Dr. Sathaporn (Tong) Onanong, Ph.D.

Bio Summary

Tong runs the WSL's two triple quadrupole mass spectrometers and other trace level equipment. He performs analysis of water, soil, sediment, plant, and polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) samples for pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, veterinary and human use antibiotics, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), pesticides, insecticides, and degradation products using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, high-performance liquid chromatography, and ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry.

Onanong received his B.S. in Chemistry at Kasetsart University and his M.S. in Organic Chemistry at Chulalongkorn University, both located in Bangkok, Thailand. He then went on to earn his Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.