Erin S. Baker

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Erin S. Baker
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NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Montana State University
University of California, Santa Barbara
AwardsAmerican Society for Mass Spectrometry Biemann Medal (2022)
International Mass Spectrometry Foundation Curt Brunnée Award (2022)
Scientific career
Institutions University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thesis From solution to a solvent-free environment : probing the structures of noncovalently bound DNA and RNA complexes  (2005)
Doctoral advisor Michael T. Bowers

Erin Shammel Baker is an American bioanalytical chemist specializing in developing ion mobility-mass spectrometry hybrid instruments for biological and environmental applications. Baker is an expert in the research of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances analysis.

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Early life and education

Baker grew up on a cattle ranch in Montana, US. [1] Her interests in chemistry stemmed from a determination to understand the arsenic and cyanide pollution from gold mines that affected animals on her family's ranch and local wildlife. [2] [3] She obtained a bachelor of science in chemistry, with a minor in mathematics from Montana State University in 2001, where she conducted research using ion mobility spectrometry in Eric Grimsrud's laboratory. [1] [4] [5] She continued with research in ion mobility spectrometry in graduate school, and received a PhD in chemistry under the direction of Michael T. Bowers from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2005. [4] [5]

Career

After graduation, Baker did post-doctoral research in Richard D. Smiths' laboratory at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and was later promoted to senior research scientist. [1] [5] In 2018, she began her academic career at North Carolina State University as associate professor, and moved to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2022. [6]

The scope of Baker's research involves both developing high throughput ion mobility–mass spectrometry (IMS–MS) systems[ citation needed ] and using these hybrid instruments to study biological and environmental systems.[ citation needed ] She was one of five researchers from the PNNL Interactive Omics Group who worked on the Structures for lossless ion manipulations (SLIM). [7] The group received the R&D 100 Award for their effort on SLIM in 2017. [8] She was also part of the PNNL team who helped with the commercialization of the Agilent 6560 Ion Mobility Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (IM–QTOF) Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometer system. [3] [9] [10] She is an expert in the research of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) analysis. [11] She is the director of the Core of Advanced Platform Technologies Used for Remediation and Exploration (CAPTURE), the analytical branch of the PFAS Superfund Research Centre. [12] [13] [14] She is named one of the "Worldwide Water Warriors" in 2017. [15]

Baker served as a member-at-large for education for the American Society for Mass Spectrometry from 2019 to 2020. [16] She serves on the editorial board of Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, [17] Journal of Proteome Research, [18] International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, [19] and Scientific Reports. [20]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "PNNL: Among Women Chemists This Fall, Six Rising Stars". www.pnnl.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "PNNL: News – Journey from farm kid to scientist earns Erin Baker 'Rising Star' award". www.pnnl.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Phillips, Kristin Elise (March 2018). "Faces of Mass Spectrometry | Erin Baker" (PDF). American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Reid, Gavin (November 2017). "News and Views" (PDF). American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Loo, Joseph A. (March 3, 2021). "Farewell and Hello: Associate Editor Changes". Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 32 (3): 615. doi: 10.1021/jasms.1c00052 . ISSN   1044-0305. PMID   33577328. S2CID   231908555.
  6. ↑ UNC-Chapel Hill Chemistry Communication (September 30, 2022). "Welcome Our Newest Faculty". UNC Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences | Chemistry. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "PNNL: SLIM Wins an R&D 'Oscar'". www.pnnl.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ "R&D 100 Award Winners Archive". Research & Development World. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ Ruwan Kurulugama, Ken Imatani, and Lester Taylor. "The Agilent Ion Mobility Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer System" (PDF). Agilent Technologies Inc. Retrieved December 25, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Ken Imatani and David Wong (May 29, 2015). "Add a new dimension to your research with the Agilent 6560 ion mobility Q-TOF LC/MS" (PDF). Agilent Technologies Inc. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ State, Tracey Peake-NC (February 22, 2022). "Pine needles trace 50-year history of 'forever chemicals'". Futurity. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ dwhall. "Erin Baker is our newest Faculty Scholar – Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS" . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Core of Advanced Platform Technologies Used for Remediation and Exploration (CAPTURE) – Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS" . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Center for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS – Just another NCSU Hosted WordPress Server Sites site" . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Worldwide Water Warriors" (PDF). Agilent Technologies Inc. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  16. ↑ American Society for Mass Spectrometry. "ASMS Board of Directors History" (PDF). American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  17. ↑ Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. "Editors & Editorial Board". ACS Publications JASMS Editors & Editorial Board. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  18. ↑ Journal of Proteome Research. "Editors & Editorial Board". ACS Publications Journal of Proteome Research. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Editorial Board – International Journal of Mass Spectrometry – Journal – Elsevier". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Editors | Scientific Reports". www.nature.com. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Fellows of ASMS". Default. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  22. ↑ "The Power List 2024". The Analytical Scientist. August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  23. ↑ "The Power List 2023". The Analytical Scientist. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Biemann Medal". www.asms.org. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  25. ↑ "24th International Mass Spectrometry Conference Final Programme" (PDF). IMSC2022. August 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  26. ↑ "2021–22 Awards and Honors". NC State News. October 27, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  27. ↑ "The Power List 2021". The Analytical Scientist. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Erin Baker Selected as Spring 2021 Impact Scholar". Department of Chemistry. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  29. ↑ "The Power List 2019". The Analytical Scientist. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  30. ↑ American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee (2017). "Women Chemists Committee NEWSLETTER" (PDF). American Chemical Society. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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