Instructor and Instrumentation Lab Manager

Liming Song-Cizdziel, Instructor and Instrumentation Lab Manager

332 Coulter Hall
662-915-2395  |  lsongcz@olemiss.edu

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
M.S., University of Reno, 1998
M.S., Nankai University, China, 1990
B.S. Nankai University, China, 1987

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Biochemistry; analytical, environmental, and nutritional chemistry; chemistry education; natural product chemistry; dietary supplement research. Advanced analytical instrumentation methodologies, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH
Investigated active compounds in natural products for nutraceutical and therapeutic use. Identified, characterized and quantified natural products in plant materials using HPLC, LC/MS, GC/MS, TLC, NMR, Biotage and ASE.

Developed and validated methods for the analysis of wide varieties of natural products, including herbal products, vitamins, marine products, OTC drugs, and cosmetic products, using HPLC, GC, GC/MS, ICP, UV and FT-IR.