry Building (CB)
Phone: 319-335-1368
Email: mark-arnold@uiowa.edu
Mark earned his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. He earned his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Delaware in 1982. Mark has membership in the American Chemical Society, the Society for Applied Spectroscopy, and the Optical Society of America.
Maosong Ye
Maosong Ye
Ph.D. Candidate
221 IATL
Phone: 319-335-2728
Email: maosong-ye@uiowa.edu
Maosong joined the Arnold group in 2016 after graduating from Shanghai JiaoTong University. He uses Fourier Transform Near-Infrared to collect skin data and analyzes this data with chemometrics to develop non-invasive glucose measurements.
Michaella Raglione
Michaella Raglione
Ph.D. Candidate
216 IATL
Phone: 319-335-2728
Email: michaella-raglione@uiowa.edu
Michaella joined the Arnold group in 2016 after graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Delaware. She is interested in utilizing terahertz spectroscopy to learn more about solid-state chemistry of organic cocrystals.
Tianyao Zhang
Visiting Scholar
219 IATL
Phone: 319-335-2728
Email: tianyao-zhang@uiowa.edu
Tianyao joined the Arnold Research Group as a visiting scholar in 2015 during his Ph.D. program at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. He is working on the characterization of solid-state organics using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). The THz properties he is interested in include absorption features, the dielectric constant, and the polarizability.
Rachel Grenell
Reasearch Assistant
214 IATL
Phone: 319-335-2728
Email: rachel-grenell@uiowa.edu
Rachel joined the Arnold Research Group in 2015 as a research assistant. She graduated with her B.S. in Forensic Chemistry from Western Illinois University.
Member research topics
Current Group Members
Current Group Members
| Name | Research Topic | Degree/year |
|---|---|---|
| Maosong Ye | Noninvasive Glucose Sensing | PhD Candidate |
| Michaella Raglione | Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy | PhD Candidate |
| Alexis Ellis | PhD Candidate | |
| Cansev Erdem | PhD Candidate | |
| Tianyao Zhang | Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy | Visiting Scholar |
| Rachel Grenell | Research Assistant (November 2015 - present) | |
| Caleb Kahley | Spectral Library | Undergrad (2016 - present) |
Arnold Research Group Alumni
Arnold Research Group Alumni
| Name | Research Topic | Degree/year |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Lembke | Spectral Library/ Cornea Project | Undergrad (2016-2017) |
| Ariel Bohman | Noninvasive measurements of glucose and lactate in whole blood | PhD (2017) |
| Martin Aguilera | Spectral Library | BS (2017) |
| Terry Graham | Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring | Research Assistant (2007-2013 & 2015-2016) |
| Bimali Bandarananayake | Terahertz time domain spectroscopy to characterize organic crystals and cocrystals | PhD (2016) |
| Andrea Castro | Spectral Library | Undergrad (2014-2015) |
| Eric Millar | Spectral Library | Undergrad (2014-2015) |
| Jue Qian | Noninvasive glucose measurements in awake rat model Glucose Monitoring in Various Matrices with | PhD (2013) |
| Deandrea Watkins | Kinetics of wet etching of gallium antimonide substrates | MS (2013) |
| Yatian Sun | Near infrared spectroscopic hypoglycemic alarm | MS (2013) |
| Madhuri Gundemeedi | Terahertz spectroscopic measurement of solid materials | MS (2013) |
| Joo-Young Choi | Advancing solid-state near-infrared spectroscopy for clinical measurements of glucose and urea | PhD (2012) |
| Ryan Smith | Time-domain terahertz spectroscopic analysis of gaseous mixtures | PhD (2012) |
| Sherif Negm | Insect cell mobility with optical traps | MS (2012) |
| Han-Kyu NamKung | Terahertz spectra of solid materials | Visiting Scholar (2010-2012) |
