Frederic Seguin is an astrochemist working in the astrobiology analytical laboratory. He specializes in the development of methods for the detection and quantitation of organic molecules in pristine samples from the early Solar System and Earth analogs. He mostly works using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and to isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-IRMS). Mr Seguin is also part of the OSIRIS-REx sample return mission team for the analysis of hyper-volatile organic molecules from the asteroid Bennu.
Frederic Seguin
(Research Associate)
| Email: | frederic.seguin@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 691 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 691 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMERICA |
Brief Bio
Positions/Employment
Research Assistant
University of Baltimore - Baltimore County and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD - Baltimore
September 2023 - Present
Research Associate
The Catholic University of America and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
August 2022 - August 2023
Research Assistant
Anti-Doping Laboratory - Quebec's National Institute of Scientific Research - Laval, QC, Canada
June 2014 - August 2022
Laboratory Technician
Anti-Doping Laboratory - Quebec's National Institute of Scientific Research - Laval, QC, Canada
May 2008 - June 2014
Education
Master of Science (Chemistry, 2021) - Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry, 2014) - Quebec University of Montreal (UQÀM), Montreal, QC, Canada
Awards
- Robert H. Goddard Award 2023 - Exceptional Achievement for Technicians
- Moire Anne Wadleigh prize in Stable Isotope Science, Advances in Stable Isotopes Techniques and Analysis (ASITA) 2019, Best Student Presentation
- GEOTOP Student Congress, 2nd Best Oral Presentation 2019
- Dean’s List, Quebec University in Montreal 2014
- Stablex Excellence Award, Ahuntsic College 2007
Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s Program - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - Awarded: 2017-09-01
Hydro-Quebec Excellence Bursary - Hydro-Quebec - Awarded: 2017-09-01
Quebec Research Funds – Nature and Technologies Scholarship - Quebec Research Funds - Awarded: 2018-09-01
Quebec University in Montreal’s Chemistry Department Scholarships - Quebec University in Montreal - Awarded: 2014-04-01