Bio
Captain Cynthia A. Schroll is an Instructor of Chemistry at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Captain Schroll received her commission through Officer Training School at Maxwell, AFB in 2019. She graduated with her Doctorate of Philosophy with an emphasis in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati in 2013. Her civilian leadership experience includes a wide range of chemical industry experience in areas such as sales and marketing, product management, teaching, environmental testing, safety management, national laboratory contracting, and research and development. In total, she has over 30 years of chemistry experience along with authoring two books, eight peer reviewed journal articles, and one patent. Prior to her current position, the Captain was a Portfolio Manager, Analysis Branch, Strategic Integration Directorate, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick SFB, FL.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Morehead State University, Kentucky (2006)
PhD, Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Ohio (2013)
Professional Experience
Instructor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2023-Present)
Portfolio Manager, Analysis Branch, Strategic Integration Directorate, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida (2021-2023)
Deputy Flight Chief, Radiochemistry Flight, U.S. Air Force Radiochemistry Laboratory, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida (2019-2021)
Scientific Application Specialist, U.S. Air Force, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida (2017-2019)
Product Marketing Specialist, Gamry Instruments, Warminster, Pennsylvania (2015-2017)
Electrochemistry Product Manager, Bioanalytical Systems Inc, West Lafayette, Indiana (2013-2015)
Graduate Student Research Contractor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington (2010-2013)
Organic Division Technician, TestAmerica, Dayton, Ohio (2003-2008)
Environmental and Safety Co-Op, Guardian Automotive, Morehead, Kentucky (2005-2005)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Publications
Schroll, Cynthia A.; Cohen, Stephen M., Introduction to Experimental Electrochemistry: Student Edition, 1st edition, Gamry Instruments, 2016
Schroll, Cynthia A.; Cohen, Stephen M., Introduction to Experimental Electrochemistry: Teacher Edition, 1st edition, Gamry Instruments, 2016
Schroll, Cynthia A.; Lines, Amanda; Heineman, William R.; Bryan, Samuel A., Absorption spectroscopy for the quantitative prediction of lanthanide concentrations in 3 LiCl – 2 CsCl eutectic at 723 K., Analytical Methods, 2016, 8(43), 7731-7738.
Schroll, Cynthia A.; Chatterjee, Sayandev; Levitskaia, Tatiana G.; Heineman, William R.; Bryan, Samuel A., Spectroelectrochemistry of EuCl3 in Four Molten Salt Eutectics; 3 LiCl-NaCl, 3 LiCl – 2 KCl, LiCl – RbCl, and 3 LiCl – 2 CsCl; at 873 K, Electroanalysis, 2016, 28(9), 2158-2165.
Schroll, Cynthia A.; Chatterjee, Sayandev; Levitskaia, Tatiana G.; Heineman, William R.; Bryan, Samuel A., Electrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry of Europium(III) Chloride in 3LiCl-2KCl from 643 to 1123 K, Analytical Chemistry, 2013, 85(20), 9924-9931.
Schroll, Cynthia A.; Chatterjee, Sayandev; Heineman, William R.; Bryan, Samuel A., Thin-Layer Spectroelectrochemistry on an Aqueous Microdrop Electroanalysis, 2012, 24(5), 1065-1070.
Schroll, Cynthia A.; Chatterjee, Sayandev; Heineman, William R.; Bryan, Samuel A., Semi-Infinite Linear Diffusion Spectroelectrochemistry on an Aqueous Micro-Drop, Analytical Chemistry, 2011, 83(11), 4214-4219.
Sayre, Hannah; Milos, Kyle; Goldcamp, Michael J.; Schroll, Cynthia A.; Krause, Jeanette A.; Baldwin, Michael J., Mixed-donor, alpha-hydroxy acid-containing chelates for binding and light-triggered release of iron, Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49(10), 4433
Patent
Chatterjee, Sayandev; Bryan, Samuel; Schroll, Cynthia; Heineman, William, Method and Apparatus for spectroelectrochemical analysis, US patent US20130075275.