The Williams Group | Kim R. Williams

Research Interests

Professor Williams’ areas of research include separation and characterization of polymers, nanoparticles, supramolecular assemblies, cells, and membranes using field-flow fractionation, liquid chromatography, light scattering, single particle counting, and MALDI TOF mass spectrometry.

Education

● Postdoctoral, Professor J. Calvin Giddings, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 1987-92

● Ph.D., Professor Stanley R. Crouch, Analytical Chemistry,
Michigan State University, 1986

● B.Sc., Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1981

Professional Appointments

● Associate Professor, Chemistry and Geochemistry Department Colorado School of Mines, 2000 - present

● Visiting Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California, 2003 - 2004

● Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Geochemistry Department and Materials Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, 1997 - 2000

● Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Maryland, 1998

● Assistant Director, Field-Flow Fractionation Research Center, University of Utah, 1994 - 1997

● Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 1992-1997

Awards and Honors

● Participant, Women in Engineering Leadership Institute Workshop, 2005

● Keynote Lecture, ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry, 2005

● Outstanding Graduate Professor Award, Chemistry and Geochemistry Department, 1999

     "This award reflects classroom ability and preparation,
     professionalism, and interest in graduate students and
     their studies."

● Associated Western Universities Faculty Fellowship, 1999

● Merit Level for excellence in teaching, Michigan State University, 1985

Selected Professional Activities

● American Chemical Society, Membership Committee, Analytical
Chemistry, 2003 - 2005

● Organizer/Chair, “Macromolecules to Bioparticles: Analyses
Using Field-Flow Fractionation Systems”, ACS National
Conference, New Orleans, 2003

● Coordinator of “Project Bookshare” to send 20 tons of analytical
chemistry textbooks and journals to Mahidol University,
Thailand, for distribution to 14 other university libraries
throughout Thailand, 2002

● Board member, Junior Development Faculty Program, US
Information Agency, 2001, 2002

● Host and co-organizer, Ninth International Field-Flow
Fractionation Symposium, Golden, Colorado, 2001

● Member, International Field-Flow Fractionation Scientific
Committee, 1999 - present

● Co-organizer, Fifth International Field-Flow Fractionation
Symposium, Park City, 1995

● Secretary/Treasurer of the Intermountain Section, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, 1992 - 1994

● Program Committee of the Third International FFF Symposium,
Park City, Utah, 1992

● Program Committee of the Second FFF Symposium, Salt Lake
City, Utah, 1991

● Organizer/Chair (with J. Calvin Giddings) of the Field-Flow
Fractionation Symposium held at the Joint 45th Northwest/10th
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Salt Lake City, 1990

● Program Committee and Chair of the Polymer Characterization
session First International Field-Flow Fractionation Symposium,
Park City, Utah, 1989

● Organizer/Chair (with J. Calvin Giddings) of the Field-Flow
Fractionation Symposium at the 19th Annual Fine Particle
Society Meeting, Santa Clara, California, 1988

Society Memberships

● American Chemical Society

● American Society of Mass Spectrometry

● California Separation Science Society

● Materials Research Society