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Analytical chemist with 13+ years of experience in scientific writing, teaching, marketing and research.

Profile Summary

With 13+ years of experience as an analytical chemist I am an expert in mass spectrometry, chromatography and spectroscopy instrumentation and methods. As such I have strong skills in scientific writing, presenting, teaching analytical methodologies, developing training content for a diverse range of clients, creating marketing content for scientific instrumentation and project management . I have a strong passion to teach, learn and help industries improve the world around us.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Feasibility Study

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Application Scientist, High Resolution and Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Centers of Excellence

Thermo Fisher Scientific

June 2021 - Present

Application Scientist, Inorganic Mass Spectrometry and Spectroscopy, Centers of Excellence

Thermo Fisher Scientific

March 2018 - June 2021

Director of the Environmental and Complex Analysis Laboratory

University of California, San Diego

January 2016 - March 2018

Research Scientist

University of California, San Diego

January 2016 - March 2018

Postdoctoral Scholar

University of Iowa

January 2015 - December 2015

Research Assistant

University of North Dakota

August 2010 - December 2014

Mass Spectrometry Lab Manager

University of North Dakota

August 2011 - May 2013

Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of North Dakota

December 2008 - August 2010

Education

Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry

University of North Dakota

August 2010 - December 2014

Bachelors of Science, Chemistry and Forensic Science

University of North Dakota

August 2004 - May 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Gavin C. Cornwell, Camille M. Sultana, Marje Prank, Richard E. Cochran, Thomas C. J. Hill, Gregory P. Schill, Paul J. DeMott, Natalie Mahowald, Kimberly A. Prather(2020). Ejection of Dust From the Ocean as a Potential Source of Marine Ice Nucleating Particles . Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 125. (24). American Geophysical Union ({AGU})

Jonathan V. Trueblood, Michael R. Alves, Dylan Power, Mitchell V. Santander, Richard E. Cochran, Kimberly A. Prather, Vicki H. Grassian(2019). Shedding Light on Photosensitized Reactions within Marine-Relevant Organic Thin Films . ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 3. (8). p. 1614--1623. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Richard Cochran, Jeanne E. Lemaster, Zhao Wang, Ali Hariri, Fang Chen, Ziying Hu, Yuran Huang, Christopher V. Barback, Nathan C. Gianneschi, Jesse V. Jokerst(2019). Gadolinium Doping Enhances the Photoacoustic Signal of Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles: A Dual Modality Contrast Agent for Stem Cell Imaging . Chemistry of Materials. 31. (1). p. 251--259. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Timothy H. Bertram, Richard E. Cochran, Vicki H. Grassian, Elizabeth A. Stone(2018). Sea spray aerosol chemical composition: elemental and molecular mimics for laboratory studies of heterogeneous and multiphase reactions . Chemical Society Reviews. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Richard E. Cochran, Olivia S. Ryder, Vicki H. Grassian, Kimberly A. Prather(2017). Sea Spray Aerosol: The Chemical Link between the Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate . Accounts of Chemical Research. 50. (3). p. 599--604. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Cochran, R.E., Laskina, O., Trueblood, J.V., Estillore, A.D., Morris, H.S., Jayarathne, T., Sultana, C.M., Lee, C., Lin, P., Laskin, J., et al.(2017). Molecular Diversity of Sea Spray Aerosol Particles: Impact of Ocean Biology on Particle Composition and Hygroscopicity . Chem. 2. (5). p. 655-667.

Richard E. Cochran, Haewoo Jeong, Shokouh Haddadi, Rebeka Fisseha Derseh, Alexandra Gowan, Josef Beránek, Alena Kubátová(2016). Identification of products formed during the heterogeneous nitration and ozonation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons . Atmospheric Environment. 128. p. 92--103. Elsevier {BV}

Cochran, R.E., Jeong, H., Haddadi, S., Fisseha Derseh, R., Gowan, A., Beránek, J., Kubátová, A.(2016). Identification of products formed during the heterogeneous nitration and ozonation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons . Atmospheric Environment. 128. p. 92-103.

Cochran, R.E., Kubátová, A., Kozliak, E.I.(2016). An Approach to the Estimation of Adsorption Enthalpies of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Particle Surfaces . Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 120. (30). p. 6029-6038.

Cochran, R.E., Laskina, O., Jayarathne, T., Laskin, A., Laskin, J., Lin, P., Sultana, C., Lee, C., Moore, K.A., Cappa, C.D., et al.(2016). Analysis of Organic Anionic Surfactants in Fine and Coarse Fractions of Freshly Emitted Sea Spray Aerosol . Environmental Science and Technology. 50. (5). p. 2477-2486.

Cochran, R.E., Smoliakova, I.P., Kubátová, A.(2016). Detection of nitrated and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization high resolution mass spectrometry . International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 397-398. p. 6-17.

Cochran, R.E., Jayarathne, T., Stone, E.A., Grassian, V.H.(2016). Selectivity Across the Interface: A Test of Surface Activity in the Composition of Organic-Enriched Aerosols from Bubble Bursting . Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 7. (9). p. 1692-1696.

Ellen M. Adams, Dominique Verreault, Thilina Jayarathne, Richard E. Cochran, Elizabeth A. Stone, Heather C. Allen(2016). Surface organization of a DPPC monolayer on concentrated SrCl2 and ZnCl2 solutions . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18. (47). p. 32345--32357. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Cochran, R.E., Kubátová, A.(2015). Pressurised fluid extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their polar oxidation products from atmospheric particles . International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry. 95. (5). p. 434-452.

Totlandsdal, A.I., Øvrevik, J., Cochran, R.E., Herseth, J.-I., Bølling, A.K., Låg, M., Schwarze, P., Lilleaas, E., Holme, J.A., Kubátová, A.(2014). The occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their derivatives and the proinflammatory potential of fractionated extracts of diesel exhaust and wood smoke particles . Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. 49. (4). p. 383-396.

Cochran, R.E., Dongari, N., Jeong, H., Beránek, J., Haddadi, S., Shipp, J., Kubátová, A.(2012). Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their oxy-, nitro-, and hydroxy-oxidation products . Analytica Chimica Acta. 740. p. 93-103.

Totlandsdal, A.I., Herseth, J.I., Bølling, A.K., Kubátová, A., Braun, A., Cochran, R.E., Refsnes, M., Øvrevik, J., Låg, M.(2012). Differential effects of the particle core and organic extract of diesel exhaust particles . Toxicology Letters. 208. (3). p. 262-268.

Wu, M., Audet, A., Cusic, J., Seeger, D., Cochran, R., Ghribi, O.(2009). Broad DNA repair responses in neural injury are associated with activation of the IL-6 pathway in cholesterol-fed rabbits . Journal of Neurochemistry. 111. (4). p. 1011-1021.