The Badu-Tawiah Research Group

Analytical Chemistry group at The Ohio State University focused on the development of modern and accessible mass spectrometry tools.

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Congratulations to Martha for being part of the 2026 cohort of Merck Next Gen Leaders! 🎉

https://t.co/ANNzNHvC6e

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We’re excited to present our latest research at #ASMS2026!

Steph, Hianka, Martha, and Purva will share their work in multiplexed MS-based immunoassays, metabolomics, and high-throughput reaction screening. Looking forward to connecting with the MS community in SD!

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Kudos to Shixiang (Chris) and team on the new publication! 🎉 This work presents a diagnostic-ion-weighted MS/MS library platform for distinguishing rare sugar disaccharide isomers in complex mixtures and beverages.

Read here: https://t.co/pTRpwh4qNl

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Congratulations to the newest PhD and MS graduates from the Badu-Tawiah Research Group! 🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Riley Ferguson, Dr. Adam Reed, and Laura Hairston, MS. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!

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Happening now: Middle schoolers are visiting the Badu-Tawiah Research Group! As part of OSU’s annual Breakfast of Science Champions program, Columbus City Schools students are exploring science, math, and engineering through lab visits and hands-on activities. 🔬🧪

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Congratulations to Samantha on receiving the Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellowship! 🎉 She is currently developing high-throughput ambient ionization methods for the analysis of ancient proteins from skeletal materials. The Badu-Tawiah Research Group is proud of you!

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Congratulations to Taghi and team on the new publication! They reveal a six-membered ring intermediate that advances understanding of the mechanism of CO₂ capture by amines using contained SESI under microdroplet reaction conditions.

Read here: https://t.co/kq9BI6z7Ky 🎉

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Congratulations to Purva on receiving the 2026 Eastman/ACS Analytical Graduate Fellowship! Keep soaring high!

For more details 👉🏻 https://t.co/fSw7ahOq6i

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Congrats to Stephanee for presenting her work on multiplex biomarker detection using isobaric peptide probes at ACS Spring 2026! 👏

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Job well done, Purva! 🎉👏🏻

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Kudos to Purva! She received the Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship to present at the 2026 Gordon Research Conference on gaseous ion chemistry, was named 1 of 6 Amgen Women in Chemistry awardees from 100+ applicants nationwide, and placed 2nd at Ohio State’s Hayes Research Forum. 🎉

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🎉Congratulations to Dr. Monica Duarte and the team on their new publication on SARS-CoV-2 detection using a paper-based immunoassay platform. Impressive work advancing accessible diagnostics. #MassSpectrometry #PSMS #Diagnostics

More info:
https://t.co/VxclbJhWzp

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Excited to share that PantroniX LLC, founded by Dr. Abraham Badu-Tawiah, has received State of Ohio funding to support the commercialization of universal ionization sources. Congratulations to the PantroniX team 👏🏻

Read more https://t.co/maV79fcf1T

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✨Our group’s year-end dinner✨
We’re grateful for everything we worked through this year — the challenges, the progress, and the growth. Now we’re heading into a new year ready for more learning and momentum. Thank you to Dr. Badu-Tawiah for the great dinner. 🥂

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She did it!! 🎉
Congratulations, Dr. Rebekah Strong, on defending your dissertation today! Best wishes as you start an amazing new journey! 💪🏻🎓

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🎉 Huge congratulations to Kavya and Jonathan on their latest publication!
They present an electro-oxidative nESI-MS platform that enables electro-catalytic reactions for analytical measurements and efficient reaction screening.
Here’s the link: https://t.co/pxTZuFlkkb

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Great job to Ruth and Chris for their oral presentations at the Anachem Symposium 2025! Your hard work truly shines. #AnaChem2025

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Wrapping up an amazing time at OMSS 2025! 🎉
Here are some highlights from the poster sessions.
Big congrats to Adam for his oral talk and to Purva for taking 2nd place in the Best Poster Awards! 👏

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Dr. Badu-Tawiah presenting his research on ambient ionization and advances in ionization methods at the Ohio Mass Spectrometry Symposium 2025, with Panoptic MS as the highlight of his talk. #OMSS2025 #MassSpectrometry #AmbientIonization #AnalyticalChemistry

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🎉 Congratulations to Purva, Dmytro, and Alex on the new publication! Dynamic Spray MS is enabling direct analysis of complex mixtures — first universal ion source detecting both polar and non-polar compounds in a single emitter. Exciting work ahead!
🔗 https://t.co/i6n6R8QsA4