**About the Editors**

**Marcello Locatelli** (Associate Professor, Analytical Chemistry) earned his degree in Chemistry from the University of Bologna, Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician" with his thesis on "Development of an Analytical Methodology for the Analysis and Identification of Protein Adducts by Mass Spectrometry". He earned his PhD from the University of Bologna, Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician" with his thesis "Combined Analytical Methods of Mass Spectrometry for the Study of Impurities in Drugs and Metabolites of Biomolecules". Currently, he is Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Pharmacy.

His research activity is devoted to the **development and validation of chromatographic methods** for the qualitative and quantitative determination of biologically active molecules in complex matrices from human and animal (whole blood, serum, plasma, bile, tissues, feces, and urine), cosmetics, foods, and the environment. This includes the study of all processes related to pre-analytical stages, such as sampling, extraction and purification, separation, enrichment, and even the application of conventional and coupled analytical methods for the accurate, sensitive, and selective determination of biologically active molecules. Recently, particular attention has been focused on **innovative (micro)extraction procedures** like MEPS, FPSE, MIP, DLLME, and SULLE. These procedures have been applied to different compounds, from synthetic and natural origin (glucosamine, 5-amino-salicylic acid, natural or synthetic bile acids, anti-inflammatory, drugs association and fluoroquinolones, secondary metabolites from natural sources, heavy metals). In the development of the method are tested also **predictive models and chemometric** both for the optimization of extraction protocols and for final data processing. Particular attention is given to the **new instrument configurations** for the quantitative analysis in complex matrices.

He has published more than 157 manuscripts, 116 congress communications, 1 patent subject to approval, 13 book chapters, and 3 books and served as Guest Editor of 13 Special Issues with attested scientific activity (h-index = 33, 148 papers, and 2778 citations, based on Scopus (8th of June 2020)). In addition, he is a reviewer of the following international journals: *Analytica Chimica Acta*, *Current Bioactive Compounds*, *Journal of Chromatography A*, *Talanta*, and *Trends in Analytical Chemistry* (a selection of the full list covering more than 100 international peer-reviewed journals). He is a referee for MIUR Institution for National Projects (SIR) and included in the register REPRISE (Register of Expert Peer Reviewers for Italian Scientific Evaluation) in the "Basic Research" section and former referee of VQR (2011–2014). He serves other universities as a referee of proposals through competitive tenders for the allocation of University funds for the activation of research grants. He is Editorial Board Member of the journals *Molecules* section "Analytical Chemistry", *Current Analytical Chemistry*, *Separations*, *Current Bioactive Compounds*, *American Journal of Modern Chromatography*, *Journal of Selcuk University Science Faculty*, *Reviews in Separation Sciences*, and *Cumhuriyet Science Journal*. He is Associate Editor of *Frontiers in Pharmacology* section "Ethnopharmacology", Review Editor of *Frontiers in Oncology* section "Pharmacology for Anticancer Drugs", and Review Editor of *Frontiers in Medical Technology* section "Nano-Based Drug Delivery". He is a member of the Scientific Committee of *Scienze e Ricerche* published by the Italian Book Association.

#### **ADDITIONAL TITLES**

Member of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI, card number 13779) Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS, card number 30617260) Member of the Italian Society of Toxicology (Sitox) Member of the Italian Society of Phytochemistry (SIF)

**Angela Tartaglia**, Dr., obtained her master's degree in Pharmacy in March 2018 from the University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti (Italy) with her thesis on "FPSE–HPLC–DAD Method for the Quantification of Anticancer Drugs in Human Whole Blood, Plasma, and Urine". From March 2018 to June 2018, she conducted research at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry with additional work on microextraction procedures and method validation focused on food products. She is currently a PhD candidate at University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti (Italy) since beginning in November 2018.

Her PhD research activity is focused on the optimization of new protocols for sample preparation (MEPS, FPSE, MIP) and validation of new analytical methods for the qualitative and quantitative determination of small drugs in complex matrices, mostly biological fluids (plasma, urine, whole blood, saliva). Another line of research regards natural products and the study of biologically active products from plants with beneficial properties for human health, mostly phenolic compounds, due to their positive impact on health through reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer, among others.

She is a member of Italian Chemical Society and Italian Society of Toxicology (Sitox).

