Description

Gerardo Brucker is Chief Scientist and BU CTO working for the combined Mass Spectrometry/Indirect Pressure Measurement Solutions group of MKS Instruments, Inc. Since 1992 he has been involved in the development and commercialization of scientific and vacuum-technology instrumentation including quadrupole-based process gas analyzers, ion trap mass spectrometers, high vacuum gauging, time-of-flight mass spectrometers, thermal analysis instrumentation and advanced quartz crystal microbalance systems.  He received a B.S. in analytical chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO.)  He was responsible for the creation of the Vacuum and Analytical Products division of Stanford Research Systems, Inc. and is presently the BU CTO for the Mass Spectrometry/indirect Pressure Measurement Solutions Group of MKS Instruments, Inc. including oversight of all Granville-Phillips® branded products.