The Opposite of Pandora’s Box? DART and Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Dr. Robert B. Cody

Product Manager – Mass Spectrometry
Jeol USA
11 Dearborn Road
Peabody MA 01960
USA
http://www.jeolusa.com/

Robert B. (“Chip”) Cody, B.S. in Chemistry (Roanoke College 1976);  Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (Purdue University, 1982 with Professor Ben Freiser).    From 1982 to 1989 Dr. Cody worked at Nicolet Analytical Instruments (Madison, WI) in the Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry group as Senior Scientist and Nicolet Fellow.  From 1989 to the present he has worked at JEOL USA, Inc. in Peabody, MA where he is currently Product Manager for Mass Spectrometry.

In his graduate work, Dr. Cody was responsible for developing the trapped-ion tandem-in-time and MSn techniques, laser desorption/Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance  mass spectrometry (FTICR) and an electron collision-induced dissociation technique called “EIEIO”.  Over the years, his research has included ion activation techniques, fundamentals of FTICR ion excitation and detection, electron capture ionization, laser desorption, electrospray ionization and applications of time-of-flight mass spectrometry.   His present research interests include ambient ionization techniques and the software-assisted interpretation of high-resolution mass spectra of complex mixtures.    He holds several patents, is the author or coauthor of numerous articles and book chapters, developer of the “Mass Spec Tools” software suite and coinventor of the Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) ion source.

Dr. Cody has been a member of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) since 1978.  He was Vice-President for Arrangements for ASMS in 2010 and 2011 and served on the ASMS Sanibel Conference Committee and the ASMS Asilomar Conference Committee.   He received the Anachem Award at the 2011 FACSS meeting and is a recipient of a 2012 Purdue Chemistry Distinguished Alumni Award.  Dr. Cody is also a member of the Analytical Division of the American Chemical Society.   He has served as reviewer for several scientific journals, including JASMS and Analytical Chemistry.