Emanuela Gionfriddo is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of The University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. Research work in Dr. Gionfriddo’s lab focuses on developing advanced analytical separation tools for the analysis of complex biological and environmental samples using green extraction methodologies. She received her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (2013) at the University of Calabria (Italy). She joined Prof. Pawliszyn’s group at the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) in 2014 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and manager of the Gas-Chromatography section of the Industrially Focused Analytical Research Laboratory (InFAReL). Dr. Gionfriddo has authored over 60 peer-reviewed contributions, including a patent on PTFE-based SPME coatings. Dr. Gionfriddo is the recipient of the 2024 Chinese American Chromatography Association Young Investigator Award, the 2023 LCGC Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award, the 2023 Eastern Analytical Symposium Young Investigator Award, and the 2022 ACS Analytical Division Satinder Ahuja Award for Young Investigators in Separation Science. Dr. Gionfriddo serves as the Chair-Elect of the ACS Analytical Chemistry Subdivision on Chromatography and Separation Chemistry. Her research program is currently funded by the National Science Foundation through the 2022 CAREER Award, the USDA, and several industrial partnerships.
