Indiana Section of the Society for Applied SpectroscopyIndiana Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy
1999-2000 Seminar Biographical Sketches
Dr. Evan R. Williams
Professor Evan Williams received his degree from Cornell University in 1990 working with Prof. Fred McLafferty on biological mass spectrometry. He was a NSF postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Richard N. Zare at Stanford prior to joining the faculty in the Chemistry Department at the University of California at Berkeley in 1992. At Berkeley, Professor Williams and his group have developed novel instrumental and computational techniques in mass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometry, chromatography, and laser spectroscopy for probing structure and function of large biomolecules. His group has developed new dissociation methods for rapid protein and DNA sequencing, and ion-molecule chemistry for investigating electrostatic interactions in biomolecules. Current projects include developing novel sample introduction techniques for interfacing liquid separation methods (e.g., capillary electrophoresis) with mass spectrometry and exploring the structure of solvated ions in the gas phase to understand the role of water in biomolecule conformation. Professor Williams’ interests also include designing new experiments and curricula for both undergraduate and graduate chemistry courses in Analytical Chemistry at Berkeley.
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