Guido Verbeck

Department Chair

Guido Verbeck

Department Chair

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Administration
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Other Duties

Department Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Bio

Dr. Guido F. Verbeck, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is an expert is mass spectrometry, specifically instrument design and development. Dr. Verbeck received his PhD as a Proctor & Gamble fellow in chemistry at Texas A&M University. Dr. Verbeck has developed mass spectrometers and chemical instruments over the past 25 years, and has been a member of the analytical community for 30 years.

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemistry, General Texas A&M University, 2005

  • MS, Chemistry, General University of Alabama at Birmi, 1999

  • BS, Chemistry, General University of Louisiana at Mon, 1996

Awards & Honors

  • National Academy of Inventors NAI, 2024

  • Dallas Innovates, Future 50 Dallas Innovates, 2021

  • Dallas Innovates, Future 50. The 50 disruptive innovators in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Dallas Innovates, Future 50, 2021

  • Gift LaCore, 2021

  • Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies University of North Texas, 2018

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • BIOL 6970

    Intro to Research
  • CHEM 6970

    Intro. to Research
  • CHEM 6990

    Masters Research
  • CHEM 1211R

    Recitation General Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 4990

    Undergrad Research
  • CHEM 4840

    Instrumental Analysis
  • CHEM 6980

    Research Proposal Development
  • CURS 3990

    Undergrad Research II
  • CHEM 3990

    Undergraduate Research

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Analysis of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs using Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (APCI-GC-MS), 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analog Screening using ASAP-MS with LiveID Confirmation, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Hybrid Conjugates of Ibuprofen and 3,5-Diarylidene-4-Piperidone: A New Avenue in Anti-Inflammatory Drug Discovery, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Hybrid molecules of ibuprofen and piperidone: a rational approach toward anti-cancer drug development, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Structural Analysis of Synthetic Opioids using Travelling Wave Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (TWIM-MS), 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Dr. Guido Verbeck continues to develop new mass spectrometers specifically for single-cell analysis for cancer biomarkers, nanoparticle development for pharmaceutical and toxicological biochemical effects, and determining the biological mechanisms for biomolecular condensates.

Professional Service

  • Journal of Analytical Oncology 2022 - Present

    Role: Editor, Journal Editor
  • Member International Council on Materials Education 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2017 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member
  • Society of Applied Spectroscopy 2013 - Present

    Role: Member
  • Harsh Environment Mass Spectrometry Workshop 2008 - Present

    Role: Committee Member