Current Trends in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Dr. Gary D Rayson is Professor of Chemistry at New Mexico State University. He has worked as Associate Professor of Chemistry at New Mexico State University. He was also Assistant Professor of Chemistry at New Mexico State University. He worked as Visiting Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Rayson received Gilbert Ayres Book Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Analytical Chemistry in 1983 and American Institute of Chemists Outstanding Student Award in 1979. Dr. Rayson’s research interests pertain to the investigation of metal atoms and ions in complex chemical environments. These studies involve the elucidation of atomization, ionization, and excitation mechanisms occurring within the high temperature systems of inductively coupled argon plasma discharges and resistively heated graphite furnace atomizers.

Dr. Marjorie A Jones is Professor of Chemistry at Illinois State University, USA. She has also worked as Associate Professor of Chemistry at Illinois State University. Dr. Jones received her PhD from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas in 1982. Dr. Jone's research interest includes the parasitic protozoan, Leishmania, leads to diseases in over 80 countries worldwide yet there are few effective therapies. His lab is very interested in understanding the biochemistry of these parasites and in testing unique molecules that can be used as new therapeutic directions.

Dr. Maria Hepel is now a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Chemistry at State University of New York. She has received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from Jagellonian University in Krakow, Poland, founded in 1364. She worked as the Faculty at the State University of New York at Potsdam from 1985 where she She has made over 400 presentations at the national and international symposia. Dr. Hepel has organized many symposia at the American Chemical Society, Electrochemical Society and International Society of Electrochemistry Meetings and has been the program chair of the 2010 North-East Regional Meeting of ACS. Dr. Hepel's current research interests include AFM and Raman Spectroscopy imaging, nanoparticles for medical applications, sensors for biomarkers of oxidative stress and cancer, supercapacitors, electrochromic devices and nanotechnology. She won the SUNY Potsdam President's Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavor in 1995 and 2001, the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1998 and SUNY Chancellor's Award for Research in 2003 and Northeast Region, ACS Award for Achievements in the Chemical Sciences in 2012, Rochester, NY.

Dr. Yousef M Hijji is Professor in Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences at Qatar University, Qatar. He has worked as Professor, Associate Professor and as Assistant Professor at Morgan State University. Dr. Hijji has received many awards like NASA Astrobiologyprograms - MIRS Summer fellowship (2011), NASA NSTISummer fellowship (2010), Dean’s OutstandingResearch Award MorganStateUniversity (2009), FacultyDevelopment Award, Morgan StateUniversity (2002), etc. Dr. Hijji's research interests includes Chemical and biosensors, Microwaves in organic synthesis, Synthesis of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles, Water quality monitoring and purification, Synthesis of anti-cancer and anti-microbial compound, Isolation of bioactive natural products, Water purification, Cyanobacteria and bio fuel, Harvesting water from air humidity, Microwaves in organic synthesis, Synthesis of anti-cancer and anti-microbial compound, Isolation of bioactive natural products, Cyano bacteria and biofuel, Magnetic nanoparticles and oil extraction, Ionic liquids in energy storage and oil extraction.

Dr. Joaquim C G Esteves da Silva is Full Professor of Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Sciences of the University in Portugal. He worked as Associated Professor in Faculty of Sciences at University of Portugal in 1998. He also worked as Auxiliary Professor in Faculty of Sciences at University of Portugal in 1994. He has supervised 14 PhD Thesis and 39 MSc Thesis. Dr. Silva's main fields of interest are :bioluminescence/chemiluminescence systems; green synthesis of luminescence nanomaterials, mainly carbon based nanoparticles, and corresponding environmental nanosensor development; up-conversion luminescent nanomaterials; theoretical research on environmental pollutants/human interactions; pollen/air pollutants interaction and human health; chlorine disinfection and disinfection by products of water containing UV filters and pharmaceuticals; reactivity of natural organic matter in water and soil; pollutants in humans and health risk assessment.

Dr. Gerard Sean Mcgrady is working as Professor in Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton. He also worked as Professor in Department of Chemistry at University of New Brunswick, Canada. Dr. Mcgrady worked as Associate Professor in Department of Chemistry at University of New Brunswick, Canada. He also worked as Lecturer in Department of Chemistry at King’s College London. Dr. Mcgrady's research interests includes structure-bonding-reactivity relationship for small molecules of the main group and transition elements. Examples include boron hydrides and their derivatives, and transition metal hydrides and dihydrogen complexes with catalytic activity in key industrial processes like olefin reduction and polymerization, spectroscopic and structural methods to study these molecules and their chemistry, storage of hydrogen, for use as a fuel in clean energy applications.

