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Professor Colin F. Poole
Department of ChemistryTel. (313) 577-2881
WayneStateUniversityFax (313) 577-1377
Detroit, MI48202e-mail
Date of Birth: 7 April 1950
Education: University of Leeds, 1968 – 1971, B.Sc. Chemistry
University of Bristol, 1971 – 1972, M. Sc. Instrumental and Analytical Chemistry
University of Keele, 1972 – 1975, Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Leeds, 1997, D.Sc. Chemistry
Appointments:
1990 – present Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, WayneStateUniversity,
Detroit, MI48202, USA
1989 - 2016 Science Advisor US Food and Drug Administration, Detroit, MI, USA
1995 - 1996 Governors’ Lecturer and Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Department of
Chemistry, ImperialCollege of Science, Technology & Medicine, South
Kensington, London SW7 2AY
1984 - 1990 Associate Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, WayneState
University, Detroit, MI48202, USA
1980 - 1984 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, WayneState
University, Detroit, MI48202, USA
Postdoctoral Appointments:
1977 - 1980 Research Associate with Prof. A. Zlatkis, Department of Chemistry, University
of Houston, Houston, TX77004, USA
1976 - 1977 Research Fellow with Prof. M. Verzele, Department of Chemistry, University of
Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
1975 - 1976 Research Fellow with Prof. D. G. Wibberley, Department of Pharmacy,
University of Aston, Birmingham, UK
Honors and Awards:
1980Camille & Henry Dreyfus Award for Newly Appointed Young Faculty in Chemistry
1985M. S. Tswett Medal of the International Symposium Advances in Chromatography
1987Career Development Chair Award, WayneStateUniversity
1991Jubilee Medal of the Chromatographic Society
1992Elected Fellow of the Chromatographic Society
1993Certificate of Recognition from the Hunt Valley Separation Science Discussion Group
1997D.Sc.University of Leeds (UK)
2005Anachem Fellow Award
2008CLAS Teaching Award, Wayne State University
2009Certificate of Recognition from the United States Food & Drug Administration
2010 Certificate of Appreciation from the Office of Regulatory Affairs, US Food & Drug
Administration
2013 Analytical Scientists Power List
2015 Analytical Scientists Power List
Editorial Responsibilities:
Commissioning Editor for the Encyclopedia of Analytical Science (2002-2004, 2016-2018); Editor of Journal of Chromatography A (1995-present); Commissioning Editor for the Encyclopedia of Separation Science (1996-2000, 2005-2010); Series Editor for the Handbooks of Separation Science (2009-present); Section Editor, Analytical Science and Chemometrics, Chemistry, Molecular Science and Chemical Engineering, Elsevier’s Reference Modules on Science Direct, 2013-present, Editor of Journal of Planar Chromatography (1988-1995); Editor of Journal of Chromatography A (1995 - present)
Editorial Advisory Boards:
Journal of Planar Chromatography (1995-present); Journal of Separation Science (1988-present); LC-GC and LC-GC International Magazine (1988-present); Chromatographia (1992-present)
Publications:
Author or co-author of approximately 430 books, reviews and peer reviewed scientific publications (see attached list).
Research Interests
Fundamental aspects of gas, liquid, supercritical fluid and thin-layer chromatography. The application of these techniques to problems of environmental, food chemistry and biomedical importance. Quantitative structure-retention relationships to understand chromatographic retention processes. Applications of the solvation parameter model to chromatographic and environmental systems. Experimental methods to estimate descriptors for organic compounds to facilitate modeling of environmental and biopartitioning processes. Methods for data analysis and sample preparation for chromatographic analysis. Microchemical reactions to enhance selectivity and/or sample detectability in chromatography.