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New Editorial Advisory Board members
Left to right: Héctor D. Abruña, Jennifer Brodbelt, Robert Kennedy, Susan M. Lunte, Gary J. Van Berkel, David R. Walt
Six new members have been selected to serve 3-year terms on Analytical Chemistry’s Editorial Advisory Board. Established in the 1940s, the board is a vital link between the journal editors and the analytical chemistry community, providing guidance and advice on editorial content and policy. Héctor D. Abruña is the chair of the department of chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Abruña and his group are engaged in the study of a wide range of electrochemical phenomena, including fuel cells, molecular electronics, lithium ion batteries, organic light-emitting diodes, and biosensors. Jennifer Brodbelt is a professor at the University of Texas Austin. She earned her B.S. degree at the University of Virginia and completed her doctoral degree at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the development and application of ion trap MS, in particular for the investigation of DNA–drug interactions and the development of pho-
todissociation for sequencing biological molecules. Robert Kennedy is a professor of chemistry and pharmacology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. He earned his B.S. degree at the University of Florida and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. His research interests are in the area of bioanalytical chemistry, especially capillary separations and microfluidics, and its applications to neuroscience and endocrinology. Susan M. Lunte is a professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry and director of the Ralph N. Adams Institute for Bioanalytical Chemistry at the University of Kansas. She received her B.A. degree from Kalamazoo College and her Ph.D. from Purdue University. Her research interests include the development of new analytical methodologies for monitoring the transport and metabolism of peptides at the blood–brain barrier as well as the development of separation-based sensors for continuous monitoring of drugs and
neurotransmitters in awake, freely moving animals. Gary J. Van Berkel is the group leader of and senior research scientist in the Organic and Biological Mass Spectrometry Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He earned his B.A. degree from Lawrence University and his Ph.D. from Washington State University. His research includes investigating and developing atmospheric-pressure surface sampling/ionization instrumental techniques and methods for high-throughput analysis and chemical imaging with MS and elucidating the electrochemical aspects of electrospray ionization. David R. Walt is a professor at Tufts University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in chemical biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His major research areas include optical sensors, microarrays, single-molecule and single-cell studies, and the development of point-of-care diagnostic platforms.
Division of Analytical Chemistry officers
Analytical Chemistry congratulates the newly elected officers,
elected officers began on January 1, 2008; however, the terms of
councillors, alternate councillors, and committee members of the
the Chair, Program Chair, and Chair-Elect began on October 1, 2007.
Division of Analytical Chemistry and the Subdivision of Chroma-
Some officers’ terms continue from previous elections. For a list of
tography and Separations Chemistry. The terms for those newly
officers and other information, go to www.analyticalsciences.org.
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