Jennifer S. Brodbelt is an American chemist known for her research using mass spectrometry to characterize organic compounds, especially biopolymers and proteins.
[6] Brodbelt's research centers on the development of mass spectrometry-based methods to characterize organic molecules.
[11] She subsequently worked on gas-phase ion chemistry[12] and photodissociation[13] as methods to break apart organic compounds before they are analyzed by a mass spectrometer.
[17] Her work also includes investigations into proteins[18][19] and other organic compounds produced by bacteria, such as lipopolysaccharides.
[21] In 2019, Brodbelt received the Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry from the American Chemical Society.