Edward B. Overton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences;
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Analytical Specialists Inc
Room 1265, Energy Coast and Environment Building , LSU, Baton Rouge LA 70803 225.578.8634 (office), 225.936.5262 (cell), 225.578.4286 (fax); ebovert@lsu.edu
Analytical-Environmental Chemistry - trace organic analyses using high resolution separation techniques and high resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; environmental monitoring; environmental analyses and their associated data interpretation, management and presentation techniques; application of analytical techniques and chemical principles to emergency spill responses; chemical hazard evaluations and risk assessments; oil spill chemical hazard assessments; analytical instrument development for use with hazardous chemical spill incidents, ambient environmental monitoring, and monitoring in closed (indoor) environments and other on-site applications; development of methods to detect, assess, and mitigate environmental chemical hazards; and development of innovative small, fast gas chromatographic instrumentation and micro-fabricated GC instrumentation, and the commercialization of these patented technologies.
F. Munari, A. Cadoppi,, E. Overton, N Roques, and K. Carney, “Fast Analysis of VOC and SVOC with a Portable Micro GC” Preceeding of the 23 rd International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography, Riva del Garda Italy, June 2000.
Edward B. Overton, Kenneth R. Carney, Ned Roques, and H. P. Dharmasena, “Fast GC Instrumentation and Analysis for Field Applications”, Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology 5(1-2):97-105, 2001.
Edward B. Overton and Kenneth Carney, Environmental Analytical Chemistry and MEMS Instrumentation, Proceedings of the 2002 CAMD Summer Workshop, Baton Rouge May 2002
Gary A. Eiceman, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ed Overton, Kenneth Carney, and Frank Dorman, “2002 Fundamental Reviews: Gas Chromatography”, Anal Chem 2002, 74, 2771-2780.
Gary A. Eiceman, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ed Overton, Kenneth Carney, and Frank Dorman, “2002 Fundamental Reviews: Gas Chromatography”, Anal Chem 2002, 74, 2771-2780.
Gary A. Eiceman, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ed Overton, Kenneth Carney, and Frank Dorman, “2004 Fundamental Reviews: Gas Chromatography”, Anal Chem, 2004, 76, 3387-3394.
E. B. Overton, B.M Ashtom and M.S. Miles, “Historical polycyclic and petroleum hydrocarbon loading in the Northern Central Gulf of Mexico shelf sediments”, Marine Pollution Bullitin, 49 (2004) 557-563.
Overton, E.B., Miles, M.S., Ashton, B.M., “Organic Analysis, Chapter 2 in Historical Reconstruction of the Contaminant Loading and Biological Responses in the Central Gulf of Mexico,” US Dept of Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office, New Orleans, LA OCS Study, MMS 2003-063
Abhinav Bhushan, Dawit Yemane, Praveen Pasupuleti, Edward B. Overton, Jost Goettert, and Michael C. Murphy, “Fabrication and Testing of High Aspect Ratio Metal Micro-Gas Chromatograph Columns”, Proc. of the ASME IMECE 2004, 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Expo, November 13-19, 2004 Anaheim, CA.
A. Bhushan, V. Challa, J. McKeon, D. Yemane, E. B. Overton, M. C. Murphy, J.Goettert, "Application of Scanning Acoustic Microscopy in Characterizing Metal Micro Gas Chromatograph Columns", TMS Letters, 1 (7) (2004), pp.145-146.
