Transcript advanced analytical technologies in environmental, food and clinical

ADVANCED ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN
ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
by
Prof. KEVIN A. SCHUG, Ph.D.
Professor & Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry
The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas USA
Visiting Professor at the University of Messina
Prof. Schug received his Bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary (USA) in 1998, and
his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Virginia Tech (USA), under the direction of Prof. Harold M.
McNair, in 2002. He was a Post-Doctoral research fellow at the University of Vienna (Austria) from
2003 – 2005 with Prof. Wolfgang Lindner. Dr. Schug currently manages a group of 20 students has
over 100 publications and over 400 contributions to scientific symposia to his group’s credit.
Research in the Schug group spans many areas of analytical chemistry, but current focuses include
method development for clinical and pre-clinical research using liquid chromatography – mass
spectrometry, assessment of environmental contamination from industry, and the development of new analytical
technologies for specialized applications. He has received awards from the American Chemical Society, LCGC
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Magazine, Eli Lilly, and the University of Texas System for his research and teaching.
Ciclo di seminari per studenti di Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze Chimiche
Martedì 23-02-2016 ore 16,00-18.00 Aula Tomaino - Ex Facoltà di Farmacia
Multipath Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Simultaneous
Analysis of Small Molecules and Proteins
The simultaneous analysis of small and large molecules from a single injection is pursued to aid
biomarker quantitation and biotherapeutic development. Methods for on-line determination of small
molecules, such as estrogens, and proteins from biological samples will be presented.
Giovedì 25-02-2016 ore 16,00-18.00 Aula Tomaino - Ex Facoltà di Farmacia
Analytical Strategies for Investigating Potential Effects of Unconventional Oil and Gas
Extraction on Environmental Quality
Unconventional oil and gas extraction has led to an economic boom in the United States, but little has
been done to assess its potential environmental impact. Methodologies tailored to analysis of water,
soil, and air are needed to better assess this interface between energy and the environment.
Martedì 01-03-2016 ore 16,00-18.00 Aula Tomaino - Ex Facoltà di Farmacia
Kinetically-Resolved Flavonoid Oxidation Products Monitored On-line with Electrospray
Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Flavonoids are key components to a healthy diet. Building from methods to efficiently extract and
analyze complex flavonoid mixtures, such as anthocyanins, we have further used mass spectrometry
and tandem mass spectrometry to better understand flavonoid radical scavenging processes.
Giovedì 03-03-2016 ore 16,00-18.00 Aula Tomaino - Ex Facoltà di Farmacia
Applications and Advances in Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Detection for Gas
Chromatography
The introduction of a VUV detector is one of the more exciting advances in GC over the past 20 years.
Measuring absorption from 120 – 240 nm where all molecules absorb and have unique spectral
signatures, applications to petrochemical, environmental, and food chemicals will be highlighted.