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Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - Meet the ABC Editors, Column Editors and ABC's International Advisory Board

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry is published under the leadership of an international team of eminent analytical scientists. Meet the ABC Editors by reading their biographical portraits.

The Editors are supported by our outstanding International Advisory Board as well as the column editors - members are listed further below.

Antje J. Baeumner

Photo of Antje J. Baeumner (this opens in a new tab)Antje Baeumner is the Director of the Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors at the University of Regensburg. Prior to returning to Germany, she was Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA. Her research is focused on the development of biosensors and microTotal Analysis Systems for the detection of pathogens and toxins in food, the environment and for clinical diagnostics. Her research includes the development of novel nanomaterials such as liposomes, nanofibers and nanoparticles, microfluidic biosensors, sample preparation strategies, and point-of-care devices.

She has chaired the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Bioanalytical Sensors in 2010 and is elected co-chair for the GRC on Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agricultural and Food Systems in 2020. She has also organized and chaired the international biosensor conference BBMEC in 2001 and 2015. She has received numerous awards for her research including being a finalist of the Blavatnik Award, senior fellow of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, Mercator Professor of the German Science Foundation and numerous teaching awards. She is the president of the International Association of Environmental Analytical Chemistry since June 2018.

Alberto Cavazzini

Neuer InhaltAlberto Cavazzini has been full professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Ferrara since 2014. Researcher fellow (2000-2002) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA in the group of Prof. Guiochon, in 2002 he returned to Italy after accepting an Assistant Professor position at the University of Ferrara, which he held until 2014. His scientific activity revolves around separation science, particularly liquid chromatography, and chromatographic-like techniques, both from a fundamental and an applicative viewpoint, including preparative and continuous chromatography. More recently, his interests moved towards the use of high-resolution gas and liquid mass-spectrometry to investigate environmental exposure, metabolism, and toxicity.

In 2019, he organized in Milano (Italy) the most important international conference on high performance liquid phase separations. HPLC 2019 Milan counted more than 1500 participants, with over 60 industrial exhibitors. He was the recipient of the JFK Huber Lecture Award 2022; of the Austrian Society of Analytical Chemistry and of the Medaglia Liberti 2022 of the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the Italian Chemical Society. Professor Cavazzini's work was founded by several grants both from public and private institutions. He has lectured extensively at national and international symposia.

Alberto Cavazzini has served the University of Ferrara as Head of the Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, Coordinator of the PhD School in Chemistry; as Director of graduate and undergraduate programs in Chemistry and as Director of the Master in Science Technology and Management. He has also served as a Member of the Board of Administration and Member of the Academic Senate of the University of Ferrara.

Soledad Cárdenas Aranzana

Neuer InhaltSoledad Cárdenas Aranzana is Full Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry (University of Córdoba, UCO). She received her Degree in Chemistry (1992) and Doctorate in Sciences (1996) with European mention and an extraordinary award. She has developed her teaching career in different positions, being currently a Full Professor (2009). Since 2016, she is the head of the Affordable and Sustainable Sample Preparation (AS2P) Research Group. The research lines developed during these years have had the innovation in the sample preparation as the driving force.

In 2005 she started working in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, evaluating the potential of nanoparticles (especially carbonaceous ones) in the simplification of sample treatment, taking advantage of their outstanding properties as sorbent materials. The investigation currently being developed deals with the sustainability of sample preparation. In this regard, the immobilization of the polymeric phases, nanoparticles or composite materials over other lignocellulosic substrates (paper, cotton or wood) is under evaluation. They are used in different microextraction formats or directly analyzed by ambient mass spectrometry (either by direct infusion or paper spray). In parallel, these extraction units are also being integrated in samplers to be used for the on-site extraction of the analytes from environmental compartments (air, water). These samplers are characterized by their simplicity and affordability to deepen the relationship between science and society, being inspirational tools for citizen science.

Ulrich Panne

Neuer Inhalt © Source: BAM, Photo: Michael DannerUlrich Panne is the President of the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing. Since 2004 he is a Professor for Instrumental Analytical Chemistry at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and from 2004-2013 Head of the Department “Analytical Chemistry; Reference Materials” of BAM. From 2013 to 2019 he was cofounder of the Graduate School for Analytical Sciences Adlershof (SALSA) in the German Excellence Initiative.

His Ph.D. and habilitation in Analytical Chemistry were done at the Technical University Munich with an interim postdoctoral phase at the European Environment Institute des Joint Research Centre Ispra, Italy. His research interest focuses on spectrochemical analysis and multimodal spectroscopy, especially for online and in situ applications in real-world applications. Further interests are the development of new analytical instruments for spectroscopy, the digital transformation of Analytical Chemistry, and reference materials for grand challenges.

