Bio
Dr. Lobodin has both MBA and PhD degrees and over a 20-year experience working in industrial, academic and government settings. He possesses strong mentoring and leadership skills, has supervised and mentored lab personnel, and actively participated in their training and employee development programs. Dr. Lobodin’s professional research activity includes blue/green/brown hydrogen, circular economy, plastics upcycling, clean energy, CO2 capture/conversion/ utilization/storage, production and utilization of renewable fuels, understanding of fuel chemistry changes from catalytic upgrading of chemicals to fungible fuels for transportation, mass spectrometry, chemical analysis, characterization of the compatibility of fuels with infrastructure materials.
He worked in close collaboration with R&D, Manufacturing, Registration, Regulatory, Field, Marketing, and Sales departments on a wide variety of tasks and applications.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Authored over forty scientific publications in top peer-reviewed journals, two book chapters, gave over sixty conference presentations and over twenty invited talks and lectures.
• Author of a patented invention
• Developer of software for chemical analysis
• Recipient of Glenn Award from the American Chemical Society in 2013
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Participated in educational outreach programs: National lab open houses, NSF REU program, tours for diverse groups, etc. My intention always is to increase public understanding of the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math education to build a more diverse pipeline to these fields by reaching out to underrepresented and underserved populations from early career scientists to the general public.
SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES
• Strategic Planning & Visioning
• Product Development & Launch
• Infrastructure Development
• Digitalization Implementation
• Leadership & Mentoring
• Growth Strategies
• Operations Leadership
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Negotiations
• Business Development
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Quality Assurance
• Supply Chain
• Lean System and Six Sigma
Awards
Glenn Award from the Energy and Fuels Division of the American Chemical Society (2013).
“Certificate of Appreciation for Excellence in Mentorship” for mentoring for NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at NHMFL (2011).
Diploma for the best scientific work presented in the young scientists contest on “Mass spectrometry and its applied problems” conference, Moscow, Russia, September 2005.
Education
MBA - Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business, East Lansing, Michigan, 2022
PhD Organic Chemistry - Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov, Moscow, Russia, 2005
MSc Chemistry - Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov, Moscow, Russia, 2001
Professional Affiliations
American Chemical Society
Specialized Equipment
FT-ICR MS
Magnetic sector instruments: Thermo Finnigan MAT900XP, JEOL GCmate and LCmate
LC/MS(/MS): Waters XEVO TQ-S, LCT-Premier, Synapt G2; Agilent 6300 Series Ion Trap, Agilent 6500 series Q-TOF, Bruker Daltonics Q-TOF, JEOL LCmate, Thermo Orbitrap and ion trap mass spectrometers
MALDI-TOF-MS: Bruker Daltonics, Autoflex III and Ultraflex II (TOF/TOF)
GC/MS: Agilent 5975 and 5977 Series, Thermo DSQ, Finnigan SSQ700, JEOL GCmate, Shimadzu QP2010
Py-GC/MS
GCxGC/MS: LECO, Pegasus 4D
Ionization methods: EI, CI, ESI, APCI, APPI, MALDI, DART, DESI, FI/FD, FAB
Methods for activation of ions: CID, IRMPD, ECD, charge reversal
Expertise in NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis, HPLC, GC, elemental analysis (CHNSO), ICP-OES, ICP-MS, fluorometry and X-ray fluorescence methods, quantum chemical calculations and molecular modeling (Gaussian software package).
Trademarks and Patents
U.S. Patent No. 10,048,244 - “Determination of the distribution of reactive and non-reactive sulfur in petroleum and its fractions”, 2018, Rodgers, R. P.; Winston, K.; Lobodin, V. V.
Publications
Other Publications
Johansen, C.; Macelloni, L.; Natter, M.; Silva, M.; Woosley, M.; Woolsey, A.; Diercks, A.R.; Hill, J.; Viso, R.; Marty, E.; Lobodin, V.V.; Shedd, W.; Joye, S.B.; MacDonald, I.R. “Hydrocarbon migration pathway and methane budget for a Gulf of Mexico natural seep site: Green Canyon 600” Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 2020, 545, 116411
Di Lorenzo, R.A; Lobodin V.V.; Cochran, J.; Kolic T.; Besevic S.; Sled J.G; Reiner E.J; Jobst, K.J. "Fast gas chromatography-atmospheric pressure (photo)ionization mass spectrometry of polybrominated diphenylether flame retardants" Anal. Chim. Acta, 2019, 1056, 70-78.
