TOURADJ SOLOUKI

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Voice: (207) 581-1172, E-mail solouki@maine.edu

 

 

 

 

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Senior Scientist, 1997 Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute

Post-doctoral Research Associate, 1994-1996 National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, 1994 Texas A & M University

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND

*      Functional Genomics

*      FT-ICR MS Instrument

*      Our Facility

*      Chemistry – a family tradition (this is my uncle who lives and works in Germany; he is one of the highly cited chemists)

*      David LaBrecque and MIST software

*      Patents in the field based in part on our published work

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

*      List of Presentations and Publications

GROUP MEMBERS

*      CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

*      Abdullah Al-Fdeilat

*      Indira Silwal

*      Behrooz Zekavat

*      Alicia Cimon

*      Justin Guay

*      Dr. Jan E. Szulejko

*      FEATURING SOME FORMER MEMBERS OF OUR RESEARCH GROUP

*      FEATURING PICTURES FROM SOME ATTENDED CONFERENCES

*      ASMS, Seattle, WA (May-June 2006)

*      Gordon Conference on DBP (August 2006)

*      4th North American FT-ICR MS Conference (April 3-6, 2003)

*      TEACHING

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

Committee and Professional Services:

DEPARTMENT:

*      Chair of Graduate Rules Committee (2004)

*      Coordinated the departmental Seminars (invited the speakers and prepared schedules for three semesters)

*      Member of Aubert Hall Opening House Committee - Prepared a poster summarizing the history of the Aubert Hall – Archived at the UM library (2003)

*      Member of Computer and Instrumentation Committee (1998-present)

*      Member of Departmental Safety Committee (1998-present)

*      Member of Graduate Students Executive Committee (1998-present)

*      Member of Integrated Senior Laboratory Committee (2000-present)

*      Member of Recruitment and Retention Committee (1998-present)

*      Member of Search Committees (Assistant Professors, Chairs, Deans, etc.)

UNIVERSITY:

*      Chair of the Senate Research Committee (2007-2008)

*      Member of the University Faculty Senate (2005-present)

*      Ecology and Environmental Sciences

*      Faculty of the Graduate Program in Ecology and Environmental Science

*      Idea Network-Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Mentor Directory

*      Member of Library Committee

*      Member of Maine Mentor Program - Participating in several meetings/workshops

*      Member of Office of International Programs Advisory Committee (1999-2004)

*      Member of Research Scientific Misconduct Board/Committee (2004-2007)

*      Member of Research and Public Service Committee (2005-present)

*      Member of Student Conduct Committee – chaired several sessions (2002-present)

*      Member of the External Review Team for the University of Maine Environmental Chem. Laboratory (2003)

NATIONAL:

*      The Chair of Young Mass Spectrometrists (YMS)--American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) (2002-2004 & co-chair 2005)

*      NIH Panel Reviewer (NIH High End Mass Spectrometers) - Review panel: Instrumentation, Washington DC (May 2006)

*      NSF Panel Reviewer (Major Research Instrumentation), Washington DC (May 2006)

Review Activities:

REFEREED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS:

*      Analytical Chemistry (Anal. Chem.)

*      Environmental Science & Technology (Environ. Sci. Technol.)

*      International Journal of Scientific Research (IJRSU)

*      Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (J. Agric. Food Chem.)

*      The Journal of American Society for Mass Spectrometry (J. Am. Soc. Mass Spec.)

*      The Journal of Chemical Education (J. Chem. Educ.)

*      The Journal of Physical Chemistry (J. Phys. Chem. A)

*      The Journal of Soil Science (Soil Sci.)

*      Macromolecules

*      Software Program - Analytical Chemistry (Am. Chem. Soc. - ACS)

GRANTING AGENCIES & REVIEW PANELS:

*      Department of Defense (DOD)

*      COTTRELL

*      Institute for Public Health & Water Research

*      Petroleum Research Fund (PRF)

*      National Science Foundation (NSF)

*      NIH Panel

*      NSF Panel

*      The Welcome Trust

 

 

MEDIA COVERAGE

*      Chembytes e-zine (A Breath of Fresh Air)

*      Every Breath You Take (UMaine Today)

*      Pine Street Foundation