SCSC Executive Committee Members

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.

Kate Perrault is an Associate Professor of Forensic Sciences and Chemistry at Chaminade University of Honolulu. S he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Technology Sydney and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in forensic sciences from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. She specializes in the development of multidimensional separations for the comprehensive characterization of odors of forensic relevance. Kate is the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory of Forensic and Bioanalytical Chemistry, which is supported through several federal grants, foundation grants, and industry support. She researches decomposition odor for forensic search and recovery, and mentors numerous undergraduate researchers as part of her integrated teaching and research program. Her current interests include odor production from post-mortem microbes, development of data processing workflows for multidimensional chromatography, promoting the adoption of multidimensional separations in the forensic sciences, and producing curriculum on multidimensional separations to be taught in undergraduate chemistry classes.

Jim Grinias is a Professor at Rowan University. His research focuses on the fundamentals of separations, especially in capillary columns and microfluidic devices. He also is interested in implementing new educational technologies to help enhance the instruction of chemical instrumentation and analytical techniques. He has served the professional community on the HPLC 2016, 2018, and 2022 Symposium Organizing Committees and as an executive committee member of the Chromatography Forum of Delaware Valley and the ACS Subcommittee on Chromatography and Separations Chemistry.

Caitlin Cain is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, where her research specializes in the development of chemometric techniques to improve the non-targeted analyses of complex chromatographic data. Previously, she earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Washington in 2024 and B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Forensic Science from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2019. Her research efforts have been recognized by numerous fellowships and accolades, including the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F32 Fellowship), NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, and the inaugural LCGC Rising Stars of Separation Science Award.

Jonathan Edelman is currently employed at Restek Corporation. He began his career as an analytical chemist in the pharmaceutical industry. Jonathan then moved into a sales and marketing capacity finding his love of science was easily and effectively combined with strategic business expansion goals. His current appointments include: founder and central organizer for the Separation Community Mixer, Secretary of the American Chemical Society Separations Subdivision, Organizing committee member for HPLC 2016 conference, local organizing chair for the GCxGC conference, and president emeritus at the Chromatography Forum of Delaware Valley and Washington Chromatography discussion group.

Amber Hupp is an Associate Professor & Chair of the Chemistry Department at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. She earned her B.A. from Kalamazoo College and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Michigan State University. Amber enjoys teaching a wide range of courses including Environmental Chemistry, General Chemistry, and Instrumental Analysis. Her research group utilizes gas chromatography and a range of chemometric methods to understand the fatty acid methyl ester content in biodiesel produced from different feedstocks as well as in biodiesel diesel blended fuels. Amber has been an active member of the board since 2014.

Jonathan Shackman is currently a Principal Scientist in the Chemical & Synthetic Development department at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) supporting drug development for both small molecule and biologics from pre-clinical through marketed products. He graduated with two baccalaureate degrees (Biochemistry and a double major in Chemistry / Molecular & Cellular Biology) from the University of Arizona and was awarded the Outstanding Chemistry Senior award in 2000. His Analytical Chemistry Ph.D. program began at the University of Florida under Prof. Robert Kennedy and was part of the group that transitioned the lab to the University of Michigan. Research with Dr. Kennedy primarily focused on the development and applications of microfluidic-based immunoassays, with a moonlighting job of writing most of the group’s LabVIEW programs. After graduation in 2005, he held a National Research Council position at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developing new electrophoretic separation techniques with a range of applications from forensics to astrobiology. After NIST, Jonathan served as an Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry at Temple University, teaching and supervising a graduate research group studying novel separations, microfluidics, and applications to biological systems. In 2010 he joined BMS, where he has received 9 awards, including the 2017 BMS Chemistry Leadership Award.

David S. Hage is the Hewett University Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received BS degrees in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Iowa State University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. His research interests involve the theory, design and use of new affinity-based separations and methods in high-performance liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, and microscale or hybrid systems for the study or analysis of complex samples of biomedical or environmental interest. He is the author of over 360 research publications, reviews, and book chapters, including the Handbook of Affinity Chromatography and the textbook Analytical Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis. He is an AAAS Fellow and the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Chromatography B. His research has been recognized with such honors as the ACS Chromatography Award, the University of Nebraska Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award, the ISMR/Pierce Award in Affinity Technology, and the EAS Awards in the Fields of Analytical Chemistry and Separation Science. His work in education in analytical chemistry has also been recognized by the College Distinguished Teaching and Excellence Award in Graduate Education Award from the University of Nebraska, as well as awards in education excellence from both the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

Walter Brent Wilson serves as an executive board member and a Research Scientist at NIST where he coordinates the CSD Cannabis research program with a focus on developing Cannabis reference materials and a Quality Assurance Program (CannaQAP). As part of his work, he develops methods based on GC and reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry or tandem mass spectrometry methods to separate many natural and synthetic cannabinoids in complex Cannabis matrices: dried plant, extracts, concentrates, edibles.