Krajewski, L.C.; Lobodin, V.V.; Johansen, C.; Bartges, T.E.; Maksimova E.V.; MacDonald, I.R.; Marshall A.G. “Linking Natural Oil Seeps from the Gulf of Mexico to Their Origin by use of Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry” Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52, 1365–1374.
Mishra, D.; Lobodin, V.; Zhang, C.; Aldeek, F.; Lochner, E.; Mattoussi, H. “Gold-doped silver nanoclusters with enhanced photophysical properties.” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 12992-13007.
Krajewski, L.C; Lobodin, V.V.; Robbins W.K.; Jin, P.; Bota, G.; Marshall, A.G.; Rodgers, R.P. “Method for Isolation and Detection of Ketones Formed from High Temperature Naphthenic Acid Corrosion” Energy & Fuels, 2017, 31, 10674-10679.
Harris, T.; dos Passos Gomes G.; Ayad S.; Clark R.J.; Lobodin, V.V.; Tuscan, M.A.; Hanson, K; Alabugin, I.V. “Twisted chiral cyclodecynes and remote activation of click reactivity” CHEM, 2017, 3, 629–640.
Lobodin, V.V.; Maksimova, E.V.; Rodgers, R.P. “Gas Chromatography/Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Fingerprinting the Macondo Oil Spill” Anal. Chem. 2016, 88, 6914-6922.
Lobodin, V.V.; Nyadong L.; Ruddy, B.M.; Curtis M.; Jones P. R.; Rodgers, R.P.; Marshall, A.G. “DART Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Complex Organic Mixtures” Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 2015, 378, 186–192.
Mohamed, R.K.; Mondal, S.; Jorner, K.; Delgado, T.F.; Lobodin, V.V.; Ottosson, H.; Alabugin, I.V. “The Missing C1-C5 Cycloaromatization Reaction: Triplet State Antiaromaticity Relief and Self-terminating Photo release of Formaldehyde for Synthesis of Fulvenes from Enynes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 27(12), 7245-7251.
Lobodin, V.V.; Robbins, W.K.; Lu J.; Rodgers, R.P. “Separation and Characterization of Reactive and Non-Reactive Sulfur in Petroleum and Its Fractions” Energy & Fuels, 2015, 29(10), 6177–6186.
Rodgers, R. P.; Corilo, Y. E.; Podgorski, D.C.; Lobodin, V.V.; Rowland, S. M.; Lalli, P.; Putman, J. C.; Clingenpeel, A. C.; Lu, J. “Modern petroleomics” Preprint Paper Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy & Fuels 2015, 60(2), 46-47.
Lobodin, V.V.; Rodgers, R.P. and Marshall, A.G. “APGC/MS for characterization of the Macondo wellhead crude oil and the oil spill” Preprint Paper Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy & Fuels, 2014, 228, U172-U172.
Lobodin, V.V.; Juyal, P.; McKenna, A.M.; Rodgers, R.P. and Marshall, A.G. “Lithium Cationization for Petroleum Analysis by Positive Ion Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry” Energy & Fuels, 2014, 28, 6841-6847.
Ruddy, B.M.; Huettel, M.; Kostka, J.E.; Lobodin, V.V.; Bythell, B.J.; McKenna, A.M.; Aeppli, C.; Reddy, C.M.; Nelson, R.K.; Marshall, A.G. and Rodgers, R.P. “Targeted Petroleomics: Analytical Investigation of Macondo Well Oil Oxidation Products from Pensacola Beach” Energy & Fuels, 2014, 28, 4043-4050.
Headley, J.V.; Peru, K.M.; Mohamed, M.H.; Wilson, L.; McMartin, D.W.; Mapolelo, M.M.; Lobodin, V.V.; Rodgers, R.P. and Marshall, A.G. “Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry Characterization of Tunable Carbohydrate-Based Materials for Sorption of Oil Sands Naphthenic Acids” Energy & Fuels, 2014, 28, 1611-1616.
