William B. Whitten
Senior Research Staff Scientist

Gettysburg College,     A. B.,    Physics
Iowa State University,  Ph.D.,   Physics

Research Interests:

Microscale and Portable Mass Spectrometry
Single Molecule Detection
Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
Nonlinear Optics

Professional Societies:

American Chemical Society
American Physical Society
American Association for the Advancement
   of Science

Selected Publications

1. Z. Zhao, K. A. Meyer, W. B. Whitten, and R. W. Shaw, "Optical absorption measurements with parametric down-converted photons", Anal. Chem. 80, 7635-7638 (2008).
2. Z. Zhao, K. A. Meyer, W. B. Whitten, R. W. Shaw, R. S. Bennink, and W. P. Grice, "Observation of spectral asymmetry in cw-pumped type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion", Phys. Rev. A 77, 063828 (2008).
3. S. Pau, W. B. Whitten, and J. M. Ramsey, "Planar geometry for trapping and separating ions and charged particles", Anal. Chem. 79, 6857-6861 (2007).
4. W. A. Harris, P. T. A. Reilly, and W. B. Whitten, "Detection of chemical warfare-related species on complex aerosol particles deposited on surfaces using an ion trap-based aerosol mass spectrometer", Anal. Chem. 79, 2354-2358 (2007).
5. W. A. Harris, P. T. A. Reilly, and W. B. Whitten, "Aerosol MALDI of peptides and proteins in an ion trap mass spectrometer: Trapping, resolution, and signal-to-noise", Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 258, 113-119 (2006).
6. S. Pau, C. S. Pai, Y. L. Low, J. Moxom, P. T. A. Reilly, W. B. Whitten, and J. M. Ramsey, "Microfabricated quadrupole ion trap for mass spectrometer applications", Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 120801 (2006).