Mike Booth
Innovation & Applications Development Manager
Meet the Host
Mike Booth is a chemist with expertise in quality control and instrumentation. His experience covers areas including ICP-OES, ICP-MS, Ion Chromatography and various titration techniques. Today, Mr. Booth is the Technical Director at Inorganic Ventures. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
Areas of Expertise:
ICP-OES & ICP-MS Interference Assessment and Correction Method Development for high-throughput applications Ion Chromatography
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Meet Our Team
With over 40 years of experience in inorganic chemistry, our technical team is here to support you every step of the way. Whether you're troubleshooting interferences, developing a method, dealing with tricky matrix issues, we’ve seen it all—and we’re eager to help. Every chemist on our team is deeply knowledgeable, approachable, and committed to helping you get the accurate results your lab depends on.
Michael Booth / Director, Technical
Mike Booth is a chemist with expertise in quality control and instrumentation. His experience covers areas including ICP-OES, ICP-MS, Ion Chromatography and various titration techniques. Today Mr. Booth is the Technical Director at Inorganic Ventures. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
Ashley Jones / Technical Chemist
Ashley Jones is a chemist with experience in CRM manufacturing, product design, technical support/troubleshooting, instrumentation (including ICP, IC, and Wet Chemistry), technical education, and occupational/laboratory safety. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2019 with a B.S. degree majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry. Today she serves as an Innovation and Applications Development Chemist, as well as Safety Officer at Inorganic Ventures.
Autumn Phillips / R&D Chemist
Autumn Phillips is the Innovation and Applications Development Coordinator at Inorganic Ventures. She earned dual bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and biochemistry from Virginia Tech in 2016. Over her ten years with the company, she has developed expertise in ICP-OES, ICP-MS, ion chromatography, carbon analysis, wet chemistry techniques, and a wide range of sample digestion and purification methods supporting advanced analytical applications.
Josh Underwood / Custom Product Development
Josh Underwood is a chemist by trade who serves as a Custom Product Development Chemist at Inorganic Ventures. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Radford University with a minor in Biology. As part of the Innovation and Applications Development team (IAD) at IV, Josh works to design and develop custom CRMs to fit a multitude of needs and uses his years of experience in manufacturing and quality control to ensure that they will work as needed.
Micah Cornett / Custom Product Development
Micah Cornett is a Custom Product Development Chemist within Inorganic Ventures’ Innovation & Applications Development (IAD) team. A Virginia Tech graduate with a degree in Biological Sciences, Micah specializes in CRM manufacturing and designing custom standards that help laboratories improve workflow efficiency. Outside the lab, he’s recently taken on the exciting role of new dad!
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