Dr. Cecilia Cristea is full professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Faculty of Pharmacy of the "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She also worked as Associate Professor. She receiveed her P.H.D in 1998-2003. After receiving her PhD in Chemistry from Rennes 1 University, France and her post doctoral research stays in Sherboorke University, Canada, her main field of interest changed from organic electrosynthesis to electrochemical biosensors, nanomaterials, screen printed electrodes design, immuno and aptasensors development for cancer biomarkers detection, carbon based nanomaterials applied in the elaboration of sensors for pharmaceutical analysis, molecularly imprinted polymers for biomimetic sensors, hyphenated techniques.

Dr. Roger Terrill is Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry at San Jose State University. He received his PhD from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Terrill's postdoctoral appointment was at the University of Illinois working with analytical spectroscopist, surface plasmon spectroscopy, electrochemistry and grazing angle infrared spectroscopy. Dr. Terrill's PhD was with Professor Royce Murray at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, working in molecular electronics. Dr. Terrill’s research interests may be characterized as optical and electrochemical sensing, focusing on SERS, Fullerene-based carbon sensors and surface plasmon-electrochemistry.

Dr. Jaebum Choo is working as Distinguished Professor in Department of Bionano Engineering at Hanyang University. He was President of Korean Biochip Society. He is also presently working as Planning and Review Committee Member of ICT-Fusion Division at Samsung Science & Technology Foundation. Dr. Choo is also Director at BK-21 Plus Program “Bionano Fusion Technology”. He also worked as Director at Center for Integrated Human Sensing System (ERC supported from NRF) and as Director at Institute of Nanosensor Technology. Dr. Choo's research interests includes Early Disease Diagnosis Using Highly Sensitive Nanoprobe-based Optical Sensor, Fabrication of Optically Sensitive Nanoparticles for Sensitive Biomedical Diagnostics, Development of Portable Nano-biosensor for Hazardous Virus/Bacteria Pathogens, Development of Integrated Optical System Combined with SERS-based Lateral Flow Kit, Development of Opto-fluidic Biosensor for Early Disease Diagnosis,Highly Sensitive Biomedical Detection Using Nano-Plasmonics.

Dr. Mohammed Muzibur Rahman is Associate Professor in Department of Chemistry at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. He worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Chemistry at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia and in Department of Chemistry, Najran University, KSA. Dr. Rahman's research intersts includes Nanotechnology, Chemical Sensors, Electrochemistry, Ionic liquid, Biosensors, Self-assembled Monolayer, Carbon Nanotubes, Biogas, Ferrocene Moieties, Materials, Conducting Polymer, Semiconductor materials, Nanocomposites, Photo-degradation, Environmental Sciecne, Nanomaterials, Micro-devices, Micro-Chips, Green Synthesis.

Dr. Najla Fourati is Assocaite Professor at conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers de Paris, France. She received her PhD in material science from Conservatoire National des Arts at Metiers (Cnam-Paris) in 1999. She joined the Laboratory of Physics in Cnam-Paris in 2002, and SATIE research laboratory in 2014. She has a large experience in rheology, micro-fabrication, and surface and interface characterization by means of AFM and X ray reflectometry. Dr. Fourati's current research interests are organized around two axes: - design and development of electrochemical and gravimetric surface acoustic wave sensors for chemical andbiological applications; - physicochemical characterization of polymers by means of DSC, DMTA, FTIR, DTA and TGA.

Dr. Ichiro Kasajima is working at Iwate University, Japan. He has Graduated from School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and also worked as researcher at the University of Tokyo, Saitama University, NAIST, and National Institute of Floricultural Science (Japan). Dr. Kasajima's research interests include New Breeding Technology, Apple latent spherical virus, Virus induced transcriptional gene silencing, Virus induced gene silencing, Adaptor PCR, DNA extraction and purification, DNA polymorphism, Wasabi, Color matching function, Dichromatism, Alexandrite effect (Color change), Torenia, Arabidopsis, Rice, Transgenic plants, Mutagenesis, NPQ, Cyclamen, Apple, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Quenching, Photoinhibition, and Oxidative stress.