Lobodin, V.V.; Juyal, P.; McKenna, A.M.; Rodgers, R.P. and Marshall, A.G. “Silver cationization for rapid speciation of sulfur-containing species in crude oils by positive electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry” Energy & Fuels 2014, 28, 447-452.
Lobodin, V.V.; Juyal, P.; McKenna, A.M.; Rodgers, R.P.; Marshall, A.G., “Tetramethylammonium hydroxide as a reagent for complex mixture analysis by negative ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometry” Anal. Chem., 2013, 85(16), 7803-7808.
Kekalainen, T.; Pakarinen, J.M.H.; Wickstrom, K.; Lobodin, V.V.; McKenna, A.M.; Janis, J. “Compositional analysis of oil residues by ultrahigh resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry” Energy & Fuels, 2013, 27(4), 2002-2009.
Lobodin, V.V.; Savory, J.J.; Kaiser, N.K.; Dunk, P.W. and Marshall, A.G. “Charge Reversal Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry” J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2013, 24, 213-221.
Headley, J.V.; Peru, K.M.; Mohamed, M.H.; Wilson, L.; McMartin, D.W.; Mapolelo, M.M.; Lobodin, V.V.; Rodgers, R.P. and Marshall, A.G. “Electrospray Ionization FT-ICR MS Characterization of Tunable Carbohydrate-Based Materials for Sorption of Oil Sands Naphthenic Acids” Energy & Fuels 2013, 27, 1772-1778.
Podgorski, D.C.; Eberlim de Corilo, Y.; Nyadong, L.; Lobodin, V.V.; Robbins, W.K.; McKenna, A.M.; Marshall, A.G. and Rodgers, R.P. “Heavy Petroleum Composition 5: The Compositional and Structural Continuum of Petroleum Revealed” Energy & Fuels 2013, 27, 1268-1276.
Marshall, A.G.; Hendrickson, C.L.; Lobodin, V.V.; McKenna, A.M; Nyadong, L.; Rodgers, R.P. “Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization FT-ICR mass spectrometry for analysis of complex mixtures” Preprint Paper Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy & Fuels 2012, 57, 70-71.
Lobodin, V.V.; Rodgers, R.P.; Marshall, A.G.; “Chapter 18. Petroleomics and the Analysis of Complex Organic Mixtures with Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance” in Comprehensive Environmental Mass Spectrometry, Lebedev A., Ed. ILM Publications: St Albans, 2012; pp 415-442.
Podgorski D.C., Corilo Yu.E., Nyadong L., Lobodin V.V., Robbins W.K., McKenna A.M., Rodgers R.P., Marshall A.G. “Comprehensive characterization of heavy petroleum by HPLC-2 and tandem FT-ICR mass spectrometry” Preprint Paper Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy & Fuels 2012, 57, 11-13.
Rodgers R.P., Podgorski D.C., Corilo Yu.E.; Nyadong L., Lobodin V.V., Robbins W.K., McKenna A.M., Marshall A.G. “Ultra-high resolution FT-ICR mass spectrometry and the Boduszynski continuum” Preprint Paper Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy & Fuels 2012, 57(2), 693-695.
Schabron J.F., Turner T.F., Loveridge J.L., Nyadong L., KcKenna A.M., Lobodin V., Rodgers R.P., Marshall A.G. “Oxidative aging and chemical changes in an asphalt binder” Preprint Paper Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy & Fuels 2012, 57(2), 65-67.
Lobodin V. V., Marshall A. G., Hsu C. S. “Compositional Space Boundaries for Organic Compounds” Anal. Chem. 2012, 84(7), 3410-3416.
Headley J. V., Peru K.M., Fahlman B., Bickerton G., Roy J.W., McMartin D. W., Mapolelo M.M., Rodgers R. P., Lobodin V.V., Marshall A. G. “Comparison of the Levels of Chloride Ions with the Characterization of Oil Sands Polar Organics in Natural Waters by use of Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry” Energy&Fuels, 2012, 26(5), 2585-2590.
