Carol Meyer

CAROL J. MEYER

Academic:
Bachelor of Science, Psychology		University of Houston, 1975

Experience:

1993 - Present	Merlin MicroScience, Inc.	P.O. Box 19528 Houston, TX 77224 (713)973-1272
	Responsibilities:	Currently President and Founder. Developing new technology for the analysis of trace impurities in Semiconductor gases and other high purity gas related industries. Analytical consulting in specialty analysis involving GC and GC/MS. Development and support of Trace VOC analysis in ambient air for EPA protocols using GC and GC/MS. Representing products of Trace Analytical, a California based manufacturer of continuous monitoring systems for semiconductor gases.
	Accomplishments:	Implementing and standardizing instrumentation for continuous field monitoring of ozone precursors for the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Developed hardware and applications for the analysis of impurities in corrosive gases like Arsine, Silane, Dichlorosilane, Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon monoxide. Field Service and Instrumentation certification for Valco, GowMac and Trace Analytical equipment used in monitoring electronic gases. Chair/Co-Chairperson for Gases Committee of Semiconductor Equipment and Material International since 1992. SEMI is an international standards organization for the semiconductor industry involved in developing specifications and analytical standards for high purity gases used in semiconductor manufacturing. Annually chairperson for Specialty Gases Session at the Pittsburgh Conference since 1996.
	Publications and Presentations:	Gas Chromatographs in the Analysis of Gas Phase Chemicals, C.J. Meyer, Point-of-Use Metrology Forum, SEMI West, San Francisco, CA, July, 1993. The Analysis of ppb Impurities in High Purity Gases by GC/MS using Micro-packed Columns, C.J. Meyer, W.M. Geiger, and F. Feyerherm, Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago, IL, March, 1994. The Application and Requirements of a GC/MS System for the Analysis of Specialty Gases, C. J. Meyer and W.M. Geiger, Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, La., March, 1995. The Application and Requirements of a GC/MS System for the Analysis of Specialty Gases, C. J. Meyer and W.M. Geiger, Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, La., March, 1995. The Analysis of PPB Metal Hydride Impurities in Specialty Gases by GC/RGD, W.M. Geiger, and C.J. Meyer, Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago, IL., March 1996. Direct Analysis of Diesels and Middle Distillates by Mass Spectrometry Utilizing a ‘Batch’ Inlet, F. Feyerherm, V. Giarrocco, C. Meyer, W. M. Geiger and M. King, Pittsburgh Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 1997. The Use of Copper-Based Catalysts for the Analysis of Impurities in Oxygen, C.J. Meyer and W.M. Geiger, Pittsburgh Conference, Atlanta, GA., March 1997. A Practical Method to Generate Low PPB Levels of Gas Calibration Standards, C. R, Ostrander, S. Gunther, C.J. Meyer and W.M. Geiger, Pittsburgh Conference, Atlanta GA., March, 1997, The Chromatographic Analysis of Trace Atmospheric Gases, C. J. Meyer and W. M. Geiger, in Specialty Gas Analysis, Ed. J.D. Hogan, Wiley-VCH, New York, 1997. Assay Techniques for Specialty Gas Mixtures, W. M. Geiger, Carol J. Meyer, Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, La., March 1999. Analytical Techniques for the Analysis of Impurities in High Purity Nitrogen Trifluoride, W. M. Geiger and Carol J. Meyer, Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, La., March 2001.

