-
蜜月直播
First-Year Application Deadline
Don't miss your chance to apply to Marist and join the Red Fox Family!
鈥 Early Decision II and Regular Decision: Sunday, Feb. 15蜜月直播
-
Academics
First-Year Application Deadline
Don't miss your chance to apply to Marist and join the Red Fox Family!
鈥 Early Decision II and Regular Decision: Sunday, Feb. 15Academics
-
Admission & Financial Aid
First-Year Application Deadline
Don't miss your chance to apply to Marist and join the Red Fox Family!
鈥 Early Decision II and Regular Decision: Sunday, Feb. 15Admission & Financial Aid
-
Student Life
First-Year Application Deadline
Don't miss your chance to apply to Marist and join the Red Fox Family!
鈥 Early Decision II and Regular Decision: Sunday, Feb. 15Student Life
- Athletics
Dr. Neil Fitzgerald
Professor of Chemistry
Bio
Neil Fitzgerald is a Professor of Chemistry and the inaugural Joesph T. Negler (鈥70) chair of science at Marist University. He served as interim Dean of the School of Science for 2010-2012 and 2016-2017. Dr. Fitzgerald received his BSc from the University of Kent (UK) and MSc from Loughborough University (UK) before relocating to the US, where he was awarded a PhD from the University of Massachusetts in 1999. He teaches courses in introductory chemistry, analytical chemistry, and research methods in chemistry. Trained as an analytical chemist, Dr. Fitzgerald has published in the areas of atomic spectrometry, environmental analysis, and chemical education.
Education
PhD, Analytical Chemistry University of Massachusetts
MSc, Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, Loughborourgh University of Technology
BSc, Chemistry with Environmental Science, University of Kent at Canterbury
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Investigation of passive sampler devices for environmental analysis, paper-based microfluidic devices, innovative approaches to analytical chemistry education, and the application of chemometrics methods to analytical data.
Selected Publications
鈥淐omparison of qNMR Spectroscopy and an Enzyme-based Standard Method for the Determination of Ethanol in Non-alcoholic Beer: An Example of Method Validation鈥 Jessica L. Bluitt*, Elisa M. Woolridge, and Neil Fitzgerald, J. Chem. Ed., 102(9), 4109 (2025)
鈥淚nvestigation of Solid Phase Microextraction Gas Chromatography鈥揗ass Spectrometry, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and 1H qNMR Spectroscopy as Potential Methods for the Authentication of Baijiu Spirits鈥 Neil Fitzgerald and John C. Edwards, Beverages, 9(1), 25 (2023)
鈥淗eadspace Solid-Phase Microextraction GCMS as a Potential In-Situ Method for the Early Detection of Fusarium Head Blight in Barley鈥 Cassidy Mazelin*, Jonathan C. Vose*, Raymond L. Kepner, and Neil Fitzgerald, J. Am. Soc. Brew. Chem., 78(3), 202-206 (2020)
鈥淣uclear Magnetic Resonance and Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Gas Chromatography as Complementary Methods for the Analysis of Beer Samples鈥 Sarah R. Johnson*, Samantha E. Soprano*, Laura M. Wickham*, Neil Fitzgerald and John C. Edwards, Beverages, 3, 21 (2017)
鈥淐hemical Contamination of Soils in the New York City Area Following Hurricane Sandy鈥 Amy C. Mandigo*, Dana J. DiScenza*, Alison R. Keimowitz and Neil Fitzgerald, Environ. Geochem. Health., 38, 1115-1124 (2016)
鈥淐rowdfunding Undergraduate Research Projects鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, CUR Quarterly, 36, 17- 20 (2015)
鈥淯sing Prezi to Flip an Undergraduate Chemistry Course鈥 Neil Fitzgerald and Luisa Li, J. Chem. Ed., 92, 1559-1563 (2015)
鈥淓nvironmental Monitoring鈥檚 Image Problem鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 2: e105 (2015)
鈥淐alibration and Evaluation of an X-Ray Fluorescence Method for the Determination of Lead and Arsenic in Soils鈥 Dana DiScenza*, Alison Keimowitz and Neil Fitzgerald, J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 1, 103 (2014)
鈥淓nvironmental Analysis for All: The Need for Cheap Analytical Methods鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 1, e104 (2014)
鈥淚ncorporating a Forensic Science Problem-Solving Activity into an Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Course鈥 Rebecca Rose* and Neil Fitzgerald, Chem. Educator, 16, 319 (2011)
鈥淚nvestigation of UV Photolysis Vapor Generation with In-Atomizer Trapping Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry for the Determination of Mercury鈥 Jeremy Madden* and Neil Fitzgerald, Spectrochim. Acta B, 64, 925 (2009)
鈥淧roposed Reaction Mechanisms for Selenium UV Photolysis Vapor Generation by Computational Methods鈥 Tait Takatani*, Neil Fitzgerald and John Morrison Galbraith, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 388, 859 (2007)
鈥淢ercury Determination by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Utilizing UV Photoreduction鈥 Ryan Bendl*, Jeremy Madden*, Allison Regan* and Neil Fitzgerald, Talanta, 68, 1366 (2006)
"Comparison of Trace Metal Variations in a Buffered and Poorly Buffered Stream in the Shawangunk Mountain Range" Neil Fitzgerald and Kathleen Weathers, Northeastern Geology and Environmental Science, 27, 113 (2005).
鈥淭he Use of a Modified Multimode Sample Introduction System for the Simple and Rapid Determination of Cadmium by Chemical Vapour Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry鈥 Eric Ritschdorff*, Neil Fitzgerald, Roger McLaughlin and Ian Brindle, Spectrochim. Acta B., 60, 139 (2005).
