Gregory C. Turk

Gregory C. Turk leads the Inorganic Chemical Metrology Group at NIST.  The group is part of NIST’s Analytical Chemistry Division which provides reference measurement methods and standards to enhance U.S. industry's productivity, assure equity in trade, and facilitate sound decision-making regarding human health, safety, and the environment. Research and measurements using mass spectrometry, atomic emission spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence, neutron activation analysis, and electrochemistry are performed by the group which develops and certifies many of NIST’s Standard Reference Materials.

Dr. Turk began his career at NIST in 1976 when it was still known as the National Bureau of Standards. His early career centered around the development of laser spectroscopic methods for trace metal analysis, particularly laser-enhanced ionization spectrometry. His research was devoted to the optimization of the analytical performance of the method though fundamental studies of photoexcitation, collisional processes, and ion-electron mobility in flames.

Membership and Professional Activities:

• Member, American Chemical Society
• Member, Society for Applied Spectroscopy
• Editorial Board, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry Updates, 1992-1996
• Associate Member, IUPAC Commission on Spectrochemical Procedures, 1991-1996
• National Research Council Observer to 36th and 37th IUPAC General Assemblies
• Program Chairman for Laser Spectroscopy, Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies Annual Meeting, 1989
• Program Chairman for Atomic Spectroscopy, Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies Annual Meeting, 1990
• Local Organizing Committee, 4th International Symposium on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy and its Applications

Awards:

• United States Department of Commerce Bronze Metal, 2003
• Nominee for 1987 Pergamon/Spectrochimica Acta Atomic Spectroscopy Award
• National Tour Speaker, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, 1988