Ben Peters

Ben Peters received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from LaGrange College in LaGrange GA and master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville VA. The focus of his graduate studies where the synthesis and characterization of organic ligands, organometallic complexes and metal centered star shaped polymers. He started his career at a contract lab where he specialized in custom analysis/method development and consulting using GC/MS, Pyrolysis GC/MS, Purge and Trap GC/MS, Thermal desorption GC/MS/FID, Whole Air GC/MS, GC/FID, GC/TCD, GC/ECD, HPLC, FTIR, ICP-OES, and SEM/EDX. After nine years in this position he changed companies where as a Research and Support Chemist his responsibilities included QA/QC, product R&D, liaison between production and management. Following this he was a consultant providing analysis and expert testimony for private industry, contract labs, and law firms. Currently he is an Applications Specialist for CDS Analytical where his focus is on both education of current methods and discovering new markets for CDS products.

Contact Information: bpeters@cdsanalytical.com; 610-932-3636