E.R. received his B.S. in Chemistry from FSU in 2013. From there, he worked in the industry for 10+ years as an analytical chemist. Notably, he was a fellow and contractor at CDC from 2017 to 2021, where he performed elemental analysis of biological samples using HPLC-ICP-MS. He also worked at Johnson & Johnson Vision Care in Jacksonville, Fl from 2023 to 2025 as a contractor performing mass spectrometry and chromatographic analysis and quantitation of preservatives in contact lens solution, cholesterol adsorption in lenses, and leachable material in contact lenses.
E.R. joined the Håkansson group in the fall of 2025, working on sulfation in peptides and derivatization of amino acids.
In his free time, he likes to BBQ and make tons of food for friends and family.