Analytical Chemistry
Purdue University’s analytical chemistry program is the top graduate program in the United States. With 16 faculty members and more than 100 graduate students, our program is one of the largest in the world. Analytical Chemistry at Purdue has a strong emphases on mass spectrometry (Cooks, Kenttämaa, A. Laskin, J. Laskin, McLuckey, Tao); NMR spectroscopy (Yang); structural biology (Drown, Metskas, Yang); environmental chemistry (A. Laskin, Michalski); soft matter and nanostructures (Claridge, Mao); optical spectroscopy and microscopy (Metskas, Simpson, Zhang); machine learning and immunology (Chopra); electrochemistry (Dick); chemical imaging (Claridge, Dick, A. Laskin, J. Laskin, Metskas, Simpson, Zhang)
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Our Faculty
![Graham Cooks](../people/faculty/pictures/cooks2015.jpg.jpg)
Graham Cooks
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- Synthesis by mass spectrometry
- Accelerated reactions
- High throughput bioassays
![Bryon Drown](../people/faculty/pictures/drown2022.jpg)
Bryon Drown
- Protein mass spectrometry
- Chemical proteomics
- Protein-drug interactions
![Jeffrey Dick](../people/faculty/pictures/jdick_sm.jpg)
Jeffrey Dick
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- Accelerated Reactions
- Single Cell Metabolomics using Nanoelectrochemistry
- Nanomaterial Synthesis & Characterization
![Hilkka Kenttämaa](../people/faculty/pictures/Kenttamaa, Hilkka.jpg.jpg)
Hilkka Kenttämaa
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- Mass spectrometry
- Analysis of complex mixtures
- Structural characterization of polyfunctional organic compounds
![Alex Laskin](../people/faculty/pictures/alaskin2020.jpg)
Alex Laskin
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- Chemistry of atmospheric aerosols
- Multi-modal characterization of complex mixtures
- Environmental chemistry
![Scott McLuckey](../people/faculty/pictures/mcluckey.jpg.jpg)
Scott McLuckey
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- Mass spectrometry
- Top-down biomolecule characterization
- Bio-complex analysis
![Greg Michalski](../people/faculty/pictures/Michalski, Greg.jpg.jpg)
Greg Michalski
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- Stable isotope geochemistry
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Nitrogen cycling in aquatic and soil systems
![Andy Tao](../people/faculty/pictures/Tao, Andy.jpg.jpg)
Andy Tao
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- Molecular signaling in cancer cells
- Identification of biomarkers for cancer and AD
- Chemical proteomics
![Danzhou Yang](../people/faculty/pictures/yang.jpg)
Danzhou Yang
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- NMR spectroscopy
- Structure biology
- Cancer-specific DNA molecular targets
![Chi Zhang](../people/faculty/pictures/zhang.jpg)
Chi Zhang
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- Optical microscopy/spectroscopy
- Opto-control
- Cell metabolism