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)

Our Faculty

Graham Cooks
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- Synthesis by mass spectrometry
- Accelerated reactions
- High throughput bioassays

Bryon Drown
- Protein mass spectrometry
- Chemical proteomics
- Protein-drug interactions

Jeffrey Dick
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- Accelerated Reactions
- Single Cell Metabolomics using Nanoelectrochemistry
- Nanomaterial Synthesis & Characterization

Hilkka Kenttämaa
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- Mass spectrometry
- Analysis of complex mixtures
- Structural characterization of polyfunctional organic compounds

Alex Laskin
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- Chemistry of atmospheric aerosols
- Multi-modal characterization of complex mixtures
- Environmental chemistry

Lee R. Liu
- High resolution and sensitivity spectroscopy
- Cryogenic cooling
- Quantum coherent control

Scott McLuckey
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- Mass spectrometry
- Top-down biomolecule characterization
- Bio-complex analysis

Greg Michalski
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- Stable isotope geochemistry
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Nitrogen cycling in aquatic and soil systems

Andy Tao
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- Molecular signaling in cancer cells
- Identification of biomarkers for cancer and AD
- Chemical proteomics

Danzhou Yang
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- NMR spectroscopy
- Structure biology
- Cancer-specific DNA molecular targets

Chi Zhang
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- Optical microscopy/spectroscopy
- Opto-control
- Cell metabolism