Versatile and experienced chemist with seven years of expertise in research and development. Proficient in gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, HPLC, UVFNIL, ICPFAES, and wastewater analysis. Collaborative leader with demonstrated history of providing solutions to challenging problems facing industry managers and organizational teams. Bilingual in French and English.

1. MICHAEL D. VINCENT
Phone: 337.849.8349
Email: mdv4838@yahoo.com
PRO F E S S IO N AL CHE M IS T
Versatile and experienced chemist with seven years of expertise in research and development. Proficient in gas
chromatography, mass spectrometry, HPLC, UVFNIL, ICPFAES, and wastewater analysis. Collaborative leader with
demonstrated history of providing solutions to challenging problems facing industry managers and organizational
teams. Bilingual in French and English.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LEAD CHEMIST- SPECTROCHEM, Baton Rouge, LA 2017-Present
▪ Carry out different experiments for clients
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER – AUDUBON SUGAR INSTITUTE, ST. GABRIEL, LA 2015-2017
▪ WORK WITH THERMOSET RESINS USING BYFPRODUCTS FROM SUGARCANE
SUBMITTED INVENTIONS TO THE LSU AGCENTER FOR POLYESTERS, EPOXIDE, AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS
INDEPENDENT CONTRACT CHEMIST – NEW ORLEANNS BIOINNOVATION CENTER, New Orleans, LA 2015-2016
▪ INSTALLED GAS SENSOR USING AN OPEN SOURCE ELECTRONIC PROTOTYPING PLATFORM CALLED ARDUINO
▪ WORKED ON INSTALLING SUPERCRITICAL FLUID GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY INSTURMENT
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY – DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, BATON ROUGE, LA 2008-2014
GRADUATE RESEARCHER (2008F2014)
▪ Design protocol for development of instrumentation to be utilized in High Throughput Screening (HTS).
▪ Utilize UV LiGA technology to develop microfabrication methods and create high aspect ratiomicrostructures.
▪ Characterize samples using TEM, DLS, UVFVis Spectroscopy, XPS, SEM, and AFM instruments.
MASTER TEACHING ASSISTANT (2012)
▪ Conducted weekly meetings with all first year Teaching Assistants and reviewed laboratoryprocedures.
▪ Supervised first year TAs and coordinated performance reviews andevaluations.
TEACHING ASSISTANT (2008F2012)
▪ Taught undergraduate level Chemistry laboratories, including two semesters of HonorsChemistry.
BASE OPERATORS, INC., LAKE CHARLES, LA 2011-2014
DIRECTOR
▪ Lead research and development of naturalproducts.
▪ Develop strategic and marketing plans for allproducts.
▪ Design and maintain website and marketing materials forproducts.
NATURAL ADVANTAGE, OAKDALE, LA 2006
CHEMIST
▪ Identified substances utilizing gas chromatography to perform various chemicalreactions.
▪ Managed research and development of products and implemented new organizationalpolicies.
▪ Analyzed procedures and made recommendations for changes to save time andmoney.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, Louisiana State University, December 2014
Concentration in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Master of Science, Chemical and Environmental Sciences, McNeese State University, 2008
Concentration in Oyster and Wastewater analyses using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Completed one year as Microbiology lab TA for Department of Biology (2007D2008)
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Louisiana, 2005

2. Michael D. Vincent
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PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
• "Fabrication and characterization of stable hydrophilic microfluidic devices prepared via the in
situ tertiaryF amine catalyzed Michael addition of multifunctional thiols to multifunctional
acrylates “Bounds, Christopher; Upadhyay, Jagannath; Totaro, Nicholas; Thakuri, Suman; Garber,
Leah; Vincent, Michael; Huang, Zhaoyang; Hupert, Mateusz; Pojman, John. ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5, 1643F 1655.
• Vincent, Michael D., and Joseph Sneddon. "Nonylphenol: An overview and its determination in
oysters and wastewaters and preliminary degradation results from laboratory experiments."
Microchemical Journal 92.1 (2009): 112FFF118.
• Sneddon, Joseph, and Michael D. Vincent. "ICPFFFOES and ICPFFFMS for the Determination of
Metals: ApplicationtoOysters."AnalyticalLetters41.8(2008):1291FFF1303.
• Thibodeaux, Chad A., Michael D. Vincent, and Joseph Sneddon. "Determination of Cadmium,
Cobalt, and Lead in Oysters From Southwest Louisiana by Flame Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry." Spectroscopy Letters 43.7/8 (2010):524FFF527.
• Presentation at Pittcon 2012 Orlando, Florida Microfabrication of a PolymerFFFBased
MultiFFFChannel Fluidic Network for High Throughput Processing for Drug Discovery Michael D
Vincent, Louisiana State University, Mateusz L Hupert, Daniel S Park, Varshni Singh, Steven A
Soper.
• Presentation at International Student Conference on Microtechnology: research highlights –
networking – career building, IMTEK – Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of
Freiburg, Germany, 8th – 14th October 2012 Nanofabrication Techniques used in the Production
of Devices for BioFAnalytical Applications.
AFFILIATIONS
Student Government M LSU, Graduate School President and Former Senator and Treasurer
Consulat général de France à La NouvelleMOrléans, Chef d’Ilot 8
Alliance française de Lafayette, President
Louisiana State University Friends of French,
VicePresident Lafayette Farmers and Artisans
Market, Secretary Louisiane Acadie, Board
member
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
World Class University Fellow, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, 2013
National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship, South Korea, 2012
Attendee, International Conference at Pohang University of Science and Technology, South