Sabine Szunerits

Photo of Sabine SzuneritsSabine Szunerits is currently Professor of Chemistry at the University of Lille, Institut d’Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie. After obtaining her PhD in 1998 from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK, Dr. Szunerits was postdoctoral fellow at ENS Paris financed by the Schrödinger-Auslandsstipendium (Austria) followed by postdoctoral positions at Tufts University, Boston, USA, ENSCPB, Bordeaux and CEA Grenoble. In 2004 she become Full Professor at the INPGrenoble (Laboratoire d’Electrochimie et de Physcio-Chimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces). After a CNRS delegation of 2 years at the Institut d’Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Lille, she was appointed Full Professor at the University of Lille in 2009. Amongst other recognitions, the CNRS honored her in 2018 the CNRS with the “médaille d’argent du CNRS” for her contribution to sensors and nanomedicine for fighting against bacterial and viral infections.

Her current research interests are in the area of materials science for sensing (including optical and electrochemical sensors) and transdermal delivery as well as on the development of nanostructures against viral and bacterial infections. Dr. Szunerits was involved in several European Projects, is currently coordinating the Marie Curie action: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 (Pathogen and Graphene (PANG, http://pang.univ-lille.fr) involving 7 different academic and industrial partners. She was ISE Regional Representative of France (http://www.ise-online.org/) between 2017-2019, since more than 10 years she obtained several visiting fellowship such as the ICYS Visiting Research Fellowship (National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, 2007) Hanse-Wissenschaftskollege Fellowship (University Oldenburg, Germany, 2006) and is Guest Professor of Shandong University, Jinan, China since 2010. Since 2019 she also became member of the scientific advisory board of the Hanse-Wissenschaftskollege, Delmenhorst, Germany.

Qiuquan Wang

Photo of Qiuquan WangQiuquan Wang is Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry & the Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation of the Ministry of Education of China, Xiamen University. He is also a Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science at Xiamen University. He received his BSc (1986) from Liaoning University and MSc (1989) from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Afterwords, he became a Research Associate (1989) and then a Lecturer (1990-1994) in Shenyang Institute of Chemical Engineering (currently called: Shenyang University of Chemical Technology). He went to Gunma University Japan at the end of 1994, where he studied in the Department of Chemistry and earned his DrEng (1998). Since then he returned to Xiamen University China as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (1998), and was promoted to Associate Professor of Chemistry (1999) then Full Professor of Chemistry (2004) and currently Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

Prof. Wang has broad interests in fundamental and applied research ranging from Atomic Spectrometry (AS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) to Mass Spectrometry (MS), especially in the development of novel chemoselective and biospecific element/isotope-tags for quantifying and counting protein biomarkers and cells, new photocatalytical atomization device for hyphenating systems of HPLC/CE with AS/MS for elemental speciation in biological and environmental media. He published five patents under the financial supports of key and free-applied projects of National Natural Science Foundation and Ministry of Science and Technology of China. Currently, he devotes a great deal of energy to developing novel analytical strategies for Metallomics and Quantitative Proteomics studies.

Wei Wang

Photo of Wei WangWei Wang is Professor and Vice Dean of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Nanjing University, China. He received his B.S. in 2004 and Ph.D. in 2009, both from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He pursued postdoctoral studies at Arizona State University during 2009-2013 before joining the faculty of Nanjing University in December 2013. In 2020, he was selected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He also received the Young Chemist Award (2017) and Electrochemistry Youth Award (2021) from Chinese Chemical Society, and the Particuology Youth Award from Chinese Society of Particuology in 2020.

Prof. Wang's current researches involve advanced molecular spectroscopy, optical/electrochemical sensors, and optical microscopy for studying the dynamic and heterogeneous processes at micro-/nano-scaled interfaces such as single cells, single nanoparticles and single molecules.

Stephen A. Wise

Photo of Stephen A. WiseDr. Stephen A. Wise retired in 2016 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland; he remains at NIST as a Guest Scientist. He is currently a Scientific Consultant for the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH-ODS) in Bethesda, Maryland. At NIH-ODS he supports the Dietary Supplement Analytical Methods and Reference Materials Program. He received a B.A. in Chemistry from Weber State University and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Arizona State University. He began his career at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), now NIST, in 1976 as a research chemist involved in the development of liquid chromatographic methods for determination of trace organic constituents. At NIST Dr. Wise’s research interests focused on: (1) development of chromato¬graphic methods for the determination of organic contaminants, e.g., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls, and chlorinated pesticides, in environmental matrices such as sediment, tissue, and air particulate matter; (2) development of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for trace organic constituents in environmental, clinical, food, and dietary supplement matrices; (3) investigations of chromatographic separation mechanisms and chromatographic selectivity for PAHs and related compounds; (4) development and implementation environmental specimen banking procedures; and (5) quality assurance of chemical measurements.

