Joseph Scarsella, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Food Innovation Center, Rutgers University

  Apr 2010 - Aug 2016

  Lab Technician, Assistant Mass Spectrometrist

  • Prepare samples of food products, paperboards, polymers, resins, etc. for gas and liquid chromatography- tandem mass spectrometry analysis for industries including food, paper, plastics, petroleum, NASA, and the Department of Defense• Maintain and install gas and liquid chromatograph, mass spectrometers, data systems, and other laboratory equipment• Analyze samples according to FDA codes of regulations in reference to food packaging migrants, off-odors and flavors, and California Prop 65 compounds for major food industry corporations• Assist in product deformulations and patent infringement suits for corporate clients • Assist in the development of methods for sample preparation and extraction• Compile and organize mass spectral data using computer data systems and libraries• Maintain and enforce a safe and clean laboratory environment• Perform basic laboratory skills such as dilutions, solution preparation, and glassware cleaning Show less

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  Rutgers University

  Aug 2016 - Oct 2019

  Laboratory Researcher IV

  Laboratory researcher and assistant mass spectrometrist at the Rutgers University Food Innovation Center North Mass Spectrometry Support Facility.

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  Rutgers Food Innovation Center

  Oct 2019 - now

  Laboratory Manager/Senior Mass Spectrometrist

  It is my responsibility to manage and oversee all day-to-day operations of the mass spectrometry laboratory of the Rutgers Food Innovation Center as well as carrying out sophisticated analytical chemistry experiments for clients of the Center. Primary areas of expertise include regulatory compliance, food packaging migration testing, NIAS identification and quantification, analytical methods development and valudation, flavor/fragrance analysis, off-odor/off-flavor troubleshooting, volatile/non-volatile chemical analysis, targeted/non-targeted analysis of chemical components of foods, packaging, polymers, inks, coatings, adhesives, and a wide range of other substrates. Show less

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  JBS Analytical Services LLC

  Nov 2023 - now

  President, Consultant

  Analytical and technical chemistry consultant with over 14 years of experience with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) analysis, data interpretation, methods and applications development, laboratory workflow setup, laboratory management, and academic and technical writing.Areas of expertise includeChemicals | Polymers | Food and Drug Packaging | Inks, Coatings, & Adhesives | Foods & Beverages | Drugs | Flavors & Fragrances | Petroleum Products | Volatiles (VOC’s) Analysis | Regulatory Compliance Testing | Deformulation | Off-Odor/Flavor Analysis | Small Molecule Analysis | Contamination Testing | Analytical Troubleshooting | Analytical Methods Development | Metals Testing | Polymer AnalysisPlease reach out for consultation. Show less