1. Joshua Chris Kofford
3700 Aspen Ave. NE
Albuquerque NM
Cell: (505) 415-6214
joshuakofford@gmail.com
Professional Objective
Pursue a career in chemistry or management in an academic, industrial, or government setting.
Education
- ABD Ph. D. in Analytical Chemistry SDSU – Advisor Brian Logue Ph.D.
- B.S. in Chemistry (ACS certified) at SDSU - 2007
Employment History
- South Dakota Agricultural Laboratories Research Chemist emphasis on pesticide residue
analysis – (October 2014 – January 2016)
- Duties included managing a small team of chemists, quality control for a variety of
analytes, extraction and analysis of pesticide residues, and operating and maintaining
LC/MS/MS, GC/MS, HPLC,and IC.
- Experience writing SOPs and developing new analytical methods for a variety of
analytes.
- SGS (ISO certified analytical laboratory) – (September 2013 – February 2014)
- Duties included oil analysis (variety of analytes), nitrate analysis, and sample
preparation.
- Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant – South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
(2007 – 2012)
- Undergraduate research under Dr. Brian Logue funded by South Dakota EPSCoR
(September 2006- May 2007)
- Summer research project working under Dr. Brian Logue at SDSU. Investigating dye-
sensitized photovoltaic cells for solar power. Funded by South Dakota EPSCoR (Summer
2006)
- Assembly line worker at Larson Manufacturing (summer of 2004 and 2005)
Research and Industrial Experience
- Strong industrial background in pesticide residue analysis including method development
in both analyte extraction and LC/MS/MS and GC/MS analysis.
- Industrial analytical experience operating and maintaining LC/MS/MS, HPLC,UV/Vis,
combustion elemental analysis, and Ion Chromatography instruments.
- Managing experience of a small team of chemists in pesticide residue extraction, which
included training new employees on all procedures and processes.
- Strong background with computers, especially Microsoft Excel.
- Maintained records of laboratory finances and purchases, and developed
relationships with suppliers.
- Strong background working in clean-room environments fabricating solar cell electrodes,
thin films, sputtering deposition and screen-printing techniques.
- Experience in a variety of synthetic procedures and analysis tools, including NMR,SEM
(hands on use and image analysis), AFM image analysis, and spectroscopy (UV-vis, IR,
and Raman(SERS)).
- Experience using solar simulators and semiconductor parameter analyzers for photovoltaic
cell parameter and performance analysis.

2. Joshua Chris Kofford
3700 Aspen Ave. NE
Albuquerque NM
Cell: (505) 415-6214
joshuakofford@gmail.com
- Developed an improved titanium dioxide synthesis procedure to produce nanometer scale
particles for use as nanometer thick compact layers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
- Strong background in research scale photovoltaic cells, generally smaller than 0.15 cm2
.
- Experience in a variety of analytical procedures in an academic setting, including column
chromatography, thin layer chromatography, IC, HPLC, cyclic voltammetry, and AA.
- Experience using severalcomputational programs, such as Gaussian 03 and 09 (and
Gaussview), NWChem,and dMol3 (majority of work with Gaussian), investigating
chemical reactions and electronic characteristics of small molecules with and without metal
components.
- Strong background in organic (emphasis on benzene chemistry) and organometallic
chemistry through research laboratory experience. Includes much work with light sensitive
and air sensitive materials, and experience working in a glove box.
- Strong background in dye-sensitized solar cell production methods, including full
fabrication process and completed cell performance analysis through research laboratory
experience.
Teaching Experience
- Teaching Assistant South Dakota State University, Brookings SD
- Taught three sections of undergraduate laboratories (Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall
2011). Courses included General Chemistry (both non-science major and science major
chemistry courses) and Analytical Chemistry.
- SI leader South Dakota State University (Jan. 2006-May 2006)
- Developed undergraduate laboratories for analytical chemistry involving GC analysis
and chromatography. Also developed a molecular modelling experiment for
undergraduate physical chemistry students.
- Volunteered for chemistry expositions for educating elementary students.
- Scheduled interdepartmental and intercampus meetings and student
presentations (2009-2012).
Awards/Scholarships
- Haskett Teaching Assistant Award (2009)
- URSCAD poster award (2007)
- Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Paper Award (2006)
- Schultz-Werth Award (2006) – undergraduate research paper award
- Elmer & Roberta Johnson Leaders for Tomorrow (2002)
- SDSU Jackrabbit Guarantee – qualified based on GPA – maintain 3.5 GPA undergraduate
program (2002)

3. Joshua Chris Kofford
3700 Aspen Ave. NE
Albuquerque NM
Cell: (505) 415-6214
joshuakofford@gmail.com
References
- Brian Logue
- Graduate Advisor
- Associate Professor
- (605) 688-6698
- brian.logue@sdstate.edu
- Ronald Hirko
- Assistant Professor/Lab coordinator
- (605) 688-6374
- ron.hirko@sdstate.edu
- Nichole Rice
- Director Pesticide Residue Department SD Ag Labs
- (303) 916-0940
- nichole.rice@sdaglabs.com