| Natalia Alexeeva | Impact of skin heterogeniety on noninvasive glucose measurements | PhD (2011) |
| Chuannan Bai | Measuring glucose noninvasively in animal models | PhD (2010) |
| Carlos Peroza | Continuous monitoring of bioreactor systems | MS (2010) |
| Derek Thomas | Dehydrated skin protein model in noninvasive spectra | MS (2010) |
| Jon Olesberg | NIR instrumentation for real-time biomedical analysis | Research Assistant (1999-2009) |
| Hoeil Chung | Miniaturized near infrared spectrometer | Sabbatical Leave (2009) |
| Jaejin Kim | Selectivity of terahertz gas-phase spectra | Visiting Scholar (2009) |
| Becca Pashkeiwitz | Effect of skin color on noninvasive near infrared spectra | BS Honors (2009) |
| Zhi Tian Tee | Accuracy of commercial pH buffer solutions | BS (2009) |
| Jessica Jewett | ACE analyzer method for lactate measurements | BS (2009) |
| Brandy Kleinheksel | Continuous monitor of glucose isomerase reaction | BS (2009) |
| Jessica Mutes | Noninvasive measurements of urea and lactate | MS (2008) |
| Min Ren | Near infrared and Raman glucose measurements | PhD (2007) |
| David Cho | Noninvasive measurement of urea for hemodialysis | PhD (2007) |
| Ivy Grimms | Effect of spectral resolution on net analyte signal | BS (2006) |
| Tristan O'Toole | Instrumental stability and characterization | 2006 |
| Lingzhi Liu | Animal model for noninvasive glucose measurements | PhD (2006) |
| Zhiyu Yun | Glucose measurements in interstitial fluids | MS- (2006) |
| Wenjiao Lin | Optical computing for noninvasive measurements | MS- (2006) |
| Dong Xiang | PCSA and DMD near infrared spectrometer | PhD (2006) |
| Valerie Van Zee | Ultra-filtration probes for continuous glucose monitoring | MS- (2005) |
| Airat Amerov | Noninvasive NIR and MIR spectroscopy for glucose | Postdoc (1995-2005) |
| Yajun Zhu | NIR measurements of glucose in human interstitial fluid | MS- (2004) |
| Jun Chen | In vitro models for NIR measurements of human subjects | PhD (2004) |
| Mei-Jun Hei | NIR spectra of human interstitial fluid for glucose | MS- (2004) |
| Jennifer Winkenwerder | Laser tweezers for characterization of insect cells | PhD (2003) |
| Jan Mavri | Biosensors for metal ions | Visiting Student (2002) |
| Jiang Qiu | Noninvasive monitors for rotating wall bioreactors | Postdoc (2000-2002) |
| Su Chen | Instrumentation for NIR protein monitoring | MS- (2003) |
| Ben Armitage | In vivo blood glucose measurements | MS+ (2002) |
| Julie Seeba | Radioluminescent sensors for oxygen and carbon dioxide | PhD (2002) |
| Cristopher Eddy | NIR sensors for blood urea and proteins | PhD (2002) |
| Sun Yu | Kromoscopic analysis of glucose | PhD (2001) |
| Carolyn Green | NIR spectroscopic analysis in scattering media | PhD (2001) |
| Shawna Patterson | Tranverse push-pull microprobe for neurochemistry | MD/PhD (2001) |
| Greg Robinson | In vitro NIR models and comparison of spectral ranges | MS+ (2000) |
| Zac Steiner | On-line detection of methanol in fermentation media | BS (2000) |
| Hong Zhang | NIR bioreactor monitors for mammalian cells | MS+ (1999) |
| Anna Helwig | Evaluation of Kromoscopy | PhD (1999) |
| Barry Hu | NIR monitor for protein crystallization | Postdoc (1998-1999) |
| Taha Razek | Fiber optic chemcal sensors for pollutants | Visiting Student (1996-1998) |
| Jason Burmeister | Noninvasive blood glucose monitors | PhD (1997), Postdoc (1998) |
| Geng Lu | Computational enhancement of NIR spectra | PhD (1997), Postdoc (1998) |
| Martin Rhiel | NIR monitors for rotating wall bioreactors | PhD (1998) Chemical Engineering |
| Han Chuang | Self-powered radioluminescence oxygen sensors | PhD (1997), Postdoc (1998) |
| Mark Riley | NIR spectroscopy for bioreactor monitoring | Postdoc (1997) |
