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Robert Hodyss

Education
  • B. S. in Chemistry, University of Florida (1999)
  • Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (2006)
Research Interests
  • Investigations of the photochemistry and physics of cryogenic ices relevant to outer Solar System bodies, utilizing infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopies, temperature programmed desorption, and differential scanning calorimetry
  • Development of instrumentation for in situ chemical analysis on planetary bodies
Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2005-Present)
    • Scientist, Planetary Ices Group (2008)
    • Caltech Postdoctoral Researcher, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2005-2008)
  • California Institute of Technology (1999-2005)
    • Graduate Researcher, Department of Chemistry (1999-2005)
    • Teaching Assistant (1999-2003)
  • Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida (1997-1999)
  • REU-NSF Researcher, SRI Interntional (Summer 1998)
  • REU-NSF Researcher, University of Pittsburg (Summer 1997)
Selected Publications
  1. Hodyss, Robert, Jay D. Goguen, Paul V. Johnson, Colin Campbell, Isik Kanik. The sublimation of water ice and Enceladus' plume. Submitted to Icarus Jan 2008.
  2. Hodyss, Robert, Paul V. Johnson, Grazyna E. Orzechowska, Jay D. Goguen, Isik Kanik. Carbon dioxide segregation in 1:4 and 1:9 CO2:H2O ices. Icarus (2007), doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.10.005
  3. Grimm, Ronald L.; Hodyss, Robert; Beauchamp J. L.; Probing interfacial chemistry of single droplets with field-induced droplet ionization mass spectrometry: Physical adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and ozonolysis of oleic acid and related compounds. Analytical Chemistry, 2006, 78 (11), 3800-3806.
  4. Oberg, Karin I.; Hodyss, Robert; Beauchamp J. L.; Simple Optical Sensors for Amine Vapors based on Dyed Silica Microspheres. Sensors and Actuators B, 2006, 115 (1), 79-85.
  5. Hodyss, Robert; Beauchamp J. L Multidimensional detection of nitroorganic explosives by gas chromatography-pyrolysis-ultraviolet detection. Analytical Chemistry, 2005, 77 (11), 3607-3610.
  6. Hodyss, Robert; McDonald, Gene; Sarker, Niladri; Smith, Mark A.; Beauchamp, Patricia A.; Beauchamp J. L. Fluorescence Spectra of Titan Tholins: in-situ Detection of Astrobiologically Interesting Areas on Titan's Surface. Icarus, 2004, 171(2), 525-530.
  7. Julian, Ryan R.; Hodyss, Robert; Kinnear, B; Jarrold, Martin F.; Beauchamp, J. L. Nanocrystalline Aggregation of Serine Detected by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Origin of the Stable Homochiral Gas-phase Serine Octamer. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2002, 106(6), 1219-1228.
  8. Hodyss, Robert; Julian, Ryan R.; Beauchamp, J.L. Spontaneous Chiral Separation in Noncovalent Molecular Clusters. Chirality, 2001, 13(10), 703-706.
  9. Szczepanski, J.; Hodyss, Robert; Fuller, J.; Vala, Martin. Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy of Small Carbon-Sulfur Clusters Isolated in Solid Ar. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 1999, 103(16), 2975-2981.
  10. Szczepanski, J.; Hodyss, Robert; Vala, Martin. Isotopic Infrared Absorption Study of C5-, C7-, C9- Carbon Cluster Anions in Ar Matrices. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 1999, 103(16), 2975-2981.
Patents
  1. Cox, Heather A..; Hodyss, R.; Beauchamp, J.L. Free Radical Initiated Peptide Sequencing Reagent. Provisional patent filed, June 2005.
  2. Hodyss, R.; Beauchamp, J.L. Multi-dimensional detection of organonitrate explosives by gas chromatography-pyrolysis-ultraviolet detection. Provisional patent filed, February 2005.
  3. Oberg, K.; Hodyss, R.; Beauchamp, J.L. Optical Sensor for Amine Vapors based on Dyed Silica Microspheres. Provisional patent filed, December 2004.

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