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Douglas Archibald

Douglas Archibald
(Ph.D. University of Washington, 1990)
Research Associate,
Agricultural Analytical Chemistry

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Dr. Archibald holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Washington (1990) and performs research on utilization of analytical chemistry in crop and soil sciences. He is a Research Associate in the Penn State University Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, and is a member of the Graduate Faculty in the Agronomy program. His tool-based research covers five broad areas within application of analytical chemistry in crop and soil sciences: 1) plant tissue evaluation, 2) fat quality assessment for commodities, 3) mycotoxin analysis, 4) soil organic matter evaluation, and 5) analytical laboratory training and education. He often focuses on the science of the chemical analysis while his collaborators focus on the biological, environmental or agricultural aspect of the research project. His principal areas of analytical expertise are multivariate analysis of instrumental data, and UV-vis, NIR, Raman and infrared spectroscopy. He has secondary expertise in many other analytical techniques such as chromatography, mass spectrometry, and microscopy. He manages a lab with capabilities in spectroscopy and conventional crop quality assessment methods, and maintains collections of agricultural materials and spectral-property databases. Dr. Archibald has a great depth of experience in applications of analytical chemistry as a result of his graduate work in industrial and biophysical chemistry, post-doctoral work in biomimetic materials and surface chemistry, research on analytical methods while serving as a scientist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service, and by way of his tenure as director of a Penn State University service laboratory known as The Crop Quality Lab. His research goal is to develop analytical methodologies that will catalyze improvement of agricultural and environmental systems through acceleration of research and development.

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Selected Publications:

