Tongwen Wang

Department of Chemistry
Tongwen Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
804-524-6292
Bio | Virginia State University

Education

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry with concentration in Analytical Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
  • B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

Research/Teaching Interests

  • Analytical and Forensics Chemistry lead
  • Detection/determination/monitoring of pollutants or pesticides and their degradants in water or soils.
  • Determination of active ingredients or their byproducts in pharmaceutical products or biological samples.
  • Development of analytical methods for detecting and identifying biomarkers in biological samples with higher sensitivity and specificity.

Select Publications

  • Morphological, structural, and thermal properties of starch nanocrystals affected by different botanic origins. Cereal Chemistry. 2014, 91 (4), 383-388.
  • Simultaneous determination of four flavonoid aglycone analogs in the inflorescence of Juglans regia L. by High-performance Liquid Chromatography – Diode Array Detection. Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies. 2013, 36 (14), 1986-1998.
  • More Inclusive or Selective Ionization for Mass Spectrometry using Obstructive Sonic Spray Ionization and Voltage Polarity Switching. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 2012, 26 (23), 2763-2769.
  • Choline Dehydrogenase Polymorphism rs12676 is a Functional Variation and Is Associated with Changes in Human Sperm Cell Function. PLoS One. 2012, 7 (4), e36047.
  • Comprehensive Screening Study of Pesticide Degradation via Oxidation and Hydrolysis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2012, 60, 354-363.
  • Comprehensive Studies of Aldicarb Degradation in Various Oxidant Systems Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with UV Detection and Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry. 2011, 91 (1), 97-111.
  • Identification of Hydrolytic Metabolites of Dyfonate in Alkaline Aqueous Solutions by using High Performance Liquid Chromatography – UV Detection and Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry. 2010, 90 (12), 948-961.
  • Analysis of Oxidation Byproducts of Dyfonate in Various Oxidant Systems Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry. 2010, 92 (1), 1-12.

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