Jeremy Felton

Midwest Crossroads AGEP
Indiana University, Bloomington

Jeremy Felton grew up “always wondering what stuff was made of” and is now a first-year graduate student in Chemistry at Indiana University. He studies analytical chemistry (chemistry at the atomic level) under the supervision of Professor Gary Hieftje, a leading scholar of spectrochemistry. Hiefje’s work involves the development of pioneering methods of observing chemical activity at this fundamental level. Jeremy is currently working with array detector technology for a double-focusing mass spectrograph. More information about his lab can be found at http://www.indiana.edu/~gmhlab/index.htm.

Research experiences as an undergraduate at University of North Carolina solidified Jeremy’s interest in the study of chemistry. His participation in the Science and Math Achievement and Resourcefulness Track (SMART) Program (an NSF LSAMP project) involved summer research on the composition of air pollution using mass spectrometry. He later completed an internship at Rohm and Hass, a specialty chemicals company, where he used mass spectrometry to analyze synthesized materials. These two venues for using mass spectrometry for research complemented one another and gave Jeremy breadth of experience at an early stage of his academic career.

In addition to his coursework and research, Jeremy assists with an introductory chemistry course by running a discussion section. He enjoys the opportunity to help people and looks forward to the teaching side of the professoriate.

Academic Disciplines:
Chemistry