Dr. Wise served as Chair of the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (1996) and as President of the International Society of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (2003-2005). He received the 2001 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Research Award of the International Society of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (ISPAC), the 2006 Harvey W. Wiley Award from AOAC International, the 2014 Reference Material Achievement Award from the Technical Division on Reference Materials of AOAC International, and the 2015 Hillebrand Award from the Chemical Society of Washington. In 2013 he was selected as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society. For his achievements at NIST, he was recognized with the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award (1989) and Silver Medal Award (2008).

Adam T. Woolley

Photo of Adam T. WoolleyAdam T. Woolley is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah, USA. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Chemistry from BYU in 1992. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1997 from the University of California–Berkeley under the direction of Professor Richard Mathies. His doctoral research involved the development of micromachined electrophoretic systems for rapid DNA analysis, and his work was recognized with the 1998 Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Thesis Prize. Woolley was a Cancer Research Fund Runyon-Winchell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in the group of Professor Charles Lieber at Harvard University from 1998-2000. After postdoctoral studies, Woolley joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at BYU. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2006 and to Professor in 2010.

The overarching theme of Professor Woolley’s research is the interrelationship between biological molecules and miniaturization. His current research is concentrated in three general areas: the creation of novel and sophisticated integrated microfluidic systems for enhanced biomarker quantitation, the design of simple, miniaturized biomolecular assays, and biotemplated nanofabrication. His group is combining affinity purification and solid-phase enrichment with electrophoretic separation in miniaturized devices to enable biomarker quantitation. He is also working to develop easy-to-use micro- and nano-fluidic chips for molecular analysis. Finally, his group is developing ways to fold DNA into controlled nanoscale designs and convert these structures into functional nanomaterial systems through self-assembly and selective metallization.

Professor Woolley has received several recognitions, including the American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Award for Young Investigators in Separation Science (2007), Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2007), BYU Young Scholar Award (2008), BYU Reed M. Izatt and James J. Christensen Faculty Excellence in Research Award (2012), BYU Karl G. Maeser Research and Creative Arts Award (2014), BYU University Professorship (2015) and the American Electrophoresis Society (AES) Mid Career Award (2015).

Joseph Zaia

Neuer InhaltJoseph Zaia, Ph. D., serves as Professor of Biochemistry, Member of the Bioinformatics Program, Faculty in the Molecular and Translational Medicine Program, and Associate Director of the Center for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry (CBMS) at Boston University. Before joining Boston University in 1999, he worked at Osiris Therapeutics, on the molecular basis of connective tissue diseases.  His research group focusses on glycomics and glycoproteomics of viruses and neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. His group developed mass spectrometry-based methods for characterization of glycosaminoglycans and applied these to collaborative biomedical studies.  His group developed a workflow for enzymatic release of glycan classes using sequential enzymatic digestion from tissue slides.  Using these methods, they routinely analyze four glycan classes plus proteins from a tissue slide. They have developed mass spectrometry and bioinformatics methods for measuring site-specific glycosylation in influenza A proteins. They are now able to define viral protein glycosylation and the changes that occur as the virus mutates seasonally. His group developed a bioinformatics program, known as GlycReSoft, for interpretation of glycomics and glycoproteomics liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry data sets. GlycReSoft uses averagine values tailored to glycopeptides to pick peaks from the raw mass spectral dataset. It combines proteomics and glycomics data to generate a search space against which the picked peaks are searched.  GlycReSoft allows users to identify with high confidence site-specific glycosylation of complex glycoproteins.

In addition to his role as Editor at Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, he serves on the editorial boards of Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, and Mass Spectrometry Reviews. He serves as treasurer of the Boston Glycobiology Discussion group. He has taught tutorials on glycomics and glycoproteomics at conferences including US HUPO, the ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, and the Society for Glycobiology Annual Conference.


Column Editors ABCs of Education and Professional Development in Analytical Science

Elizabeth R. Nye, PhD, MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Jill K. Robinson, PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Martin Vogel, PhD, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

Column Editor Analytical Challenge

Juris Meija, PhD, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada


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