Principal Investigator
-
Brian M. Giebel, Ph.D.
- Director, Advanced Laboratory for Chemical and Isotopic Signatures
- Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Phone: 212.413.3151
Current Team
Kevin Carrera
Lab Technician
Kevin Carrera is a laboratory technician in the Environmental Sciences initiative at the ASRC working in the Advanced Laboratory for Chemical and Isotopic Signatures. Kevin and Dr. Brian Giebel work collaboratively to keep several projects moving forward with shifting priorities or deadlines. Kevin is responsible for running/calibrating instrument analyses and has experience using our Kiel Device for isotopic analyses, but his main focus is on our GCMS system where he has helped develop several extraction methods to isolate organic molecules from environmental samples and analyze them. Kevin assists with research projects by executing experiments, and generating reports from the data collected. He is additionally responsible for basic lab management as well as helping students and other lab users.
He earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from SUNY Geneseo, where he conducted snake vertebral morphology research in Dr. Jacob McCartney’s lab. He also earned a M.S. in Forensic Science from CUNY John Jay, where he conducted his master’s thesis on the method optimization of different extraction procedures and LC-MS/MS conditions to determine optimal methods to identify and quantify CBD, THC and their metabolites in whole blood in Dr. Marta Concheiro-Guisan’s lab.
Scott Croteau
Research Assistant
Scott Croteau is completing his MS in Earth and Atmospheric Science at CUNY City College of New York and is a Research Assistant in CUNY Advanced Science Research Center’s Environmental Sciences Initiative. Scott will be running a series of soil microcosm experiments and performing phospholipid fatty acid analyses to understand how microplastics impact the soil microbiome.
Scott obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Victoria, located in British Columbia, Canada. Following his graduation, he relocated to Alberta, Canada, embarking on a career in the Oil and Gas industry as an analytical chemist at ChampionX. During his time in the analytical laboratory, he introduced and developed numerous techniques for analyzing solids. His specialization revolved around powder X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence which he applied to characterize challenging solid compositions that occur during the oil production process. Scott delivered consulting services to his clients by providing context on the results and meaningful action plans. His expertise grew and he became the subject matter expert within the company. Scott and his wife relocated to New York City where he decided to further his education at City College of New York.
Schidza Cime
Undergraduate Student Researcher (Alumni)
Schidza Cime graduated CUNY City College of New York in May 2023 with a degree in chemical engineering. Schidza is now at UPenn and enrolled in a PhD program for engineering.
Schidza’s participation allowed the lab to collect preliminary but critical data to establish new research directions related to plastic waste in soil environments. Some of Schidza’s work can be seen on the Projects and Outreach/Education pages.