Gary J. Van Berkel

Gary J Van Berkel is a research scientist who led the Organic and Biological Mass Spectrometry Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ^[1] until his retirement from there in 2018.^{[ citation needed ]} He is currently the Chief Scientific Officer of Van Berkel Ventures, a scientific equipment research firm based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ^[2]

He is best known for his research on electrochemistry of electrosprays. ^{[3] [1]}

Gary J. Van Berkel
Nationality	American
Known for	Electrospray
Scientific career
Fields	Chemist
Institutions	Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Awards

• 2016 R&D 100 Award "Open Port Sampling Interfaces for Mass Spectrometry"
• 2014 Battelle "Inventor of the Year"
• 2013 Oak Ridge National Laboratory "Scientist of the Year"
• 2013 Oak Ridge National Laboratory "Inventor of the Year"
• 2013 Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry Beynon Prize
• 2010 R&D 100 Award "Liquid Microjunction Surface Sampling Probe for Mass Spectrometry"
• 2005 Biemann Medal ^[1]

Select publications

• Scott A. McLuckey; G J Van Berkel; G L Glish (1 January 1992). "Tandem mass spectrometry of small, multiply charged oligonucleotides". Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry . 3 (1): 60–70. doi:10.1016/1044-0305(92)85019-G. ISSN   1044-0305. PMID   24242838. Wikidata   Q61784590.
• Juan Fernandez de la Mora; Gary J. Van Berkel; Christie G. Enke; Richard B. Cole; Manuel Martinez-Sanchez; John B. Fenn (1 August 2000). "Electrochemical processes in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry". Journal of Mass Spectrometry . 35 (8): 939–952. doi:10.1002/1096-9888(200008)35:8<939::AID-JMS36>3.0.CO;2-V. ISSN   1076-5174. PMID   10972994. Wikidata   Q47587910.
• Gary J. Van Berkel; Scott A. McLuckey; Gary L. Glish (15 July 1992). "Electrochemical origin of radical cations observed in electrospray ionization mass spectra". Analytical Chemistry . 64 (14): 1586–1593. doi:10.1021/AC00038A015. ISSN   0003-2700. Wikidata   Q128844537.

References

1. Glish, Gary L. (2006). "Focus in Honor of Gary J. Van Berkel, 2005 Biemann Medal Awardee". Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 17 (7): 887–888. Bibcode:2006JASMS..17..887G. doi:10.1016/j.jasms.2006.04.022. PMID   16698280. S2CID   3682642.
2. Smith, D. Ray. "Oak Ridger's inventions deployed worldwide". Oak Ridger. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
3. Van Berkel, G. J.; Zhou, F. M. (1995). "Characterization of an electrospray ion source as a controlled-current electrolytic cell". Analytical Chemistry . 67 (17): 2916–2923. doi:10.1021/ac00113a028.