| Scott Spear | Solid-state optical ammonia sensors for bioreactors | PhD (1997) |
| Lucretia Weber | RL-oxygen measurements in insect cell fermentors | BS (1997) |
| Glenn Goodrich | Automated system for fluoride measurements | BS (1997) |
| Ryanne Mayersak | Solid-state optical carbon dioxide sensors | MS+ (1996) |
| Xiangji Zhou | Luminescence and vibrational spectroscopic sensors | PhD (1996) |
| Jose Zamora | Nitric Oxide release kinetics | SURF (1995) |
| Tia Ester | Indicators for solid-state ammonia sensors | SURF (1995) |
| Kevin Hazen | NIR measurements of glucose in biological fluids | PhD (1995) |
| Shengtian Pan | Selectivity enhancement schemes for biosensors | PhD (1995) |
| Krintine Poiser | Novel IR-based gas sensing probes | SURF (1994) |
| Hoeil Chung | NIR spectroscopy for monitoring chemical processes | PhD (1994) |
| Michael Hayslett | Phosphate selective membrane electrodes | BS (1994) |
| Lin Li | Microscopic photon-counting system for glutamate | PhD (1994) |
| Mary Pollard | NIR measurements of glucose in whole blood | SURF (1993) |
| Ed Branson | Hydrolysis kinetics of acridiuium esters | High School (1992) |
| Lois Marquardt | NIR spectroscopy of aqueous glucose measurements | MS- (1993) |
| Paula Onsrud | Automated system for synaptic glutamate | None (1991) |
| Becky Petsch | Fiber-optic gas sensor for hydrogen peroxide | BS (1991) |
| John Bersch | Enzyme-based fiber optic biosensors | BS (1990) |
| Ae-June Wang | Dual enzyme biosensors for synaptic glutamate | PhD (1992) |
| Robert DeMeulenaere | Response mechanism of phosphate electrodes | MS+ (1993) |
| Laura Azelborn | Complexation stoichiometry for phosphate electrodes | BS (1990) |
| Satyajit (Bill) Kar | Fiber-optic ammonia sensors for neuroscience | PhD (1992) |
| Todd Colin | Evanescent field fiber optics sensors | PhD (1991) |
| Maureen Kaltenbach | Luminnescence detection schemes for glutamate | PhD (1991) |
| Julie Wangsa | NADH-based fiber-optic biosensors | PhD (1989) |
| Timothy Rhines | Optimization of fiber-optic ammonia sensors | PhD (1988) |
| Scott Glazier | Phosphate ion-selective electrode development | PhD (1988) |
| Bonnie Walters | Internal enzyme biosensor for ethanol | MS- (1988) |
| Sue Bitner | Anion selective membrane electrode chemistry | BS (1989) |
| Nozibele Tatanqu | Characterization of sensor dynamic response | BS (1988) |
| Hillary Paul | Optimum pH for acridium ester luminescence | High School (1987) |
| Jim Ketoff | Porcine kidney-based glutamine biosensors | BS (1987) |
| Steve Hise | Acridium ester reaction chemistry | High School (1987) |
| Tim Nielsen | Instrumentation for internal enzyme biosensors | BS (1986) |
| Gilda Diaz | Acid etched optical fibers for chemical sensors | MS- (1986) |
| Orville Bunker | Computer interfaced enzyme kinetic assays | BS (1986) |
| Lina Hanania | Glutamate release from isolated retinal tissue | MS- (1986) |
| Tiffany Ostler | Fiber-optic ammonia sensors | SURF (1985) |
| Keith Kline | Column mediated bio-affinity assays for enzymes | MS- (1985) |
| Dennis Hobson | Dynamic response of gas-sensing electrodes | BS (1985) |
| Steve Baldwin | Novel biosensor configurations | BS (1985) |
| Dean Kossives | Tissue based membrane electrodes | BS (1984) |
| Stan Zisman | Transient selectivity of glass electrodes | SURF (1984) |
| Michael Issaacson | Synthesis of affinity supports | High School (1984) |
| Jim Fiocchi | Biosensors with mammalian organ acetone powders | BS (1984) |
| Michael Collison | Solvent isotope effects on enzyme electrodes | BS (1984) |
| Sally McCormick | Micro-column competitive binding assays | MS+ (1984) |
| Teresa Keimig | Enzyme conformation homogenous immunoassays | None (1984) |
| Steve Lansing | Competitive binding assays | MS- (1984) |
| May Ho | Biosensors based on sulfide electrode detection | None (1983) |