**Dora Melucci**, Prof., obtained her Master of Science in Chemistry at the University of Bologna with her thesis entitled "Determination of Polypeptides by HPLC". She then obtained her master's in Chemical Methodologies for Control and Analysis at the University of Bologna with a thesis entitled "The Gravitational Field-Flow Fractionation Technique (GrFFF). Fractionation and Absolute Quantitative Analysis of Particulate in Dispersion". Finally, she obtained her PhD in Chemical Sciences at the University of Ferrara with a thesis entitled "Characterization of Polymers by Means of Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation (ThFFF) Using Decalin as a Solvent".

She has served as Researcher and Assistant Professor (branch Analytical Chemistry) at the Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", School of Sciences, University of Bologna, since her appointment in 1999.

Her research interests includethe following. Separation Science: FFF of macromolecules in solution and dispersed micro-particles. Standardless and absolute analysis in ETA-AAS and HPLC. ThFFF of industrial polymers in collaboration with industry. Flow-FFF and GrFFF of real samples (starch, yeast, metal nanoparticles for biostatic materials), miniaturization of the separation tool, cell-sorting, hyphenation of FFF with chemiluminescence, development of multianalyte competitive immunoenzymatic methods using dispersed nano- particles and microparticles. In the framework of these subjects, she was the Coordinator of the Local Unity of Bologna in a national project (PRIN) entitled "Microfluidic Separation of Nanosystems".

Since 2005, she started an autonomous research line, encapsulated in the basic keyword chemometrics. More specifically, this includes the application of chemometrics to the development and validation of innovative analytical methodologies, with focus on direct and non-altering methods of analysis. The fields of application are food, environment, pharmaceutics, forensics, biotechnology, and cultural heritage. The analytical techniques employed are AAS, NIR, voltammetry, Raman, GC, LC–MS, FT-IR, and XRD. Up to May 2020, her work has produced 76 articles, 20 contributions in books, and over 100 communications in national and international meetings, with h-index = 17.

Her teaching experience in 2002–2020 includes teaching courses in Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Law, Principles of Quality and Safety (Bachelor of Chemistry); Chemometrics (Master of Science in Chemistry); Chemometrics for Forensic Analysis (Master in Forensic Chemical and Chemical–Toxicological Analysis).

Her additional academic roles include Local Coordinator for the University of Bologna of the National Ministerial Project for high-school student guidance (Scientific Degrees Plan) and Department Delegate for university student tutoring.

**Abuzar Kabir**, Dr., is Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. His research focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and applications of novel sol–gel-derived advanced material systems in the form of chromatographic stationary phases, surface coatings of high-efficiency microextraction sorbents, nanoparticles, microporous and mesoporous functionalized sorbents, and molecularly imprinted polymers for analyzing trace and ultra-trace level concentrations of polar, medium polar, nonpolar, ionic analytes, heavy metals, and organometallic pollutants from complex sample matrices. His inventions fabric phase sorptive extraction (FPSE), dynamic fabric phase sorptive extraction (DFPSE), capsule phase microextraction (CPME), molecular imprinting technology, superpolar sorbents, in-vial microextraction (IVME), sol–gel-based reversed phase LC stationary phases and SPE sorbents, organic polymeric LC stationary phases and SPE sorbents, synthesis of mesoporous silica and its application in reversed phase LC stationary phases and SPE sorbents have drawn global attention. He has developed and formulated numerous high efficiency sol–gel hybrid inorganic–organic sorbents based on silicon, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, and germanium chemistries. Dr. Kabir has authored 18 patents, 10 book chapters, 70 journal articles and 125 conference papers. His recent inventions, Biofluid Sampler (BFS) and Universal Biofluid Sampler (UBFS) are capable of handling whole blood (5–1000 μL) without any sample pre-treatment for chromatographic separation and analysis. These technologies will likely change the current practices of blood analysis in the near future.

Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ovZ73-UAAAAJ&hl=en ResearchGate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abuzar Kabir

**Halil Ibrahim Ulusoy** (Full Professor, Analytical Chemistry), Prof. Dr., received his master's degree in 2007 and his doctorate degree in 2012 on the field of Analytical Chemistry. He has served as Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Pharmacy (Sivas/TURKEY) since 2015. He is a member of the Turkish Chemical Society. His research interests are in the development of new analytical methodologies for trace organic and inorganic species in the food samples, pharmaceutical samples, and biological matrices.

