Troy M. Ferland, Ph.D., is a research scientist specializing in computational non-targeted analysis (NTA) at UL Research Institutes’ Chemical Insights. He is responsible for building databases and applications for NTA data and collaborating with other researchers on the environmental impacts of fires at the wildland urban interface (WUI).

Troy has expertise in analytical chemistry with a focus on data analytics, workflow capacity building, and stakeholder engagement. He applies advanced computational methods with experimental chemistry to enhance chemical exposure studies.

Prior to joining Chemical Insights, he held positions as an ORISE postdoctoral fellow working on web application development in support of NTA studies and as a postdoctoral research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, where he investigated chemical signatures of modern and ancient fires in East Africa.

Troy earned his Ph.D. in Geosciences from Pennsylvania State University, and his M.S. in Geology & Environmental Science and B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.