Analytical And Environmental Chemists Develop Ways To Identify And Quantify Specific Chemical Components.
Life is complex, diverse and thoroughly mixed. Our analytical chemists develop ways to identify and quantify specific chemical components within the whole. Through qualitative “What is it?” and quantitative “How much is it?” inquiry, analytical chemists promote understanding of the relationship of specific analyte(s) to the properties of the sample as a whole. They can then gain a deeper understanding of complex phenomena, such as a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.
Analytical chemistry techniques can be applied to a myriad of fields including environmental chemistry, astrochemistry, pharmaceutical science, forensics, clinical chemistry and biomedical sciences. McMaster’s collaborative approach brings together experts from across disciplines to further knowledge using our state-of-the-art facilities.
Areas of specialty include:
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Professor
Research focuses on: Bioanalytical chemistry; metabolomics; exposomics; biomarker discovery; clinical biochemistry; capillary electrophoresis; mass spectrometry; chemometrics; bimolecular interactions; drug screening; newborn screening; population health; nutrition; precision health
Professor and Chair
Research focuses on: Pre-clinical molecular pharmacology of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer; intrinsically unstructured amyloidogenic proteins: protein kinases & signaling; functional protein dynamics and allosteric regulation; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Professor, University Scholar, Associate Chair (Research)
Research focuses on:Micro- and nanostructured materials fabrication and applications; nanocellulose surface chemistry; 3D printing; biosensors; super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, biomolecular interactions
Assistant Professor
Our research program aims to use novel methods to understand how chemical exposure and other environmental factors influence human and ecosystem health. Our areas of investigation include:
Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry
Dr. Styler leads the P.A.R.T.I.C.L.E.S. (pesticides, art, road dust, traffic, interdisciplinary, combustion, light, equity, surfaces) research group, which currently consists of five excellent graduate students, one stellar undergraduate trainee, and one fantastic postdoctoral researcher.
As our name suggests, we are interested in a wide range of environmentally related topics:
We are always looking for enthusiastic undergraduate and graduate students to join our team. As of Spring 2022, please contact us through the standardized form on the P.A.R.T.I.C.L.E.S. website if you are interested in finding out more about the work we do and how it might fit with your own interests and goals.