Robert Schrader

Staff Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific

San Jose, California, United States

About

Experience

  • Staff Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University
    Aug 2021 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Graduate Research Assistant at Purdue University
    Aug 2017 - Aug 2021 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    • Combined SIMION and FDM 3D printing technology to rapidly simulate and fabricate ion mobility spectrometers for fundamental studies of ion motion at ambient pressure. • Maximized data acquisition by combining ambient pressure drift tube ion mobility with two-dimensional tandem mass spectrometry to collect ion mobility and the entire MS/MS data domain in a single experiment. • Developed a screening platform based on open-source Delta 3D printer aimed at low-cost high-throughput screening applications for chemical reactions.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at Purdue University
    Aug 2016 - May 2017 · 10 mos

    • Supervised weekly laboratory exercises and recitation sessions for 24 undergraduate general chemistry students. • Developed and delivered weekly recitation sessions for students to supplement lecture exercises.