Current position
Manager, Materials Characterization Center

Career path

• Director, Characterization Labs, Core Research Facilities, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Associate Research Scientist, Central Analytical Facility, University of Alabama
• Lab Analyst, Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre, China
• Senior Lab Technician, Saudi Petrochemical Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Subject Matter Expertise

• Materials Characterization
• Laboratory Management
• Optical and Electron Microscopy
• Vacuum Technology

PhD Analytical Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

BS Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

1. J. Cote, E. Ada, R. Hochberg, “Elemental Enrichment of the Exoskeleton in Three Species of Tick (Arachnida: Ixodidae).” The Journal of Parasitology, 106(6), pp.742-754 (2020)
2. Z. Liu, A. Nahhas, L. Liu, E. Ada, X. Zhang, S. K. Manohar, "Synthesis of Fluorescent Polythiophene Dots", Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2018, Article ID 8987348, 7 pages, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8987348
3. D. Brivio,, E. Ada, E. Sajo, P. Zygmanski, “Effective Contact Potential of Thin Film Metal-Insulator Nanostructures and Its Role in Self-Powered Nanofilm X-ray Sensors”, Applied Materials and Interfaces, pp. 11258-11265, (2017)
4. J. Gallant, R. Hochberg, E. Ada, “Elemental characterization of the cuticle in the marine intertidal pseudoscorpion, Halobisium occidentale.” Invertebrate Biology, 135(2), pp.127-137 (2016)
5. J. Park, HSN Jayawardena,X. Chen, K. Jayawardena, M. Sundhoro, E. Ada, M. Yan,. “A General Method for the Fabrication of Graphene-Nanoparticle Hybrid Material”, Chem. Commun., pp.2882-2885 (2015)
6. R. Anandakathir, U. Ojha, U., E. Ada, R. Faust, J. Kumar, “Stilbene-based fluorescent sensor for detection of organophosphorus warfare nerve agents.” Journal of Macromolecular Science®,Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 46(12), pp.1217-1222 (2009)
7. S. Tsai, M Hoffmann, M. Hallock, E. Ada, J. Kong M. Ellenbecker, "Characterization and Evaluation of Nanoparticle Release during the Synthesis of Single-Walled and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by CVD”, Environ. Sci. Technol. Published online on 7/1/2009 at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es900486y
8. B. Subramanian, F. Kuo, E. Ada, T. Kotyla, T. Wilson, S. Yoganathan, R. Nicolosi, “Enhancement of anti-inflammatory property of aspirin in mice by a nano-emulsion preparation.” International immunopharmacology, 8(11), pp.1533-1539 (2008)
9. N. Wongkasem, A. Akyurtlu, K. A. Marx, W. Goodhue, J. Li, Q. Dong, E. Ada. "Fabrication of a novel micron scale Y-structure-based chiral metamaterial: Simulation and experimental analysis of its chiral and negative index properties in the terahertz and microwave regimes." Microscopy research and technique 70(6) 497-505 (2007)
10. Z. Liu, E. Ada, M. Shamsuzzoha, G. Thompson, D. Nikles., "Synthesis and Activation of PtRu Alloyed Nanoparticles with Controlled Size and Composition", Chem. Mater., vol. 18, pp. 4946- 4951, (2006)
11. M. Advincula, F. Rahemtulla, R. Advincula, E. Ada, J. Lemons, S. Bellis, “Osteoblast adhesion and matrix mineralization on sol–gel-derived titanium oxide.” Biomaterials, 27(10), pp.2201-2212 (2006)
12. S. Gupta, E. Ada, “Optimization of process parameters to achieve high quality as-deposited indium-tin oxide films for display applications.” Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, 23(4), pp.1173-1179 (2005)
13. M. Weiss, M. Lu, P. vander Heide, S.M. Lee, E. Ada, H.S. Lee, J.W. Rabalais, "Radiation Enhanced Diffusion of Ti in Al2O3", Chem. Phys. Vol. 113, pp. 5058-5064, (2000)
14. E. Ada, S.M. Lee, H. Lee, J.W. Rabalais., “Interactions of Hyperthermal TiClx+ (x=0-4) Ions with Graphite Surfaces” J. Phys. Chem. B, vol. 104, pp. 5132-5138, (2000)
15. L. Hanley, H. Lim, D. Schultz, S. Garbis, C. Yu, E. Ada, M. Wijesundara,. “Energetics, timescales, and chemistry of low energy molecular ion–organic surface collisions.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 157(1-4), pp.174-182 (1999)

• R.A. Welch Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chemistry Department, University of Houston, 1998
• Babbler Teaching Assistant of the Year Award, Chemistry Department, University of Illinois Chicago, 1994
• BIOTECH-New Brunswick Scientific Training Award, Edison, NJ, 1987

Memberships

• American Vacuum Society, Instructor, Science Educator’s Workshop

Community Service

• Volunteer presenter and judge at various Science and Engineering Fairs in Massachusetts and Texas public school districts.
• Seeded two endowment funds at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and at the University of Illinois Chicago to support career-building opportunities for science and engineering major students in advanced analytical and imaging techniques and laboratory management.