{"id":13566,"date":"2020-05-12T10:50:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/?p=13566"},"modified":"2020-05-15T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T19:59:48","slug":"dr-mike-ducey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/dr-mike-ducey\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mike Ducey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #2d2d2d;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:60px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:40px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: -40px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:32px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#f4f4f4;\">Research Opportunities with Dr. Mike Ducey<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #e2e2d0;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-1\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #2d2d2d;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:0px;border-top-color: #2d2d2d;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #2d2d2d;border-left:1px solid #2d2d2d;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #e2e2d0;background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/ducey-image-1.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-blend-mode: screen;padding-top:80px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:80px;padding-left:80px;margin-bottom: -20px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Analytical Applications of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) are a class of organic salts with unique and tuneable solubility properties.\u00a0 With zero vapor pressure and low toxicity, they are excellent for \u2018green chemistry\u2019 applications.\u00a0 Understanding and applying these unique properties allow for the development of designer applications of chemical sensors and separations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research in the Ducey group is focused in three areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the fundamental relationships between the structure of RTILs and their function.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The development of RTIL based optical sensors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications of RTILs in chemical separations including high-performance liquid chromatography and thin-layer chromatography.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-1 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-2 fusion-columns-total-2 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\" style=\"margin:-5px;\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/ducey-image-2.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/ducey-image-2.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"chemistry equipment\" title=\"ducey-image-2\" aria-label=\"ducey-image-2\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13602\" 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style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-2\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e2e2d0;\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:0px;border-top-color: #e2e2d0;\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-21px;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e2d0;border-left:1px solid #e2e2d0;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer fusion-section-separator-fullwidth\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #2d2d2d;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:40px;margin-bottom: -40px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:32px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;color:#f4f4f4;\">Contact Dr. Ducey<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-dotted\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"288\" alt=\"Dr. Ducey\" title=\"ducey\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/ducey.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/ducey-200x180.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry-au-fridays\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/05\/ducey.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. Mike Ducey, Professor<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-lightgray button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/chemistry\/facultystaff\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Faculty Profile<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\nB.S., University of Kansas<br \/>\nPh.D., University of Michigan<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(816) 271-4391<br \/>\nducey@missouriwestern.edu<br \/>\nAgenstein Hall 332<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div 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