CSUF Department of X
Dr. Eric Person

Contact Information

Eric C. Person
Dept of Chemistry
2555 E. San Ramon
MS SB70
Fresno, CA
93740-8034

eperson@csufresno.edu
Office Phone: 559.278.2170
Dept Phone: 559.278.2103
Fax: 559.278.4402

 

 

Dr. Person's CV (PDF)

Biographical Summary:

  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2005- current
  • Forensic Scientist, Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Division, 2001-2005
  • MBA, Technology Management, University of Phoenix, 2005
  • Ph.D. Biophysics, UC San Francisco, 2001
  • B.A. Chemistry, Carleton College, 1995

Teaching Assignments:

  • CHEM 1A - General Chemistry
  • CHEM 1B - General Chemistry
  • CHEM 102 - Quantitative Analytical Chemistry
  • CHEM 105 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
  • CHEM 106 - Analytical Measurements Laboratory
  • CHEM 165SH - Peer Instruction in Chemistry
  • CHEM 225 - Separation Methods in Chemistry
  • CHEM 251 - Forensic Drug Chemistry and Toxicology

Selected Publications:

  1. Yates, Seth. A Data Transformation to Correct for Evaporative Weathering in Forensic Fire Debris Analysis.  MS Chemistry Thesis May 2009.
  2. Savopolos, Jessica. The Effect of Hematocrit Concentration on Forensic Blood Alcohol Analysis.  MS Forensic Science Thesis October 2008.
  3. Person, Eric C.; Sunderson, Nathan S. Liquid-Liquid Extractions of Phenylephrine. Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association, 19(1), January, 2009, pp. 4-7.
  4. Person, Eric C.; Heegel, Robert A.; Knops, Lori A.; Northrop, David M. Phosphorus-containing reducing agents: a review of their chemistry and use in the manufacture of methamphetamine and the significance of observed phosphate, phosphite, and hypophosphite in clandestine laboratory casework. Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association 18(2): 7-44.
  5. Savopolos, Jessica A.; Person, Eric C. Date Rape Drugs and Children's Toys. Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association, 18(1), January, 2008, pp. 4-6.
  6. Person, Eric C.; Savopolos, Jessica A. Elemental identification of lithium in clandestine laboratory casework by atomic emission spectroscopy. Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association, 16(3), July, 2006, pp. 23-28.
  7. Knops, Lori A.; Northrop, David M.; Person, Eric C. Capillary Electrophoretic Analysis of Phosphorus Species in Clandestine Laboratory Samples. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 51(1), January, 2005, pp. 82-86.
  8. Person, Eric C.; Meyer, Jennifer A.; Vyvyan, James R. Structural Determination of the Principal Byproduct of the Lithium-Ammonia Reduction Method of Methamphetamine Manufacture. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 50(1), January, 2005, pp. 87-95.
  9. Northrop, David M.; Knops, Lori A.; Person, Eric C. Methamphetamine manufacture from cold and allergy medications containing pseudoephedrine in multi-ingredient, liquid, and softgel preparations. Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association, 15(2), April, 2005, pp. 11-19.
  10. Heegel, Robert A.; Knops, Lori A.; Northrop, David M.; Person, Eric C. Abbreviated reaction times in the red phosphorus - iodine manufacturing method. Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association, 14(3), July, 2004, p. 11.
  11. Person, Eric C.; Knops, Lori A. Clandestine ammonia generation. Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association, 14(1), January, 2004, pp. 20-27.
  12. Person, Eric C.; Knops, Lori A.; Northrop, David M.; Sheridan, Shawn P. "One-Pot" Methamphetamine Manufacture. Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association, 14(2), April, 2004, pp. 12-13.
  13. Person, Eric C.; Waite, Leslie L.; Taylor, Robert N.; Scanlan, Thomas S. Albumin regulates induction of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-gamma by 15-Deoxy-delta12,14-prostaglandin J2 in vitro and may be  an important regulator of PPAR-gamma function in vivo. Endocrinology, 142February, 2001, pp. 551-6.
  14. Waite, Leslie L.; Person, Eric C.; Zhau, Y; Lim, K.J.; Scanlan, Thomas S.; Taylor, Robert N. Placental Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-gamma is upregulated by pregnancy serum. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 85October, 2000, pp. 3808-14.
  15. Mohrig, Jerry R.; Cloutier, David L.; Lane, Brian D.; Moerke, Katherine A.; Onasch, Timothy B.; Person, Eric C. Importance of historical contingency in the stereochemistry of hydratase-dehydratase enzymes. Science, 269July 28, 1995, pp. 527-529.

The Journal of the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association is a peer-reviewed, law-enforcement restricted publication.