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Chemistry Central Journal announces new editorial board members
New Section Editors
We are delighted to announce the appointment of the following board members to the position of Section Editor: Professor Paul Wrede (molecular biology), Professor Ole Andersen (toxicology), and Professor Andrzej Wieckowski (electrochemistry).
New Editorial Board members
In addition, we would like to welcome the following newcomers to the editorial board:
Professor Richard G Compton of the university of Oxford, UK, joins the editorial boards of electrochemistry and physical chemistry.
Prof Compton research interests include studies on reactions at solid/liquid interface, sono-, photo- and computational-electrochemistry, and voltammetric study of fast chemical reactions. His group uses atomic force microscopy to acquire both kinetic and topographical information on reactions occurring at interfaces. Potential applications include: Dissolution of organic crystals including designer drugs, mechanisms of crystal growth and inhibition, the chemistry of dyeing/bleaching fabrics, mechanism of industrial heterogeneous synthetic processes, reactivity at different faces of the same crystal. Other studies include the use of voltammetry to monitor ultrasonically-formed radicals and other high energy species and are engaged in 'dual activation' experiments in which electrolytically formed species are further transformed by ultrasound directed at the electrode surface to generate new chemistry and novel intermediates. He is also interested in the use of voltammetry in the study of fast chemical reactions and the use of computer simulations to predict the pattern of flow around electrodes and to track the concentrations of species as they vary in space and time during electrolysis.
Dr John Fossey of the University of Bath, UK, joins the editorial boards of organic and organometallic chemistry.
Dr Fossey's research in organometallic/metalloid chemistry centres on topology, that is, how changes in reactivity and selectivity are governed by a molecule's shape or change of shape in situ. He also has an interest in asymmetric catalysis.
Prof David W Gammon of the university of Cape Town, South Africa, joins the carbohydrate chemistry editorial board. 
Prof Gammon's research focuses on the discovery and synthesis of organic molecules with medicinal or pharmaceutical value. The research has spanned the range of activities from structure determination through synthesis of small, biologically active compounds, to organic process development. His current research includes the synthesis of carbohydrate-containing biologically active molecules, the use of heterogeneous catalysts, such as zeolites, in the synthesis of chemical intermediates for the fine chemicals industry, and the isolation and structure determination of bio-active compounds from medicinal plants.
Professor Chris Hardacre of Queen's University, Belfast, UK, joins the editorial boards of catalysis, chemical engineering and physical chemistry.
Prof Hardacre's interests include heterogeneous catalysis, synchrotron radiation, catalytic organic transformations, structure-reactivity correlations and ionic liquids. His group's research is broadly centred on the use of catalysts in both liquid and gas phase reactions, the structure of materials, the use of ionic liquids for chemical processing and chemical engineering. He is the director of research at the Centre for the Theory and Application of Catalysis, at Queen's University, and chair of physical chemistry.
Professor Vladimir Kren, head of the biotransformation laboratory at the Czech academy of sciences' institute of microbiology, joins the bioorganic, carbohydrate and chemical biology editorial boards.
Prof Kren's research focuses on chemical and enzymic modifications of ergot alkaloids, the preparation of glycosidases of microbial origin and their use for glycosylation of natural compounds, biotransformations of natural products by enzymes and microorganisms, and the use of immobilized microbial cells in the production and biotransformation of natural products. He is also interested in glycoconjugates as well as antioxidants and chemoprotectants based on silybin.
He has received numerous awards including the Czech Academy of Sciences' award for excellent project results (2003), as well as being a serving member on advisory boards within the Czech ministry of education.
Dr Anil Mahapatro of Norfolk State university, USA, joins editorial boards of biotechnology, catalysis, materials and polymer chemistry.
Dr Mahapatro's research lies in biocatalysis and biomaterials. In particular he is interested in drug delivery from implants using the modification of metal surfaces via self assembled monolayers (SAMs); the synthesis of biodegradable aliphatic/aromatic/functional polymers for biomedical applications; and, the development of enzyme-linked immunoassays and biosensors. In the field of biocatalysis, his interests centre on surface modification of functional SAMs using biocatalysis; biocatalysis in polymers science; enzyme-catalyzed reactions in organic media; and, process engineering of enzymatic reactions.
Professor Lisa J Mauer of Purdue university, USA, joins the editorial boards of carbohydrate chemistry, food science, and spectroscopy. Professor Mauer's research centres on characterising the effects of processing on the functional, physical, and structural properties of food ingredients, FT-IR and continuum IR analysis on food and packaging, the development of rapid methods to detect microorganisms in foods, edible film and food coating systems, as well as optimizing space food quality for an extended mission beyond low Earth orbit (funded by NASA).
Professor Brad L. Reuhs of Purdue university, USA, joins the carbohydrate chemistry editorial board.
Prof Reuhs' interests include polysaccharide structures, plant and bacterial cell wall analysis, the extraction and purification of acidic polysaccharides from cell walls, pectin, capsule, gum, and lipopolysaccharide analysis, as well as the the role of polysaccharides in bacteria-legume symbiosis. He employs methods including HPLC, GC-MS, and NMR in the structural studies of carbohydrates and polysaccharides.
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