Angela (Soemo) Horton
About Angela (Soemo) Horton
Angela (Soemo) Horton is the Global Passenger Vehicle Lubricants Product Line Manager at ExxonMobil, with a background in analytical chemistry and extensive experience in automotive lubricants and research.
Company
Angela Horton currently works at ExxonMobil, a global industry leader in energy and petrochemical products. Based in Spring, Texas, she has been with the company since at least 2015 in various technical and managerial roles. ExxonMobil is known for its robust research and development in both energy and lubricant products.
Title
Angela Horton holds the position of Global Passenger Vehicle Lubricants Product Line Manager at ExxonMobil. She has been in this role since 2017, where she oversees product lines and ensures that intellectual property opportunities, such as patents, are identified and leveraged. Her responsibilities include testing base stocks to meet specifications and helping to determine specifications for new projects and tests.
Education and Expertise
Angela Horton earned her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Arizona, where she focused on diffusion dynamics and biosurfactants. Prior to that, she received a B.S. in Chemistry from Truman State University. Her technical skills include proficiency in specialized laboratory equipment like HPLC, fluorescence spectrophotometry, and various types of microscopy. She is also adept in computer programs such as Origin, Unix, ChemDraw Pro, and LabView.
Background
Angela Horton has held multiple roles at ExxonMobil. From 2015 to 2017, she was a Senior Researcher in Paulsboro, New Jersey. She then served as the Americas Automotive Lubricants Technical Advisor from 2017 to 2019 in Spring, Texas. Her graduate studies included working in the labs of Dr. Mary Wirth and Dr. Jeanne Pemberton, where she researched the impact of biosurfactants on metal oxide nanoparticles and investigated the use of rhamnolipids in micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC).
Achievements
Angela Horton has been involved in various significant research projects, including the study of biosurfactants on metal oxide nanoparticles using dynamic light scattering and ATR-IR, as well as the use of rhamnolipids in micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC). Her skill set includes laser safety and alignment, highlighted during her Ph.D. studies. At ExxonMobil, she has been instrumental in monitoring intellectual property activity and identifying opportunities for patents.