鈥淒esolvating the Sample Aerosol with Microwave Radiation: Further Theoretical and Experimental Insight into the Significance of Such Approach鈥 Kevin Douglass*, Neil Fitzgerald, Bradley Ingebrethsen and Julian F. Tyson, Spectrochim. Acta Part B., 59, 261 (2004).
鈥淢icrowave Theory and Its Application to Spectrochemical Analysis鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, Spectroscopy, 15(6), 40 (2000).
鈥淩eduction of Water Loading Effects in Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry by a Nafion Membrane Dryer Device鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, Julian F. Tyson, and David A. Leighty, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 13(1), 13 (1998).
Selected Presentations
鈥淭he Complimentary Nature of NMR and SPME GCMS for the Analysis of Fermented Beverages鈥 Sarah Johnson*, Samantha Soprano*, Neil Fitzgerald, and John Edwards, poster presentation, PITTCON, (2016), Atlanta, GA.
鈥淯sing Technology to Flip an Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Course鈥 Neil Fitzgerald and Luisa Li, poster presentation, PITTCON (2014), Chicago, IL.
鈥淚nvestigation of Chemical Contamination in Soils Following Superstorm Sandy鈥 Amy Mandigo*, Dana DiScenza*, Neil Fitzgerald and Alison Keimowitz, poster presentation, PITTCON (2014), Chicago, IL.
鈥淎nalytical Chemistry - A Marist Blended Course Model鈥 Neil Fitzgerald and Luisa Li, poster presentation, SLOAN-C (2013), Milwaukee, WI.
鈥淚ncorporating a Short Forensics Science Problem Solving Exercise in an Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Class鈥 Neil Fitzgerald and Rebecca E. Rose*, poster presentation, American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition (2010), San Francisco, CA.
鈥淚nvestigation of Simple, Cheap, and Green Monitoring Methods for PCB鈥檚 in Hudson River Sediment鈥 Jessica Kramer*, Jillian Lennartz* and Neil Fitzgerald, poster presentation, PITTCON (2009), Chicago, IL.
鈥淒etermination of Mercury Utilizing Cold Vapor UV Photoreduction with in-Atomizer Trapping鈥 Jillian Lennartz*, Jeremy Madden* and Neil Fitzgerald, poster presentation, FACSS (2007), Memphis, TN (winner outstanding student poster award).
鈥淚nvestigations of Photochemical Vapor Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, invited oral presentation, FACSS (2006) Lake Buena Vista, FL.
鈥淚nvestigation of Cold-Vapor Atomic Spectrometry for Mercury by UV Photoreduction鈥 Lauren M. Jackson*, Jeremy T. Madden*, Ryan F. Bendl* and Neil Fitzgerald, poster presentation, PITTCON (2006), Orlando, FL.
鈥淚nvestigation of Cold-Vapor Atomic Spectrometry for Mercury by UV Photoreduction鈥 Ryan Bendl* and Neil Fitzgerald, Poster Presentation, FACSS (2004), Portland, OR (winner outstanding student poster award).
鈥淚nvestigation of Vapor Generation Methods for the Determination of Cadmium鈥漀eil Fitzgerald, Ryan Bendl* and Eric Ritschdorff*, Poster Presentation, FACSS (2004), Portland, OR.
鈥淒etermination of PAH Compounds in Contaminated Soils: An Investigation of Bioremediation Methods鈥 Randy Drevland*, Alyson Fiorillo*, Malanie MacEwan*, Andrew Ryder, Elisa Woolridge and Neil Fitzgerald, poster presentation, PITTCON (2004), Chicago, IL and ECSC, Manhattan College, NY.
鈥淭he Development of a Method Based on Cold-Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Incorporating a Novel Sample Introduction System for the Determination of Cadmium鈥 Eric Ritschdorff* and Neil Fitzgerald, poster presentation, PITTCON (2004), Chicago, IL and ECSC, Manhattan College, NY.
鈥淒evelopment of a Cold Vapor Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Technique for the Determination of Cadmium in Environmental Samples鈥 Rebecca Wack* and Neil Fitzgerald, poster presentation, FACSS (2002), Providence, RI.
鈥淚nvestigation of the Physical Mechanisms Occurring in Atomic Spectrometry Liquid Sample Introduction Systems by Numerical Analysis鈥 Kevin Douglass*, Bradley Ingebrethsen and Neil Fitzgerald, oral presentation, FACSS (2001), Detroit, MI.
鈥淩eduction of Solvent-Loading Effects in ICPMS Utilizing a Nafion Membrane鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, Julian F. Tyson and David A. Leighty, oral presentation, PITTCON (1998), New Orleans, LA.
鈥淩eduction of Water Loading Effects in ICP-MS鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, Julian F. Tyson and David A. Leighty, oral presentation, FACSS (1997), Providence, RI.
鈥淚mproved Transport Efficiency and Drying of the Aerosol for Plasma Spectrometry鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, Julian F. Tyson and Lois B. Jassie, oral presentation, PITTCON (1996), Chicago, IL.
鈥淭he Application of Microwave Energy to Sample Preparation and Introduction for Atomic Spectrometry鈥 Neil Fitzgerald, Julian F. Tyson and Lois B. Jassie, oral presentation, FACSS (1995), Cincinnati, OH
* denotes an undergraduate student.
Awards and Honors
2001 Eaton Fellow-Institute of Ecosystem Studies
2009-2010 Marist Faculty Recognition Award