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MEET YOUR ACADEMY PREP TEAM

Erin Padayachee

Student Intern Associate

Colorado State University

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Jerry Messman, PhD - Executive Director and Lead Instructor

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Arts

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska

Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics


Doctor of Philosophy

 University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland

Analytical Chemistry


Post-Doctorate

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Department of Chemistry

Analytical Laser Spectrometry

NIST TENURE

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Jerry's rewarding career in analytical chemistry and metrology dates back nearly 40 years when he worked for the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), now known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


NIST is the National Metrology Institute (NMI)  for the United States.


 Jerry rejuvenated a NIST high-accuracy analytical spectrophotometric SRM  & recertification program.

STRANASKA SCIENTIFIC

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

STRANASKA SCIENTIFIC

The company was founded more than 30 years ago by Jerry after his NIST tenure. 

Stranaska Metrology Laboratory is the core organizational UV/VIS calibration business of Stranaska Scientific LLC. 


 Jerry has presented tutorials, short courses and workshops on analytical UV/VIS calibration science and forensic metrology.


Stranaska Academy Prep is Jerry's visionary means to instill analytical metrology into the training of our future STEM workforce.

ACADEMY INTERNSHIP ALUMNI

Allison Smith

Student Intern Assistant

Fossil Ridge High School

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