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Christopher Szakal (Fed)

Research Chemist

Christopher Szakal is currently serving as chief of staff for the Material Measurement Laboratory headquarters. Previously, Chris was a research chemist in the Materials Measurement Science Division at NIST since 2006. His professional background is in mass spectrometry, with an emphasis in surface analysis by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). His research involves a wide range of topics, including the imaging and quantification of select signatures within individual mammalian and bacterial cells, surface analysis of nanoparticle aggregates as a function of environmental stimuli, inorganic microparticle analysis, and standard method development. In addition to SIMS approaches to characterize the topic areas above,  Christopher has employed ambient ionization mass spectrometry (AI-MS) tools to further expand the chemical information that can be obtained from these systems. These tools include multiple atmospheric pressure-based MS methodologies, such as desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and atmospheric pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (AP-MALDI), and advanced instruments containing triple quadrupole and quad-time-of-flight mass analyzers.

Publications

A Roadmap for LIMS at NIST Material Measurement Laboratory

Author(s)
Gretchen Greene, Jared Ragland, Zachary Trautt, June W. Lau, Raymond Plante, Joshua Taillon, Adam Abel Creuziger, Chandler A. Becker, Joe Bennett, Niksa Blonder, Lisa Borsuk, Carelyn E. Campbell, Adam Friss, Lucas Hale, Michael Halter, Robert Hanisch, Gary R. Hardin, Lyle E. Levine, Samantha Maragh, Sierra Miller, Chris Muzny, Marcus William Newrock, John Perkins, Anne L. Plant, Bruce D. Ravel, David J. Ross, John Henry J. Scott, Christopher Szakal, Alessandro Tona, Peter Vallone
Instrumentation generates data faster and in higher quantity than ever before, and interlaboratory research is in historic demand domestically and
Created March 13, 2019, Updated December 8, 2022