Willie M. Cooper, B.S., Chemist, Division of Chemistry FDA, National Center for Toxicological Research

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, B.S., 1969, Chemistry
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, Graduate Work
Quachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR, Graduate Work

Experience:

• 1969-1975 Laboratory Instructor, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
• 1979-Present Analytical Chemist, Division of Chemistry, NCTR, Jefferson AR

Honors:

• 1982 Quality Step Increase, For work done on the congener–based dyes in rats, Direct Blue 15 and Direct Red 2.
• 1988 Cash Award, For work done on vitamins A and E analyses in rodent feed by HPLC
• 1996 2 On-the-Spot Cash Awards
• 1997 2 On-the-Spot Cash Awards
• 1998 Cash Award
• 1999 Cash Award

Recent Publications:

• Billedeau, S.M., Holland, R.D., Heinz, T. M., Freeman, J.P., Cooper, W.M., Kuperman, A.B., and Lay, J. O., Jr. Analysis of tobacco specific N-nitrosamines (TSNA), NNN and NNK, in tobacco by HPLC/Particle Beam/TEA, HPLC/ESI/MS, and GC/EI/MS. Proceedings of the 48^th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Long Beach, CA, June 11-15, 48: in press (2000).
  
  
• Churchwell, M.I., Cooper, W.M., Howard, P., Doerge, D.R. Determination of fumonisins in rodent feed using HPLC with electrospray mass spectrometric detection. J. Agric. Fd. Chem. (1997).
  
  
• Lewis, S.M., Vaughn, D.C., Cooper, W.M., Balagu, D., Turturro, A., Hart, R.W. Macronutrient digestibility and utilization among Fischer 344 rats and B6c3f1 mice ad libitum-and 40% restricted-fed NIH-31 diets. Journal of AOACI, (1996).
  
  
• Holder, C.L., Cooper, W.M., Churchwell, M.I., Doerge, D. R., Thompson, H.C. Multi-residue determination and confirmation of ten heterocyclic amines in cooked meats. Journal of Muscle Foods,(1995).
  
  
• Lewis, S.M., Thompson, H.C., Allen, R.R., Zimmer, J.P., Cooper, W.M., Greenman, D. L. l., Brand, C.D., Hart, R.W. Dietary nutrient stability among three rodent diets following differential processing and storage conditions. Laboratory Animals. (1995).
  
  
• Gehring, T.A., Cooper, W.M., Holder, C.L., and Thompson, H. C. Liquid chromatographic determination of thiamine in rodent feed using post-column derivatization and fluorescence detection. Journal of AOAC Chemists. (1995).
  

• Holcomb, M., Hopper, M.l., Cooper, W.M., Thompson, H.C. Extraction of Aflatoxins (B1,B2,G1,&G2) from corn by SFE and analysis by HPLC. Proceeding of the 3^rd International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids. (1996).