Recent Publications
Gary A. Eiceman, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ed Overton, Kenneth Carney, and Frank Dorman, “2002 Fundamental Reviews: Gas Chromatography”, Anal Chem 2002, 74, 2771-2780
Gary A. Eiceman, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ed Overton, Kenneth Carney, and Frank Dorman, “2004 Fundamental Reviews: Gas Chromatography”, Anal Chem, 2004, 76, 3387-3394
E. B. Overton, B.M Ashtom and M.S. Miles, “Historical polycyclic and petroleum hydrocarbon loading in the Northern Central Gulf of Mexico shelf sediments”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 49 (2004) 557-563
Overton, E.B., Miles, M.S., Ashton, B.M., “Organic Analysis, Chapter 2 in Historical Reconstruction of the Contaminant Loading and Biological Responses in the Central Gulf of Mexico,” US Dept of Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office, New Orleans, LA OCS Study, MMS 2003-063
Abhinav Bhushan, Dawit Yemane, Praveen Pasupuleti, Edward B. Overton, Jost Goettert, and Michael C. Murphy, “Fabrication and Testing of High Aspect Ratio Metal Micro-Gas Chromatograph Columns”, Proc. of the ASME IMECE 2004, 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Expo, November 13-19, 2004 Anaheim, CA
A. Bhushan, V. Challa, J. McKeon, D. Yemane, E. B. Overton, M. C. Murphy, J.Goettert, "Application of Scanning Acoustic Microscopy in Characterizing Metal Micro Gas Chromatograph Columns", TMS Letters, 1 (7) (2004), pp.145-146
G. A. Eiceman, J. G. Torresdey, F. Dorman, E. Overton, A. Bhushan, and H. P. Dharmasena (2006) "Gas Chromatography", Anal. Chem, v 78, n 12, pp 3985 - 3996
A. Bhushan, D. Yemane, D. Trudell, E. B. Overton, and J. Goettert, "Fabrication of micro-gas chromatograph columns for fast chromatography", Microsystem Technologies v 13, n 2, pp 383-393, 2007
A. Bhushan, D. Yemane, E. B. Overton, J. Goettert, and M. C. Murphy, “Fabrication and Preliminary Results for LiGA Fabricated Nickel Micro Gas Chromatograph Columns”, J. Microelectromech. Syst, Vol. 16, NO.2, p383-393, April 2007
Javed Iqbal, Edward B. Overton, and David Gisclair, “Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Louisiana Rovers and Coastal Environments: Source Fringprinting and Forensic Analysis”, accepted for publication in March issue
Javed Iqbal, Edward B. Overton and David Gisclair, “PAH Sources in Louisiana Rivers and Coastal Environments: Principal Component Analysis”, accepted with minor revisions
Recent Presentations
R. J Simonson . et al and Edward B. Overton et al, “Progress Report Sandia/LSU Micro Gas Analyzer, DARPA Principal Investigator Semi Annual Meeting, Savannah GA January 2006
Edward B. Overton, H.P. Dharmasena, Tray Cusimano, Abhinav Bhushan, Tommy Overton and John Crandall, “Using the micdroFAST GC for Analysis of HRVOCs, landfill Gases, Industrial Products, and support of the DARPA MGA Program”, Fourteenth International Conference …On-Site Analysis… the lab comes to the field, Arlington VA, February 2006
Edward B. Overton, H.P. Dharmasena, Abhinav Bhushan, Jost Gottert, Joshua Whiting and Joe Simonson, ”Development of a truly small, high performance GC for the DARPA MGA program: goals, plans, and results”, Fourteenth International Conference …On-Site Analysis… the lab comes to the field, Arlington VA, February 2006
John Crandall and Ed Overton, “Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Carbon in Ambient Air by Micro Gas Chromatography”, Twentieth International Forum Process Analytical Technology, Arlington VA February 2006
J.J. Whiting, R.J. Simonson, A. Staton, L. Romero, M.L. Parks, E.B. Overton, H.P. Dharmasena, J. Gottert and A. Bhushan, "Design and Development of a High-Speed High-Performance Microfabricated Gas Chromatograph", Keynote lecture at the 29th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography, Italy, May 29th 2006
Ed Overton, Jost Goettert, Abhinav Bhushan, Dawit Yemane, H.P. Dharmasena, R.J. Simonson, Joshua Whiting and Al Staton, “DARPA’s Micro Gas Analyzer (MGA): A Progress Report”, Fifteenth International Conference …On-Site Analysis… the lab comes to the field, Baltimore MD, January 2007
Ed Overton, Abhinav Bhushan, Buffy Ashton and John Crandall, Environmental Breath and other Applications of the microFAST GC”, Fifteenth International Conference …On-Site Analysis… the lab comes to the field, Baltimore MD, January 2007
Joshua Whiting, Gord n Lanbetus, Abhinav Bhushan, Michael L. Parks, Louis Romero, Eenest C Hasselbrink, Richard D. Sacks, Edward B. Overton, and Robert J. Simonson, “A Model Describing the Impact of Geometric Dispersion on GC System Performance”’ Pittcon 2007, Chicargo Il March 2007e
Current funding
Chemical Hazard Assessment for Marine Spills, NOAA Hazardous Materials Response and Restoration Div., 5 years, 2003 thru 2008, $1,300,000, funded and in progress
DARPA Sandia National Laboratories grant “Development of Micro Gas Analyzer”, August 1 2004 thru January 31, 2008, Three phased development $15,500,000 (LSU portion approximately one third of the total) Phase I funded at $800,000 for LSU from 2004-2005
DOI/MMS grant Studies of Highly Reactive Hydrocarbons in OCS production areas off the Louisiana coastline”, Oct 2004 thru Dec 2006, $200,000
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