Faculty: Emanuela Gionfriddo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Email: emanuela.gionfriddo@utoledo.edu
Office: BO 2007E
Phone: 419-530-1508
Fax: 419-530-4033
Lab: 419-530-1523
Professional Background:
B.S. University of Calabria, Italy
M.S., Ph.D. University of Calabria, Italy
Postdoctoral: University of Waterloo, Waterloo Canada
Publications
Group Web Site
Research Interests:
Analytical Chemistry: Sample preparation, analytical separations, mass spectrometry, food analysis and environmental analytical chemistry
Research Synopsis:
Research work in the Gionfriddo lab will focus on analytical chemistry, which will
encompass the use of basic and advanced analytical separation tools for the analysis
of complex matrices, with particular emphasis on alternative green sample preparation
devices.
As part of future goals, we are considering enthusiastic students interested in the
development of alternative green sample preparation devices able to selectively enrich
and pre-concentrate analytes from complex matrices for targeted or untargeted analysis,
e.g., in metabolomics studies. The development of the devices of different geometries
with diverse sorbents will be tailored to fit various analytical needs and also will
be tested for their compatibility to different separation platforms such as gas- and
liquid-chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis. In addition, considering the
emergence of new technologies for rapid screening analysis, devices developed will
be explored for direct coupling approaches to mass spectrometers. Last but not the
least, nanoparticles will also be considered for the development of novel probes capable
of sub-milliliter volume sampling from biological matrices, with guaranteed minimal
invasiveness when in-vivo sampling is performed.