My name is Cameron Naylor. I graduated from Western Carolina University with a B.S. in chemistry in 2015 and worked briefly as a lab analyst for Eastman Chemical Company in the cellulose esters division before coming to WSU. I joined the Clowers group in the fall of 2016 and graduated with a Ph.D. in spring 2021.

Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometer coupled to a Bruker microTOF mass spectrometer

My research involved exploring the fundamentals of Trapped Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry (TIMS) and low-cost/easy assembly drift tube IMS (DTIMS) designs. A core theme through my research involved using varied and mixed drift gases to enhance separations and examine ion-neutral interactions in mixed drift gas environments. Some of the other projects involve using thermometer ions to assess the energy ions experience within the TIMS device and trying to optimize calibration of high mobility ions.

 

Selected Publications:

Naylor, C. N.; Clowers, B. H. Reevaluating the Role of Polarizability in Ion Mobility Spectrometry. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2021, 32 (3), 618–627.

Naylor, C. N.; Reinecke, T.; Ridgeway, M. E.; Park, M. A.; Clowers, B. H. Evaluation of Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry Source Conditions Using Benzylammonium Thermometer Ions. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2020, 31 (7), 1593-1602.

Naylor, C. N.; Reinecke, T.; Clowers, B. H. Assessing the Impact of Drift Gas Polarizability in Polyatomic Ion Mobility Experiments. Anal. Chem. 2020, 92 (6), 4226–4234.

Naylor, C. N.; Reinecke, T.; Ridgeway, M. E.; Park, M. A.; Clowers, B. H. Validation of Calibration Parameters for Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2019, 30 (10), 2152–2162.

Reinecke, T.; Naylor, C. N.; Clowers, B. H. Ion Multiplexing: Maximizing Throughput and Signal to Noise Ratio for Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2019, Accepted for Publication. DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.03.014

Presentations:

Naylor, C.N.; Reinecke, T.; Clowers, B.H. “Tailoring Separation Factors of an IMS Experiment: Between Gases and Temperature.” International Society for Ion Mobility Virtual Symposium. August 2020.

Naylor, C.N.; Clowers, B.H. “Classifying Gas-Phase Mobility and Drive Selection of Ion Mobility Spectrometry Calibrants”. International Society for Ion Mobility Virtual Symposium. August 2020.

Naylor, C.N.; Ridgeway, M.E.; Park, M.A.; Clowers, B.H.“Blanc’s Law for the ESI Era: Predicting Ion Mobility in Mixed Drift Gases” American Society of Mass Spectrometry 67th Conference on Mass Spectrometry. June 2019.

Naylor, C.N.; Ridgeway, M.E.; Park, M.A.; Clowers, B.H.“Energetic characterization Using Thermometer Ions of Trapped Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (TIMS)” Northwest Regional Meeting
of the American Chemical Society. June 2018

Naylor, C.N.; Ridgeway, M.E.; Park, M.A.; Clowers, B.H.“Characterization of Trapped Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (TIMS) Using Benzylamine Thermometer Ions” American Society of Mass Spectrometry 66th Conference on Mass Spectrometry. June 2018