Troy M. Ferland, Ph.D., is a research scientist specializing in computational non-targeted analysis (NTA) at UL Research Institutes’ Chemical Insight. 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, data science, and computational modeling, focusing on data analytics, workflow capacity building, and stakeholder engagement. He bridges advanced computational methods with experimental chemistry to enhance chemical exposure studies.

Previously, he was a postdoctoral research scientist, where he developed backend code for a web application supporting NTA studies and conducted a cost-benefit analysis that saved stakeholders over $5 million. He also worked at a research institute, participating in international field campaigns to analyze wildfire chemical signatures in Africa.

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