His research activity is devoted to the development and validation of chromatographic and spectroscopic methods for trace determination of biologically active molecules and elements in complex matrices cosmetics, foods, and environmental samples. Recently, particular attention of his academic studies is focused on easy applicable and reliable determination drug active ingredients such as antibiotics, antidepressants, pesticides, and vitamins.

He has authored more than 65 manuscripts, 96 congress communications, and 5 chapters in scientific books in addition to serving as Guest Editor of 4 Special Issues with attested scientific activity (h-index = 18, 55 papers, and 653 citations, based on Scopus (9th of June 2020)). He is Editorial Board Member of the journals *Current Analytical Chemistry*, *Journal of Quality Assurance and* *Pharma Analysis (IJQAPA)*, *Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta*, and *Asian Journal of Medicinal and Analytical Chemistry*. He is one of the Editors-in-Chief of *Cumhuriyet Science Journal*.

Victoria Samanidou, Professor (Analytical Chemistry), Dr., was born on the 11th of January 1963, in Thessaloniki, Greece. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, in 1985, from the Chemistry Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. From 20-7-86 to 25-8-86, she was at the Institute of Ecological Chemistry, in GSF, Attaching/Freising, Germany, to conduct additional work on her PhD thesis as well as research work on photochemistry and the study of photodecomposition products of chlorophenols by HPLC–diode array and GC–MS. From 15-7-87 to 4-9-87, she was at the Institute of Ecological Chemistry, in GSF, Neuherberg-Munich, Germany, to conduct additional work on her PhD thesis, as well as research on carbamate analysis by HPLC and GC–MS. From 1-7-88 to 30-9-88, she joined the Institute of Ecological Chemistry, in GSF, Neuherberg-Munich, Germany, to conduct additional work on her PhD thesis as well as research work on the controlled release of pesticides by HPLC and GC–MS.

In 1990, she obtained a doctorate (PhD) in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The topic of her thesis was "Distribution and Mobilization of Heavy Metals in Waters and Sediments from Rivers in Northern Greece". In the same year, Dr. Samanidou joined the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as Technical Assistant. Nine years later, she was appointed as Lecturer in the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 2007, she joined the Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry in Graz Technical University for four months, developing methods by LC–MS/MS.

Since 2015, Dr. Samanidou has been Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, where she currently serves as Director of the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry.

Dr. Samanidou has authored and co-authored more than 170 original research articles and 45 reviews in peer-reviewed journals as well as 50 chapters in scientific books, with an h-index = 36 (Scopus June 2020, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8493-1106, Scopus Author ID 7003896015) and ca. 3500 citations. She has supervised four PhD theses, 24 Postgraduate Diploma theses, 2 postdoctoral researchers, and more than 15 undergraduate Diploma theses. She has served as Member of 10 advisory PhD committees, 21 examination PhD committees, and 32 examination committees of postgraduate Diploma theses. She is Editorial Board Member of over 10 scientific journals and has reviewed ca. 500 manuscripts for more than 100 scientific journals. She has also served as Guest Editor of more than 10 Special Issues of scientific journals. She has served as Academic Editor for Separations (MDPI), as Regional Editor of Current Analytical Chemistry, and as Editor-in-Chief of Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta.

Her research interests include: 1. Development and validation of analytical methods for the determination of inorganic and organic substances using chromatographic techniques. 2. Development and optimization of methodology for sample preparation of various samples, e.g., food, biological fluids, etc. 3. Study of new chromatographic materials used in separation and sample preparation (polymeric sorbents, monoliths, carbon nanotubes, fused core particles, etc.) compared to conventional materials.

She has also been a member of the organizing and scientific committee for 20 scientific conferences.

Dr. Samanidou has been serving as President of the Steering Committee of the Division of Central and Western Macedonia of the Greek Chemists' Association since being elected in December 2015. In November 2018, she was re-elected to serve in the same leading position for an additional term of 3 years.

A milestone in her career occurred in 2016, when she was included in top 50 Power List of women in Analytical Science, as proposed by Texere Publishers.

https://theanalyticalscientist.com/power-list/the-power-list-2016
