Rate My Professor MedhaEmanuela SarkarGionfriddo

Medha Emanuela Sarkar-Gionfriddo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo. She earned her B.Sc. in Chemistry (2005-2008), M.Sc. in Chemistry (2008-2010), and Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (2010-2013) from the University of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Italy. Her career includes positions as Research Associate and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Waterloo, ON, Canada (2014-2017), Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo (2018-2023), Associate Professor at the University of Toledo (2023), and Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo since 2023.

Dr. Sarkar-Gionfriddo's research specializes in analytical chemistry, focusing on analytical separations, microextraction technologies, and the fate and transport of emerging contaminants in heterogeneous environmental systems. Her laboratory develops new technologies for separation, preconcentration, and detection of micropollutants in complex samples, including PFAS preconcentration and quantification in complex media, target and non-target analysis of environmental contaminants, and hyphenation of microextraction technologies to mass spectrometry. Key contributions include advancements in solid phase microextraction (SPME), green analytical chemistry, and bioanalytical applications for assessing human exposure to xenobiotics. Notable publications encompass 'Advances in solid phase microextraction and perspective on future directions' (Analytical Chemistry, 2017), 'Matrix effects demystified: Strategies for resolving challenges in analytical separations of complex samples' (Journal of Separation Science, 2023), 'Enhancing Quantitative Analysis of Xenobiotics in Blood Plasma through Cross-Matrix Calibration and Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling' (ACS Measurement Science Au, in press), 'Rapid Screening and Quantification of PFAS Enabled by SPME-DART-MS' (Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 2023), and 'Ion Exchange Solid Phase Microextraction Coupled to Liquid Chromatography/Laminar Flow Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Water Samples' (Journal of Chromatography A, 2021). She has received the NSF CAREER Award (2022), Chinese American Chromatography Association Young Investigator Award (2024), Eastern Analytical Symposium Young Investigator Award (2023), LCGC Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award (2023), and Satinder Ahuja Award for Young Investigators in Separation Science (2022), among others. Her work advances understanding of environmental contamination and human exposure routes through innovative microseparations and mass spectrometry techniques.