I joined the faculty at Pitt in September, 1991 and am interested in state-of-the-art teaching and research methods.  My research spans fundamental issues in Physical-Organic Chemistry (especially as related to ion-chemistry, photochemistry, and electronic structure calculations) and Analytical Mass Spectrometry (especially as related to quantitation of biologically active molecules in specific locations; novel methods of protein identification; characterization of non-covalent interactions; and trace analysis of airborne entities).  My interests in teaching include the use of the Web, technology in the classroom, Honors Organic Chemistry for  undergraduates, and graduate level Physical-Organic Chemistry.  My service interests include undergraduate research, mass spectrometry, libraries, and improving teaching.