1986 - 1993	Valco Instruments Co., Inc.	P.O. Box 55603 Houston, TX 77079 (713)688-9345 Supervisor: Jack Frank
	Responsibilities:	Product Specialist for Gas Chromatographic Detectors and Instrument; directed manufacturing activities for ECD,s, TCD's, Halocarbon Monitor's, and Trace Gas Analyzers. Responsible for application development for the Trace Gas Analyzer and research and development on such ancillary equipment as oxygen trap, palladium Hydrogen removal system, and rare-gas purifiers. Managed 4 technicians, presented technical papers and training seminars and attended exhibitions. Technical Assistance for Gas Chromatography fro1986 to 1991; developed workshop on valves and fittings for gas chromatography presented at 1990, 1991 and 1992 Gulf Coast Conference, 1992 Eastern Analytical and several in-house presentations for the oil industry.
	Accomplishments:	Conducted numerous training workshops on the use of chromatographic valves in multi-dimensional capillary applications at conferences including, Pittsburgh Conference, Eastern Analytical Symposium, and the Gulf Coast Conference. Developed applications for ppb fixed-gas impurities in ultra-high purity gases using Helium ionization detector. Contributed to research effort on Pulsed Discharge Helium Ionization Detector resulting in several publications and multiple presentations. Brought newly developed micro-volume, constant temperature TCD from research and development to full production. Served as Valco’s representative at SEMI International meetings and ultimately as co-chair of Gases sub-committee on Analytical Procedures from 1992 to present.
	Publications and Presentations:	A Controlled Atmospheric Helium Ionization Gas Chromatograph. C.J. Meyer, M.C. Harvey, J.H. Whitford, and S.D. Stearns, 20th International Symposium: Advances in Chromatography, New York, April, 1984. A New Dual Channel Thermal Conductivity Detector for Capillary or Packed Column Chromatography. S.D. Stearns and C.J. Meyer. Gulf Coast Conference, Galveston, Texas, September, 1990. A New Pulsed Discharge Helium Ionization Detector for Gas Chromatography, S.D. Stearns, W.E. Wentworth, and C.J. Meyer, Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, New Jersey, November 1991 The Analysis of Nitrogen Impurities in Hydrogen by Helium Ionization Gas Chromatography, C.J. Meyer, S.D. Stearns, and D. Smith. Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, New Jersey, November 1992 Expanding the Dynamic Range of Fixed Gas Analysis using Tandem HID/TCD. C.J. Meyer and S.D. Stearns. Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, New Jersey, November, 1992. Pulsed Discharge Helium Ionization Detector. W.E. Wentworth, S.V. Vasnin, S.D. Stearns, and C.J. Meyer, Chromatographia, 34:5-8, 1992, 219-225. Pulsed-Discharge Emission Detector - Application to Analytical Spectroscopy of Permanent Gases. S.V.Vasnin, W.E. Wentworth, S.D. Stearns, and C.J. Meyer, Chromatographia, 34:5-8, 1992, 226-234 New High Frequency Pulsed Discharge Helium Ionization Detector for Gas Chromatography, S.D. Stearns, W.E. Wentworth, and C.J. Meyer, Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, La., March, 1992. Universal Ionization/Spectral Emission Detector (UISED) Based on a Pulsed High Voltage Discharge, W.E. Wentworth, S.V.Vasnin, S.D. Stearns, and C.J. Meyer, Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, La., March, 1992. The Analysis of Nitrogen Impurities in Hydrogen by Helium Ionization Gas Chromatography, C.J. Meyer, S.D. Stearns, and D. Smith. Pittsburgh Conference, Atlanta, Ga., March, 1993. Expanding the Dynamic Range of Fixed Gas Analysis using Tandem HID/TCD. C.J. Meyer and S.D. Stearns. Pittsburgh Conference, Atlanta, Ga., March, 1993.

1979-1986	Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences	Texas Medical Center 1300 Moursund Houston, TX 77035 Supervisor: Dr. David Fenimore
	Responsibilities:	Started as undergraduate in Instrumental Analysis section. Experience includes the assay of psychotropic drugs and drugs of abuse from biological specimens. Research efforts involved the development of analytical procedures by capillary GC, GC/MS, and HPTLC in the study of pharmacological effects of drugs in both animal and human studies.
	Accomplishments:	Presentation of numerous papers on the analytical techniques developed. Worked on new technology for spectrophotometric quantitation of planar chromatography. Developed state-of the art instrumentation and column technology for both glass and metal capillary GC and GC/MS. Involved in multiple studies of the physiological distribution of various drugs in human and animal subjects by radio-isotope analysis.
	Publications and Presentations:	Improved gas-chromatographic analysis of chlorpromazine in blood serum. C.M. Davis, C.J. Meyer, and D.C. Fenimore, Clin. Chim Acta 78, (1977):71-77. High-performance thin-layer chromatographic determination of psychopharmacologic agents in blood serum. D.C. Fenimore, C.J. Meyer, C.M. Davis, F.Hsu and A. Zlatkis, J. Chromatogr. 142, (1977); 399-409. Determination of drugs in plasma by high-performance thin-layer chromatography. D.C. Fenimore, C.M. Davis, and C.J. Meyer. Clin. Chem. 24, (1978):1386. Methadone accumulation in ocular tissue. C.M. Davis, D.C. Fenimore, C.J. Meyer, and J.S. Schoolar, Life Sciences 24, (1979):449-456. Contact Spotting: A new approach to sample application in TLC. D>C.Fenimore and C.J. Meyer, Journal of Chromatography, 186, (1979):555-561 Reinforcement contingencies affecting amphetamine, pentobarbital discriminative control and the development of response-specific behavioral tolerance. D.W.Richanrd, C.J. Meyer, and B. Connelly, Annual Symposium: The Society of Neurosciences, 1974. The determination of pychoactive drug blood levels by HPTLC. D.C. Fenimore, C.J. Meyer, and C.M. Davis, Annual Symposium on “Advanced Analytical Concepts for the Clinical Laboratory:, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March, 1978. Determination of Psychoactive Drugs in Biological Samples by High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography, D.C. Fenimore, C.M. Davis and C. J. Meyer, 9th Materials Research Symposium on Trace Organic Analysis, National Bureau of Standards, Gaitherburg, MD, April, 1978. HPTLC determination of anticonvulsant drugs in blood. D.C. Fenimore, C.M. Davis and C.J. Meyer, 13th International Symposium: Advances in Chromatography, St. Louis, October, 1978.

Community Involvement:		Past President and founder of Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation of injured wildife. Currently holding state and federal permits to handle injured threatened and endangered species of Falconiformes and Strigiformes. Founding member of Oiled Wildlife Services, Inc., a non-profit group organized to support state and federal agencies dealing with oild wildlife and operating an ‘on-call’ network of permitted wildlife rehabilitators for this purpose. Previously Vice-President for Education for the Houston Audubon Society and board member from 1984 to 1988. Active in environmental education programs throughout the city of Houston. Founder and past board member for the Audubon Docent Guild, the educational volunteer group of the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary in West Houston.