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 William Schroeder, Ph.D.
Senior vice president and co-owner since September 1989
Biographical Summary
Dr. Schroeder is a veteran of service in the U.S. Navy and holds a doctorate in chemistry. He has been interested in environmental issues for many years. He was a co-founder of Citizens for Clean Air and chaired that group when they advocated for state legislation and The Clean Air Act. He has worked with county government on air pollution issues and was active in the Muskegon County Wastewater System effort. Dr. Schroeder has long been concerned about the fate of Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan. He established the First Field of Interest Environmental Fund for the Foundation in 1992. The purpose of this fund is to "educate the community on issues of the environment."
Dr. Schroeder has been a trustee of the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, and chaired the Environmental Committee. He's also an active member of the Great Lakes Environmental Collaborative Advisory Committee.
Professional History
Baxter International
1985–1989
vice president and general manager
Burdick & Jackson Division
American Hospital Supply Corp.
1983–1985
vice president and general manager
Burdick & Jackson Division
Hofmann LaRoche International
1978–1983
president
Burdick & Jackson Division
Hofmann LaRoche International
1974–1978
vice president of research
Burdick & Jackson Division
Burdick and Jackson Laboratories
1965–1974
vice president of research and co-owner
The Upjohn Company
1958–1965
research associate
Education
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
Purdue University
B.S. Chemistry
Purdue University
Trace involved with research at Grand Valley State University
For the past 10 years, Dr. Bill Schroeder, co-owner of Trace, has held a part-time research appointment in the Chemistry Department at Grand Valley State University.
Dr. Schroeder, along with Dr. Robert Smart, Professor of Chemistry at GVSU, has been directing the research efforts of several senior students.
Their current project is designed to discover new antibacterial substances.
Since resistance to currently available antibiotics is a serious world wide problem, the search for new antibacterials has become very important and is receiving considerable attention from the healthcare industry.
The GVSU program is designed to prepare new organic compounds related to known antibacterials and test them for activity against microorganisms that have become resistant to antibiotics now on the market.
The class of compounds under study, is also expected to show some anti-cancer activity and will be tested against HIV and other serious infections.
Preliminary results on the synthesis of these new compounds was presented at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research at the University of Montana.
Subsequent studies on the possible biological activity of these materials is expected to involve the cooperation of other departments at GVSU, as well as one or more pharmaceutical companies.
One of Dr. Schroeder's students, Shannon Biros who also spent several months working at Trace as a chemist-intern, has returned to teach at GVSU after doing post doctoral research at U. C. Berkeley.
R. Bruce Pelletier
President and co-owner since January 1990 Air quality advisor and special projects coordinator
Biographical Summary
Bruce Pelletier received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Limnology from Michigan State University in 1973. He continued his education to earn a Master of Science Degree on Limnology from Central Michigan University in 1977. Bruce has over 30 years of experience working in the environmental laboratory profession, as production manager and analytical chemist. He has worked as water quality consultant for the Three Lakes Association of Bellaire, Michigan and has presented lectures to the Michigan Academy of Science. In 1978, he helped start an environmental consulting company, Aquatic Systems, Inc. where he served as Laboratory Manager for 5 years. He left this position to become the Laboratory Director and Quality Control Supervisor of Muskegon Chemical Company, a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Whitehall, Michigan. In 1990, Bruce joined Dr. William Schroeder to expand the service and capabilities of Trace Analytical Laboratories. Bruce serves as President of Trace Analytical and also supervises method development and method validation procedures for the laboratory. He also operates a CG/Mass Spectrometer to support Trace's mobile laboratory operations. Bruce has occasionally served as an adjunct chemistry professor for Grand Valley State University. He is experienced and proficient in laboratory instrumentation procedures with Gas Chromatography, GC/Mass Spectroscopy, HPLC, IR, AA, ICP, and ICP/Mass Spectroscopy.
Professional History
Central Michigan University
1975–1977
Instructor for the Biology Department
Three Lakes Association
1977–1979
Water Quality Specialist
Aquatic Systems, Inc.
1977–1983
Laboratory Director and Analytical Chemist
Muskegon Chemical Company
1984–1990
Senior Analytical Chemist & Quality Control Supervisor
Trace Analytical Laboratory
1990–Present
President and Co–Owner since January 1990
Grand Valley State University
2003–2009
Adjunct Professor for the Chemistry Department
Education
M.S. Limnological Studies
Central Michigan University
B.S. Aquatic Biology, Minor in Chemistry
Michigan State University
Training
Handling Hazardous Materials & Hazardous Materials Operations
Hazardous Materials—First Responder Operations
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