Catherine Fenselau

University of Maryland

Notable Achievements:

• Biomedical Applications of Mass Spectrometry
• Mechanisms of Acquired Drug Resistance
• Rapid Analysis of Intact Microorganisms by Mass Spectrometry

Biographical Sketch

• Grew up in Nebraska
• Received AB degree from Byn Mawr College in Pennsylvania
• Received Ph.D. from Stanford University in the laboratory of Dr. Carl Djerassi
• Post-doctoral work with Melvin Calvin and A.L. Burlingame at the University of California and the NASA Space Science Laboratory at Berkeley

Academic Appointments

• Former faculty member, Johns Hopkins University's Medical School
• Past President, American Society for Mass Spectrometry
• Chair of the ACS Analytical Division, 2002
• Associate Editor, Analytical Chemistry, 1990 - Present
• Professor in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, 1990 - Present
• Serves on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Science Center, 1990 - Present

Honors

• Garvan Medal of the American Chemical Society, 1985
• Maryland Chemist Award, American Chemical Society, 1989
• Medal, Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, 1993
• Merit Award National Institute of Health, 1991 to 2001
• Eastern Analytical Symposium Award in Analytical Chemistry, 1999

     In addition to numerous other honors and memberships, Catherine Fenselau has over 300 publications and book chapters, and trained 150 post-doctoral fellows.