Preston Miles Homepage

	Preston Miles Homepage


	Centre College 600 W. Walnut Danville, KY 40422 859-238-5414 miles@centre.edu		Links Chemistry Program Webpage Student Affiliate Chapter American Chemical Society Chemistry Curriculum, Centre Online Catalog Environmental Studies Minor Webpage Faculty Bio, Centre Webpage
	Current Courses Fall Term 2006 CHE 117, Chemistry and the Modern World CHE 117 laboratory Winter Term 2007 CHE 250, Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Spring Term 2007 CHE 350, Instrumental Analysis NSC 110, Natural Science I

	Syllabi of previous courses NSC 110, Natural Science I, spring 2006 CHE 350, Instrumental Analysis, spring 2006 CHE 250, Introduction to Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, winter 2005 CHE 135, Accelerated General Chemistry, fall 2005 CHE 234, Radiochemistry, fall 2005 CHE 251 Environmental Chemistry, winter 2004 CHE 232, Polymer Chemistry, fall 2003 CHE 231, Industrial Chemistry, spring 2003

	Research Most of my research efforts have involved trace level analysis on a variety of sample types. This work has involved environmental and nutritional samples and some work with physiological sample matrices. The techniques we have used have include gas and liquid chromatography, atomic absorption spectroscopy, electrochemistry, enzymatic analysis, a little work with radioimmunoassay, and recently some work with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. In almost all cases these projects have been pursued with undergraduate collaborators. At Centre, undergraduate research can be done either during the school year or during the summer. During the school year, students can receive academic credit as CHE 40C for one to four credits. During the summer months student collaborators can be supported either by institutional funds or external grants. During summer 2004, Josh Abbott, Ben Angel and I developed a method for determination of the widely used herbicide atrazine in surface waters. Atrazine is used primarily in corn production and previous work has shown that improper use can lead to contamination of surface waters. The method uses high resolution gas chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry to provide the selectivity and sensitivity for work at the low levels. The novel contribution of this project is the use of solid phase microextraction for sample preparation. SPME reduces the sample preparation time from several hours to several minutes. Spring 2005, Julia Covington determined trace levels of lead, zinc, copper, nickel, and cadmium in soil and twig samples taken from a local tree farm where sewage sludge was applied in 1998-99. This is part of a long term study of translocation of heavy metals into woody plants. Please follow this link to previous research, including the student collaborators.

	Education and Experience B.A. Centre College, 1970 Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 1975 Ross Laboratories Division of Abbott Laboratories, 1975-1981, Senior Chemist; Manager, Analytical Research; Director, Analytical R & D Centre College, Danville, KY, 1981 - present, John C. Walkup Professor of Chemistry link to a not particularly current vita.

	Boring Personal Info 350 Harberson Lane Danville, KY 40422 859-236-8209 miles@searnet.com Kathy is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing with Collins, Kubale, and Miles John is a graduate student in american literature at Duke Ben is a graduate student in environmental science at Univ of Tennesse, Chattanooga scenes from Walnut Springs Farm: Norman, house, croquet , parksville gothic