Indiana Section of the Society for Applied SpectroscopyIndiana Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy
2001-2002 Seminar Biographical Sketches
Michelle V. Buchanan received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Kansas in 1973 and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1978 in Analytical Chemistry. Dr. Buchanan joined the research staff in the Analytical Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1978. She has been group leader of both the Organic Spectroscopy Group (1989-1994) and of the Organic and Biological Mass Spectrometry Group (1994-1999), and served as the Associate Director of the Life Sciences Division from 1999-2000. Dr. Buchanan is currently the Director of the Chemical Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Dr. Buchanan has been the principal investigator on multiple projects funded through DOE, NIH, NCI, DOD and the FDA and has 2 U.S. patents. She has received numerous honors and awards, which include the Leadership Award, the IR-100 Award, the American Women in Science Technical Award, the YWCA Outstanding Contribution to Science and Technology Award, and she also has three Technical Achievement Awards from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. Buchanan also serves on the Advisory Board for the NSF Center for High Field Fourier Transform ICR Mass Spectrometry at Florida State University, the advanced instrumentation board at the National Institute of Justice, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, and the Boston University School of Medicine Mass Spectrometry. Dr. Buchanan is also currently on the Editorial Board for Fresenius’ Journal of Analytical Chemistry and the Journal of Mass Spectrometry, and has formerly served on the Editorial Boards for Biomedical and Environmental Mass Spectrometry, Organic Mass Spectrometry, and Analytical Chemistry.
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