Ronnie Emmons, Ph.D.
Natural Sciences
Email:remmons@shawnee.edu
Office:MAS 428

Subject Area: Chemistry
Dr. Ronnie Emmons is an assistant professor of chemistry in the Department of Natural Sciences at Shawnee State University.
His expertise spans analytical/industrial chemistry, sample preparation, chromatography, and mass spectrometry for the analysis of complex samples, from plant volatiles to battery acid.
When not teaching or in the lab, he enjoys reading, listening to music, (trying to) play music, and whatever new hobby he thinks will stick this time.
BSc., Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH
Ph.D., The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
- Larson, V., Noh, W.Y., Medrano-Banda, A., Wang, J., Agyapong-Fordjour, F., van Eijk, L., McCann, E., Ruiz Torres, Y.M., Chang, H.-M.J., Lyu, X., Serov, A., Emmons, R.V., Nascimento da Silva, K., Zenyuk, I.V., Pylypenko, S., Liu, D.-J., Papa Lopes, P., Aymé-Perrot, D., Shviro, M., 2026, The dual role of iron in alkaline water electrolysis: A friend or a foe?: Joule, 102639.
- Paret, T., Emmons, R.V., Cocroft, R., Gionfriddo, E., Appel, H., 2025, Indirect defense responses of Arabidopsis thaliana to insect feeding vibrations utilizing a miniature GC-FID: Journal of Chemical Ecology, v. 51, no. 6, 113.
- Gionfriddo, E., Bolbach, J., Emmons, R.V., Kim, I., 2025, Substrate holders, substrate holder fixtures, and methods for using the same: U.S. Patent Application 19/244,254.
- Williams, M.L., Olomukoro, A.A., Emmons, R.V., Godage, N.H., Gionfriddo, E., 2023, Matrix effects demystified: Strategies for resolving challenges in analytical separations of complex samples: Journal of Separation Science, v. 46, no. 23, 2300571.
- Emmons, R.V., Fatigante, W., Olomukoro, A.A., Musselman, B., Gionfriddo, E., 2023, Rapid screening and quantification of PFAS enabled by SPME-DART-MS: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, v. 34, no. 9, p. 1890-1897.
- Emmons, R.V., Karaj, E., Cudjoe, E., Bell, D.S., Tillekeratne, L.M.V., Gionfriddo, E., 2022, Leveraging multi-mode microextraction and liquid chromatography stationary phases for quantitative analysis of neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine and other non-proteinogenic amino acids: Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1685, 463636.
- Emmons, R.V., Shyam Sunder, G.S., Liden, T., Schug, K.A., Asfaha, T.Y., Lawrence, J.G., Kirchhoff, J.R., Gionfriddo, E., 2022, Unraveling the complex composition of produced water by specialized extraction methodologies: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 56, no. 4, p. 2334-2344.
- Godage, N.H., Olomukoro, A.A., Emmons, R.V., Gionfriddo, E., 2021, In vivo analytical techniques facilitated by contemporary materials: TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, v. 142, 116290.
- Olomukoro, A.A., Emmons, R.V., Godage, N.H., Cudjoe, E., Gionfriddo, E., 2021, Ion exchange solid phase microextraction coupled to liquid chromatography/laminar flow tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of perfluoroalkyl substances in water samples: Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1651, 462335.
- Emmons, R.V., Gionfriddo, E., 2021, Minimizing transient microenvironment-associated variability for analysis of environmental anthropogenic contaminants via ambient ionization: Science of the Total Environment, v. 775, 145789.
- Larson, E.B., Emmons, R.V., 2021, Dissolution of carbonate rocks in a laboratory setting: Rates and textures: Minerals, v. 11, no. 6, 605.
- Emmons, R.V., Olomukoro, A.A., Gionfriddo, E., 2021, Microextraction-based samplers for liquid and tissue analysis: in Analytical Sample Preparation with Nano- and Other High-Performance Materials, Elsevier.
- Emmons, R.V., Liden, T., Schug, K.A., Gionfriddo, E., 2020, Optimization of thin film solid phase microextraction and data deconvolution methods for accurate characterization of organic compounds in produced water: Journal of Separation Science, v. 43, no. 9-10, p. 1915-1924.
- Emmons, R.V., Tajali, R., Gionfriddo, E., 2019, Development, optimization and applications of thin film solid phase microextraction (TF-SPME) devices for thermal desorption: A comprehensive review: Separations, v. 6, no. 3, 39.
- Emmons, R.V., Devasurendra, A.M., Godage, N.H., Gionfriddo, E., 2019, Exploring the efficiency of various extraction approaches for determination of crude (4-methylcyclohexyl)methanol (MCHM) constituents in environmental samples: LCGC North America, v. 37, p. 28.