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Jennifer Berry (Fed)
Research Chemist
Dr. Jennifer Berry received a B.S. in Chemistry and Environmental Science from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Colorado. Her graduate studies focused on developing chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) to measure organic nitrogen in different atmospheres, ranging from ablated pharmaceutical tablets for mass spectral mapping to detecting pre-biotic compounds in exoplanetary atmospheres. She joined the Fluid Characterization Group in 2020 as a research chemist and is working to develop forensic techniques. Her current main project is analyzing authentic breath samples from cannabis users with Cannabis Respiratory Aerosols and Volatiles Exploration (CRAVE) project as a part of the Chemical Foundations for a Cannabis Breathalyzer program. During her first few years at NIST, she work on a NIJ funded project to develop dynamic vapor microextraction (DVME) for the extraction and concentration of ignitable liquids from fire debris. Dr. Berry has played multiple roles (President, Events Chair, etc.) in Boulder Postdoctoral and Early-Career Association of Researchers (PEAR), is a PEAR Accolades Chair, and continues to help organize the Front Range Industry and Postdoc Summit.
Awards
2022 - NIST Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) Collaboration and Teamwork Award
2019 - CIRES Environmental Chemistry Division Best Student Paper Award
2019 & 2017 - ATOC ESSS Poster Conference Best Poster Presentation in Atmospheric Chemistry category
2018 - 2019 - CIRES Graduate Student Research Award
2018 - American Geophysical Union (AGU) Outstanding Student Presentation Award
2018 - CU Department of Chemistry Fellowship
2018 - CU Research and Innovation Week Top Poster Presenter
2016 - NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
2015 - ACS Analytical Chemistry Award
2014 - Michigan Space Grant Consortium Fellowship Award
2014 - U of M Program in International & Comparative Studies Arctic Internship Fellowship
2014 - Individual Academic Enrichment Funding from the U of M Program in the Environment Department
2014 - U of M Department of Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship