Department of Chemistry

 Stacie Eldridge is an Associate Faculty of Chemistry and serves as the current Advisor of the RCC Gender and Sexualities Awareness Club.

Stacie attended the University of California, Riverside from 2004-09 and graduated with her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry under the advisement of Dr. Cynthia Larive. In 2006 she was the recipient of travel awards from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Women Chemists Committee, sponsored by Eli Lilly, and the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, sponsored by Pfizer. In 2008, Stacie was selected as the first recipient of the Sawyer Award in Analytical Chemistry and also selected as a 2008-09 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Fellow, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. In 2006-07 she served as President of the UCR Graduate Association and on the Campus Health Center Student Health Advisory Committee. Prior to graduate school, she received her B.S. degree in Chemistry with a dual minor in Criminal Justice and Biology in 2004 from California State University, San Bernardino. She was also named the Outstanding Undergraduate Analytical Chemist for that year. Prior to her career in chemistry, Stacie obtained an A.S. degree in Mortuary Science and has been a California licensed embalmer for 20 years.

Outside of her profession, Stacie is actively involved with her teenage son as a staff member for the Young Marines and as a water polo/swim mom. She is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Redlands, Ca.  

“My own experience as a community college graduate has helped me to better understand the challenges faced by many students taking science courses. I can identify with non-traditional and first-generation students, like myself, who want to attend college for career advancement or intellectual growth but, for various reasons, are not ready for the University setting. I have also taught students who face both intellectual and socioeconomic challenges simultaneously, struggling to find a balance between studying for a midterm and dealing with domestic issues. Using this experience along with my love for science and teaching, I want to be an inspiration to other students. An example of what a person can accomplish in a college setting through self-determination and hard work.”  

Publications:

S. L. Eldridge, B. Dickey, L. Higgins, and C. K. Larive “Insights into the CE Separation of Heparin Disaccharides from NMR pK_a(D) and Electrophoretic Mobility Measurements”, Analytical Chemistry 81: 7406-7415 (2009).

S. L. Eldridge, A. K. Korir, S. M. Gutierrez, F. Campos, J. F. K. Limtiaco, C. K. Larive “Heterogeneity of Depolymerized Heparin SEC Fractions: To Pool or Not To Pool?”, Carbohydrate Research 343: 2963-2970 (2008).

S. L. Eldridge, V. A. Almeida, A. K. Korir and C. K. Larive “Separation and Analysis of Trace Degradants in a Pharmaceutical Formulation Using On-Line cITP-NMR”, Analytical Chemistry 79: 8446-8453 (2007).

S. L. Eldridge, A. K. Korir, C. E. Merrywell and C. K. Larive In Hyphenated Chromatographic Techniques in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; E. Grushka, N. Grinberg, Eds.; Advances in Chromatography, Vol. 46; Taylor & Francis Group: Boca Raton, 2007; pp. 351-390.

B. C. Valle, K. F. Morris, K. A. Fletcher, V. Fernand, D. M. Sword, S. Eldridge, C. K. Larive, I. M. Warner “Understanding Chiral Molecular Micellar Separations Using Steady-State Fluorescence Anisotropy, Capillary Electrophoresis, and NMR” Langmuir  23:425-435 (2007).

The best thing about UCR of the 60s was the high-quality education at a very low price to make it affordable for self-supporting students.   There was no tuition for California residents, and I think our fees were something of the order of only $75 a semester with very affordable off campus housing in Riverside.  I do hope the State of California will renew investment in public higher education as a key to a better future for all.