Benjamin Chew Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

DB Labs is the first cannabis lab certified to open for cannabis testing by the State of Nevada. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, DB Labs is an independent analytical testing laboratory specializing in organic, inorganic, and microbiological analyses. Our marijuana analysis is stringent and high quality.Founded in 2014 in response to industry demand for.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

MM Lab is an independent analytical testing laboratory serving the medical marijuana needs in Nevada. The laboratory analyzes cannabis and cannabis infused products to ensure patient safety. Testing includes potency, terpenes, pesticide residue, foreign matter, heavy metals, mold and fungus. Techniques and instrumentation include headspace GC/MS (TQ).

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Directed the analytical chemistry, safety, and regulatory functions for Sirrus, an innovative, specialty chemicals company focused on novel ambient cured monomers that polymerize on demand at room temperature. Responsibilities included developing analytical methods, quality control, interfacing with government agencies for product approvals and regulatory.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Managed two ISO 9001 certified analytical chemistry groups (up to 37 staff members at two locations) to support technical service and product development efforts, as well as running a contract analytical service that brought in an average of $500,000/year.Consolidated the Laboratory Information Management Systems between two groups and developed Crystal.

Dublin, OH

Supervised five analysts in daily operations of various analytical instruments, including NMR, IR, SEM, MS, and XRD to support research and development and technical support for unsaturated polyester resins, foundry and adhesives businesses.

Dublin, OH

Utilized high resolution NMR spectroscopy to support Ashland business groups for research and development and technical service for thermoset resins (acrylics, polyesters, vinyl esters, urethanes, and phenolics). Organized and chaired a session entitled "NMR of Synthetic Macromolecules" at the ACS 31st Central Regional Meeting, The Ohio State University.

Columbia, MD

Solid state NMR spectroscopist examining zeolites, catalysts, and polymers. High temperature liquid state NMR of polyolefins to measure tacticity of polypropylene.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of small animals (rats, mice). High resolution imaging to examine effects of new medicines to treat traumatic brain injury cases. Functional MRI to examine brain mapping for neurological studies. Developed method to monitor animal respiration rate to trigger scans to improve resolution.

Ph.D., Chemistry

Ph.D. in physical chemistry with an emphasis on solid state NMR spectroscopy of low dimensional systems. Experience in multinuclear.

Bs, Chemistry

B.S. degree in chemistry, with an emphasis on physical chemistry. Helped to build a Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer and examined.