The Chromatography Forum

of Delaware Valley

Dr. Douglas Raynie is Professor Emeritus and Department Head Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics at South Dakota State University. Prior to joining SDSU, he was employed for eleven years as a Senior Scientist at Procter and Gamble’s Corporate Research Division. He earned his Ph.D. at Brigham Young University under the direction of Dr. Milton L. Lee. Dr. Raynie’s research interests include high-resolution chromatography (including high-temperature LC and SFC), chromatographic sample preparation (including ASE, SFE, SPME, and SPE), chromatography theory, green chemistry, and problem-based learning in analytical chemistry. He is recipient of the L.S. Palmer Award from the Minnesota Chromatography Forum and was long-time author of the Sample Preparation Perspectives column for LC/GC. He is on the advisory board of the Green Chemistry Commitment and received the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement Award for Incorporation of Sustainability in Chemistry Education. In 2025, he served as a Fulbright Specialist at the Research Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants at Beni Suef University in Egypt.