Dr. Cass Parker

Faculty Member

Office: Lakeview Discovery and Science Center LDSC 235F
Chemistry and Physics
College of Arts & Sciences
cassparker@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4788

Biography

Dr. Parker is a graduate of Jackson State University with a BS in chemistry and the Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. He has worked at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories and Sandia National Laboratories in California. He worked five years at Jackson State University before joining the faculty at Clark Atlanta University Chemistry Department. At CAU he served graduate coordinator and as Chair of the Department of Chemistry. In 2018 he joined Clayton State University as Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics.

Education

BS, Chemistry, Jackson State University, 1975

Ph D, Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 1986

Intellectual Contributions

Cass D. Parker, Chemistry and Art 1st Edition, Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company – 2013

Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Cass D. Parker, John J Meyers, Aubrey L Dyer, Ann M Showalter, Christopher Raridan, MSEIP: Improving Retention and Graduation Rates in STEM at Clayton State University, U.S. Department of Education, Federal, 662289, Funded – October 2019 to September 2022

Cass D. Parker, Aubrey L Dyer, Barbara E. Musolf, Ann M Showalter, Christopher Raridan, Paul Melvin, STEM IV Initiative, University System of Georgia, State, 150000, Funded – October 2019 to October 2022

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University, Graduate Affairs Committee, Committee Member – September 9 2019 to Present

University, Planning and Budget Advisory Council, Committee Member – August 31 2018 to Present

Teaching Interest

Primary interests are in the areas of analytical, environmental and general chemistry.

Research Interest

Mass spectrometric identification of volatile and non-volatile compounds using gas chromatography mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry respectively. Interest involved the application of solid phase microextraction (SPME) and solid phase extraction (SPE) separation techniques in the analysis of environmental pollutants. Additional areas of interest includes the use of ion chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to identify specific ions and metals in environmental samples.