UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Faculty and Staff

Troudt, Blair

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Blair Troudt

Assistant Professor

Chemistry and Biotechnology
Office: 263 Centennial Science Hall
Phone: 715-425-4095

Email: blair.troudt@uwrf.edu

Education:

University of Minnesota, 2022, PhD

University of Missouri, St. Louis, 2016, M. Ed.

Pacific Lutheran University, 2014, BS

 

 

Courses Taught:

Chem 111

Chem 116

Chem 115

Chem 250

 

Research Interests:

My research focuses on the development of protocols for studying and measuring perfluorinated ions using electrochemical sensors. We are currently studying the transfer of perfluorinated ions from an aqueous phase to an organic phase using electrochemistry. From this we can estimate these molecules ability to bioaccumulate. I am also studying the use of pencil “lead” as a suitable electrode for these studies. I am also interested in developing laboratory experiences for students in analytical chemistry that allow them the opportunity to complete independent research projects. I hope to introduce students to a diverse range of instrumentation and procedures used in analytical chemistry to measure and detect a wide range of analytes.

 

Publications:

  1. Anderson, E. L., Troudt, B. K., Buhlmann, P. Critical Comparison of Reference Electrodes with Salt Bridges Contained in Nanoporous Glass with 5, 20, 50, and 100 nm Diameter Pores. Analytical Sciences, 2020, 36(2), 187-191.
    (This article was chosen as the cover article for the February 2020 issue of Analytical     Sciences.)

  2. Anderson, E. L.*, Troudt, B. K.*, Buhlmann, P. Easy to Make Capillary-Based Reference Electrodes with Controlled, Pressure, Driven Electrolyte Flow. ACS Sensors, 2021 6(6), 2211-2217. (*denotes co-first authors)

  3. Troudt, B. K., Buhlmann, P., Koester, S. J., Zhen, X. Chemical Sensors: Aldehyde Receptor Modification of Graphene. U.S. Provisional Patent Application 63/161,640.

  4. Troudt, B. K., Rousseau, C. R., Dong, X., Anderson, E. L., Buhlmann, P. Recent Progress in the Development of Improved Reference Electrodes for Electrochemical Experiments. Analytical Sciences, 2022, 38, 71-83.

  5. Troudt, B. K., Vue, J. W., Buhlmann, P. Comparison of the Kinetics of Aldehyde Sensing by Covalent Bond Formation with Hydrazines and Hydroxylamines. Tetrahedron, 2022, 119, 132852.

  6. Herrero, E. J., Troudt, B. K., Buhlmann P. The Effect of Paper on the Detection Limit of Paper-based Potentiometric Chloride Sensors. Analytical Chemistry, 2022, 94(43), 14898-14905.

  7. Choi, K. R., Troudt, B. K., Buhlmann, P. Ion-Selective Electrodes with Sensing Membranes Covalently Attached to Both the Inert Polymer Substrate and Conductive Carbon Contact. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2023, 62.