Kevin Huncik (Fed)

Kevin’s research program centers on assessing anthropogenic pollution in coastal and marine environments, with a focus on sediment and biological tissue matrices. He possesses extensive technical expertise in characterizing persistent organic pollutants (POPs), specializing in the detection and quantification of PCBs, PAHs, legacy organochlorine pesticides, and brominated flame retardants via gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). Previously, he managed mass spectrometry core facility operations to advance natural products chemistry and environmental toxin characterization programs, where he developed advanced analytical methods and performed complex structural identification of novel organic compounds using integrated GC, LC, MS, and NMR platforms.

Kevin serves as the Senior Instrument Specialist, specializing in rapid on-site troubleshooting and repair to minimize downtime for technical personnel. Additionally, he leads facility safety initiatives in his capacity as the laboratory’s designated Safety Representative for NIST, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC.

Professional Activities

• American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2013-Present
• American Chemical Society, 1991-1997; 2013-Present

Other Publications

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1. Bienfang, P., Oben, B., DeFelice, S., Moeller, P., Huncik, K., Oben, P., Toonen, R., Daly-Engel, T., Bowen, B., Ciguatera: The Detection of Neurotoxins in Carnivorous Reef Fish from the Coast of Cameroon, West Africa, African Journal of Marine Science, 533-540, 2008.
2. Moeller, P.D.R., Beauchesne, K.R., Huncik, K.M., Clay Davis, W.C., Christopher, S.J., Riggs-Gelasco, P., Gelasco, A.K., Metal Complexes and Free Radical Toxins Produced by Pfiesteria piscicida, Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(4), 1166-1172, 2007.
3. Hsia, M.H., Morton, S.L., Smith, L.L., Beauchesne, K.R., Huncik, K.M., Moeller, P.D.R., Production of Goniodomin A by the Planktonic, Chain-Forming Dinoflagellate Alexandrium Monilatum (Howell) Balech Isolated from the Gulf Coast of the United States, Harmful Algae, 5(3), 290-299, 2006.
4. Schock, T.B., Huncik, K., Beauchesne, K.R., Villareal, T.A., Moeller, P.D.R., Identification of Trichotoxin, a Novel Chlorinated Compound Associated with the Bloom Forming Cyanobacterium, Trichodesmium thiebautii, Environ. Sci. Technol, 45(17), 7503-7509, 2011.
5. Bertin, M.J., Zimba, P.V., Beauchesne, K.R., Huncik, K.M., Moeller, P.D.R., Identification of Toxic Fatty Acid Amides Isolated from the Harmful Alga Prymnesium parvum Carter, Harmful Algae, 20, 111-116, 2012.
6. Krill, D., Madden, J., Huncik, K., Moeller, P.D., Induced Thyme Product Prevents VEGF-Induced Migration in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, Biochemical Biophysical Research Communications, 403(3-4), 275-281, 2010.