Patrick Roman

Associate Professor

Global Forensic and Justice Center


Office: EC3355

Phone: (202) 294 - 8602

Email: patroman@fiu.edu

Dr. Roman is the assistant director of the AMERI and an instrumentation engineer for the GFJC. He specializes is the miniaturization of chemical collection, separation, and detection instrumentation for field applications.

Research Areas

Portable Chemical Analysis Instrumentation

Education

PhD

Selected Publications

1. Roman PA, Grates K, Lothridge K., Ion Trap Chips for Miniature Mass Spectrometry, Journal of American Society of Mass Spectrometry, 2023. Publication pending review
2. Roman PA, Baca T, Lothridge K., Manolakos S., Kabir A., Micro Gas Chromatography Chips for field Applications, Journal of American Society of Mass Spectrometry, 2023. Publication pending review
3. Roman PA, Grates K, Lothridge K, Kabir A, Mendel J, Manolakos S, Swab Trace Collection Efficiency impacts of Sol-Gel Coatings, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023. Publication pending review
4. P. Roman, X.C., W.K. Jones, A. Karbasi, C.M. Newton, T. Bates, J. Denkins, S. Bhansali, Additive Manufacturing Design and Fabrication of Ceramic Cylindrical Ion Trap Mass Analyzer Chips for Miniaturized Mass Spectrometer Smart-Device (Internet of Things) Applications. Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging, 2016. 13: p. 113-120.
5. Luu L, Roman P, Matthews S, Ramella-Roman J, Microfluidics Based Phantoms of Superficialvascular Network, in: Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 3,
Issue 6, pp. 1350-1364 (2012)

Proceedings:
1. Roman P, Brinckerhoff W, Getty S, Herrero F, Hu R, Jones H, Kahle D, King T, Mahaffy P. Miniature Mems and Nems enabled Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometer for investigations in Planetary Science. in: micro (mems) and nanotechnologies for space, defense, and security ii. 2nd Conference on MEMS and Nanotech for Space, Defense, and Security; MAR 18-20, 2008; Orlando, FL. 2008.
2. Hagopian J, Roman P, Shiri S, Wollack E, Roy M. Fabrication and Test of an Optical Magnetic Mirror. In: plasmonics: metallic nanostructures and their optical properties ix. Conference on Plasmonics - Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties IX; AUG 21-25, 2011; San Diego, CA. 2011. p. 7.
3. Hagopian J, Getty S, Quijada M, Tveekrem J, Shiri R, Roman P, Butler J, Georgiev G, Livas J, Hunt C, Maldonado A, Talapatra S, Zhang X, Papadakis S, Monica A, Deglau D. Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Stray Light Suppression in Space Flight Instruments. In: Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Associated Devices III; Aug 01-04, 2010; San Diego, CA. 2010. p. 10.
4. Getty S, Bis R, Snyder S, Gehrels E, Ramirez K, King T, Roman P, Mahaffy P. Effect of Nitrogen Gas on the Lifetime of Carbon Nanotube Field Emitters for Electron-Impact Ionization Mass Spectrometry. In: Micro (Mems) and Nanotechnologies for Space, Defense, and Security II. 2nd Conference on Micro (MEMS) and Nanotechnologies for Space, Defense, and Security; MAR 18-20, 2008; Orlando, FL. 2008. p. 95907-95907.
5. King T, Getty S, Roman P, Herrero F, Jones H, Kahle D, Lynch B, Suarez G, Brinckerhoff W, Mahaffy P. Simulation of a Miniature, Low-Power Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for In Situ Analysis of Planetary Atmospheres - art. No. 69590e. In: Micro (Mems) and Nanotechnologies for Space, Defense, and Security II. 2nd Conference on Micro (MEMS) and Nanotechnologies for Space, Defense, and Security; MAR 18-20, 2008; Orlando, FL. 2008. p. E9590-E9590.
6. Glavin D, ten Kate I, Brinckerhoff W, Cardiff E, Dworkin J, Feng S, Fristad K, Gorevan S, Harpold D, Jones A, Mahaffy P, Martin D, Moore M, Patrick E, Roberts D, Roman P, Stephenson T. Volatile Analysis by Pyrolysis of Regolith (Vapor) on the Moon using Mass Spectrometry. In: Abstracts of Papers Submitted to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Thirty-ninth lunar and planetary science; March 10-14, 2008; Houston, TX, United States. 2008. Abstract 1097.
7. Getty S, King T, Bis R, Jones H, Herrero F, Lynch B, Roman P, Mahaffy P. Performance of a Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Electron Gun - art. No. 655618. P Soc Photo-Opt Ins. 2007; 655655618-55618.
8. Cardiff E., Degen B., Grindle A., Jamieson B., O’Hara L., Pearce K., Roman P.,”Testing of the NASA GSFC Mems Colloidal Thruster,” International Electric Propulsion Conference, Princeton, New Jersey, 2005.
9. Lynch B., Jamieson B., Roman P., Zkrzwski C., (2005) “An Empirical Study of Boss/Seat Materials and Geometries for Ultra Low-Leakage Mems Micro Valves,” ASME IMECE2005-81082 Proceedings, Orlando, Florida, 2005.