  1. M.-Y. Ahn, A. R. Zimmerman, C. E. Martinez, D. D. Archibald, J.-M. Bollag, and J. Dec. “Characteristics of Trametes villosa laccase adsorbed on aluminum hydroxide.” Enzyme and Microbial Technology 41[1], 141–148. 2007.
  2. A. Deak, M. H. Hall, M. A. Sanderson, and D. D. Archibald. “Forage production and nutritive value of simple and complex forage mixtures under grazing.” Agronomy Journal. 99, 814–821. 2007.
  3. M. A. Mansfield, D. D. Archibald, A. D. Jones, and G. A. Kuldau. “Relationship of sphinganine analog mycotoxin contamination in maize silage to seasonal weather conditions, and agronomic and ensiling practices.” Phytopathology 97[4], 504–511. 2007.
  4. M. Y. Ahn, C. E. Martinez, D. D. Archibald, A. R. Zimmerman, J. M. Bollag, and J. Dec. “Transformation of catechol in the presence of a laccase and birnessite.” Soil Biology & Biochemistry 38[5], 1015–1020. 2006.
  5. S. T. Bacchus, D. D. Archibald, K. O. Britton, and B. L. Haines. “Near infrared model development for pond-cypress subjected to chronic water stress and Botryosphaeria rhodina.” Acta Phytopathologica 40[3-4], 251–265. 2005.
  6. S. E. Kays, D. D. Archibald, and M. Sohn. “Prediction of fat in intact cereal food products using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy.” Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 85[9], 1596–1602. 2005.
  7. M. Sohn, D. S. Himmelsbach, S. E. Kays, D. D. Archibald, and F. E. Barton. “NIR-FT/Raman spectroscopy for nutritional classification of cereal foods.” Cereal Chemistry 82[6], 660–665. 2005.
  8. S. T. Bacchus, D. D. Archibald, G. A. Brook, K. O. Britton, B. L. Haines, S. L. Rathbun, and M. Madden. “Near-infrared spectroscopy of a hydroecological indicator: new tool for determining sustainable yield for Floridan aquifer system.” Hydrological processes 17[9], 1785–1809. 2003.
  9. M. Sohn, F. E. Barton, W. H. Morrison, and D. D. Archibald. “Application of partial least-squares regression to near-infrared reflectance spectroscopic determination of shive content in flax.” Applied Spectroscopy 57[5], 551–556. 2003.
  10. Z. Wu, S. K. Tallam, V. A. Ishler, and D. D. Archibald. “Utilization of phosphorus in lactating cows fed varying amounts of phosphorus and forage.” Journal of Dairy Science 86, 3300–3308. 2003.
  11. F. E. Barton, II, D. E. Akin, W. H. Morrison, III, A. Ulrich, and D. D. Archibald. “Analysis of fiber content in flax stems by near-infrared spectroscopy.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 50, 7756–7580. 2002.
  12. D.D. Archibald and S.E. Kays, “Determination of Total Dietary Fiber of Intact Cereal Food Products by Near-Infrared Reflectance,” Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 48, 10, 4477–86 (2000).
  13. D.D. Archibald and D.E. Akin, “Use of Spectral Window Preprocessing for Selecting Near-Infrared Reflectance Wavelengths for Determination of the Degree of Enzymatic Retting of Intact Flax Stems,” Vibrational Spectroscopy 23, 2, 169–180 (2000).
  14. W.H. Morrison, III., D.D. Archibald, H.S.S. Sharma, and D.E. Akin, “Chemical and Physical Characterization of Water- and Dew-Retted Flax,” Industrial Crops and Products 12, 1, 39–46 (2000).
  15. D.D. Archibald, F.E. Barton, II., and D.E. Akin, “NIR Reflectance Assessment of the Degree of Retting of Flax Stems,” In Near Infrared Spectroscopy: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference Eds. A.M.C. Davies and R. Giangiacomo (NIR Publications, Charleton, Chichester, United Kingdom, 2000) 629–632.
  16. D.E. Akin, H.E. Epps, D.D. Archibald, and H.S.S. Sharma, “Color Measurement of Flax Retted by Various Means,” Textile Research Journal 70, 10, 852–58 (2000).
  17. W.H. Morrison, III., D.E. Akin, D.D. Archibald, and P.L. Raymer, “Characterization of Kenaf Core and Bast using Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry,” In Kenaf Properties, Processing and Products Eds. T. Sellers, Jr., N.A. Reichert, E.P. Columbus, M.J. Fuller and K. Williams (Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 1999).
  18. D.D. Archibald, S. Trabelsi, A.W. Kraszewski, and S.O. Nelson, “Multivariate Calibration for Optimization of a Microwave Moisture Content Method for Grain Varying in Temperature and Bulk-Density,” In Collection of Papers for the Third Workshop on Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances : Athens, Georgia, USA : April 11–13, 1999. Eds. A.W. Kraszewski and K.C. Lawrence, 69–73 (USDA- Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia, 1999).
  19. D.D. Archibald, D.B. Funk, and F.E. Barton, II., “Locally Weighted Regression for Accessing a Database Containing Wheat Grain NIR Transmission Spectra and Grain Quality Parameters,” In Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on Industrial and Environmental Monitors and Biosensors : Precision Agriculture and Biological Quality. Eds. G.E. Meyer and J.A. DeShazer, 141–150 (SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, 1998).
  20. D.D. Archibald, C.N. Thai, and F.E. Dowell, “Development of Short- Wavelength Near-Infrared Spectral Imaging for Grain Color Classification,” In Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on Industrial and Environmental Monitors and Biosensors : Precision Agriculture and Biological Quality. Eds. G.E. Meyer and J.A. DeShazer, 189–198 (SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, 1998).
  21. W.H. Morrison, III., D.E. Akin, D.D. Archibald, R.B. Dodd, and P.L. Raymer, “Chemical and Instrumental Characterization of Maturing Kenaf Core and Bast,” Industrial Crops and Products 10, 21-34 (1999).
  22. D.D. Archibald, S. Trabelsi, A.W. Kraszewski, and S.O. Nelson, “Regression Analysis of Microwave Spectra for Temperature-Compensated and Density-Independent Determination of Wheat Moisture Content,” Applied Spectroscopy 52, 11, 1435–1446 (1998).
  23. W.H. Morrison, III. and D.D. Archibald, “Analysis of Graded Flax Fiber and Yarn by Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry,” J. Agricultural and Food Chemistry 46, 5, 1870–1876 (1998).
  24. D.D. Archibald, G. Hendriksson, D.E. Akin and F.E. Barton, II., “Spectroscopic Characterization of Enzymatic Flax Retting: Factor Analysis of FT-IR and FT-Raman Data,” in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy. ed. J.A. de Haseth, 653–656 (AIP, Woodbury, NY, 1998).
  25. D.D. Archibald, S.E. Kays, D.S. Himmelsbach and F.E. Barton, II., “Raman and NIR Spectroscopic Determination of Total Dietary Fiber in Cereal Foods: A Comparative Study,” Applied Spectroscopy 52, 1, 22–31 (1998).
  26. D.D. Archibald, S.E. Kays, D.S. Himmelsbach and F.E. Barton, II., “Raman and NIR Spectroscopic Determination of Total Dietary Fiber in Cereal Foods: Utilizing Model Differences,” Applied Spectroscopy 52, 1, 32–41 (1998).