O. David Sparkman is an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at the University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA), a consultant in mass spectrometry, and instructor. He has been active in the field of analytical chemistry since 1964 and has been actively involved with mass spectrometry and hyphenated techniques in mass spectrometry since that time. Prior to becoming a consultant, he spent several years in the commercial mass spectrometry manufacturing field holding positions in product development, applications research, and marketing. His current consulting includes work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology on search algorithms for mass spectral databases and the use of databases of electron ionization spectra in the interpretation of spectra obtained through collisionally activated dissociation. He currently is the director of six different ACS courses in mass spectrometry, holds positions on the Editorial Advisory Boards of the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry and the HD Science GC/MS Update Part B, is on the continuing education committee of the ACS, and is a frequent contributor of conference and book reviews to the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. He also has a number of clients among research organizations conducting applications and instrument development research in mass spectrometry, as well as consulting for instrument manufacturers.