Castro-Marcano F., Lobodin V.V., Rodgers R.P., McKenna A.M., Marshall A.G. Mathews J.P. “A Molecular Model for Illinois No. 6 Argonne Premium Coal: Moving Toward Capturing the Continuum Structure” Fuel, 2012, 95, 35–49.
Lobodin V.V., Hsu C.S., Marshall, A. G. “Compositional space boundaries for organic compounds” Preprint Paper Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 2011, 56(2), 427-428.
Rodgers R.P., Lobodin V.V., McKenna A.M., Marshall, A.G. “Asphaltene compositional and structural continuum” Preprint Paper Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 2011, 56(2), 218-220.
Hsu C.S., Lobodin V.V., Rodgers R.P., McKenna A.M., Marshall A.G. “Compositional Boundaries for Fossil Hydrocarbons” Energy&Fuels 2011, 25, 2174–2178.
Kotova O.V., Eliseeva E.V., Lobodin V.V., Lebedev A.T., Kuzmina N.P. “Direct laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry characterization of some aromatic lanthanide carboxylates” J. Alloys and Compounds 2008, 451, 410–413.
Zaikin V.G., Borisov R.S., Polovkov N.Yu., Lobodin V.V. “Study of synthetic aliphatic co-polyamides by time-of-flight matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry” Rus. Chem. Bull. 2007, 56, 1369-1373.
Teleshev A.T., Ganin D.A., Mishina V.Yu., Abrashina I.V., Ionin D.A., Lobodin V.V., Nifant’ev E.E. “Features of condensation of 4,4′-Dihydroxybiphenyl with phenylphosphonous tetraethyldiamide” Rus. J. Gen. Chem. 2007, 77, 1019-1027.
Lobodin V.V., Fedotov A.N., Dem’yanov P.I., Lebedev A.T., Ovcharenko V.V., Pihlaja K., Blumenthal T. “Cyclization of the substituted N-(ortho-cyclopropylphenyl)-N-aryl ureas and thioureas in the gas phase and solution” J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2005, 16, 1739-1749.
Lobodin V.V., Lebedev A.T. “Analogies in monomolecular transformations of organic compounds in a solution and in a mass spectrometry experiment” Mass Spectrometriya (Rus.) 2005, 2, 91-128.
Lobodin V.V., Morzherin Yu.Yu, Blumenthal T., Bilusich D., Ovcharenko V.V., Bowie J.H., Lebedev A.T. “The gas phase cyclization of deprotonated N-aryl-2-cyano-2-diazoacetamides” ARKIVOC 2005, 4, 189-198.
Samguina T.Yu., Lobodin V.V., Karakhanova N.K., Lebedev A.T., Sipyagin A.M. “Cyclization of N,N-dialkylditiocarbamate and alkylxanthate derivatives of polyhalogenated pyridines in gas and liquid phases” European J. Mass Spectrom. 2004, 10, 57-62.
Lobodin V.V., Ovcharenko V.V., Chen P., Mochalov S.S., Pihlaja K., Jones P.R., Samguina T.Yu., Lebedev A.T “Cyclization of substituted N-(orthocyclopropylphenyl) arylamides under conditions of chemical ionization and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization” Mass Spectrometriya (Rus.) 2004, 1, 93-98.
Dyachenko E.V., Glukhareva T.V., Mezenova E.V., Zybina N.A., Lobodin V.V., Morzherin Yu.Yu. “Mass spectrometric study of condensed quinolines” Bulletin UGTU-UPI, 2004, №7, 76-79.
Lobodin V.V., Ovcharenko V.V., P., Morzherin Yu.Yu., Pihlaja K., Lebedev A.T. “”Tert-amino effect” induced by electron ionization and comparison with thermal reaction in solution” Rapid. Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2004, 18, 724-728.
Lebedev A.T., Dianova I.V., Mochalov S.S., Lobodin V.V., Samguina T.Yu., Gazzaeva R.A., Blumenthal T. “Cyclization of o-cyclopropylphenylbenzamides in gas and liquid phases” J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2001, 12, 956-963.