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Silvana Andreescu

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Silvana Andreescu

Professor / Chair of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science / Egon Matijevic Endowed Chair
Chemistry & Biomolecular Sci

Email: eandrees@clarkson.edu
Phone: 315/268-2394
Office: 121 Science Center
Mailbox: CU Box 5810
Website: Research Group

Department(s): Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, The Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP)
School(s): School of Arts and Sciences, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
  • Biography
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Education
Chemistry BS -
University of Bucharest, Romania
Biosensors MS -
University of Bucharest, Romania
Chemistry Ph.D. -
University of Bucharest, Romania and University of Perpignan, France
NATO-NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship -
State University of New York at Binghamton
Courses Taught
CM-BY 470/570 Biochemistry & Biotechnology Lab
CM 221/ Spectroscopy
CM 320/520/ Electrochemistry and Separation
CM 300/CM500/ Instrumental Lab
CM 322/ Spectroscopy Lab
CM-BY 425/525/ Advanced Bioanalytical Chemistry
CM 475/575 Sustainable Nanotechnology
Experience
Associate Dean of Research for the School of Arts & Sciences Clarkson University, July 2020 to present
Chair of the Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Clarkson University, July 2020-Present
Professor and Egon Matijevic Chair of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Clarkson University, 2014 to present
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Clarkson University, 2013-Present
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Clarkson University, 2011-2013
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Clarkson University, 2005-2011
NATO-NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship State University of New York at Binghamton, 2002-2005
Biography

Silvana Andreescu is the Egon Matijević Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry at Clarkson. She received a PhD in Chemistry, from the University of Perpignan, France, and the University of Bucharest, Romania in 2002, and has been a member of the Clarkson faculty since 2005. Between 2003 and 2005 she was a NSF-NATO postdoctoral fellow at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She is the recipient of a French Government Graduate Fellowship, a NATO-NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, the NSF-CAREER Award, the John W. Graham Faculty Research Award, the Research Excellence Award and a Member of the Million Dollar Club at Clarkson University, reflecting funds received for sponsored research. In her research lab she has worked with and mentored over 15 graduate students, 4 post-doctoral fellows, 10 international visiting researchers, including a Fulbright Fellow, 3 high school teachers and over 50 undergraduates. She is committed to the success of her students and fellow researchers, many of whom are continuing their education at top graduate institutions or have secured rewarding positions in industry or academia.

Research Interests
  • biomolecular recognition of nanoscale materials
  • technologies for the immobilization of enzymes and biomolecular receptors
  • single-molecule electrochemistry
  • microelectrochemical probes for investigations of molecular mechanisms in biological systems
  • portable nanoparticle-based assays for food analysis and environmental monitoring
  • printable paper-based biosensors and field portable instrumentation

Current Research

Our research interests are in the areas of bioanalytical chemistry, electrochemistry, bionanotechnology, biosensing and environmental nanotechnology. We use modern spectroscopic and electrochemical instrumentation to study molecular level interactions of nanoscale materials, and we design devices that are inexpensive, easy-to-use and have the required detection sensitivity and selectivity for routine applications. Examples of our research projects include:

  • field tests that change color within minutes when exposed to toxic chemicals, allowing testers to immediately detect the presence of harmful contaminants in food and environmental samples
  • microelectrodes which allow us to study single molecules and measure physiological biomarkers
  • electrochemical investigation of engineered nanoparticles and their interactions

New sensing technologies accessible to a broad range of users can substantially improve our measurement capabilities and generate scientific and technological advances for improving the quality of our environmental and, in essence, the quality of human life.

These projects provide students with the opportunity to learn methods for materials characterization, study biomolecular recognition, design their own devices and perform analytical characterization and measurements, all in an effort to address relevant scientific and engineering challenges. Research spans the traditional boundaries of chemistry, materials, biomolecular science and engineering disciplines.

Awards
  • Arab-American Frontiers Fellow, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, 2017 
  • Research Excellence Award, Clarkson University, 2014
  • John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award, Clarkson University, 2011
  • NSF-CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2010
  • Invited professor, Technological Institute, University of Perpignan, Perpignan, France, 2007
  • NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, NSF, 2003–2004
  • EGIDE-CNRS Research Scholarship, France, 2002
  • BGF - French Government Doctoral Scholarship, University of Perpignan, France, 1999–2002
  • Doctoral Scholarship: University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Romania, 1999–2002
  • European Community, TEMPUS-MS fellowship: Biosensors for Environmental Control, 1998
Patents

Andreescu, E. S., Othman, E.  (2018). Us Patent No. US20180022604A1. FUNCTIONAL PLATFORM FOR RAPID CAPTURE AND REMOVAL OF NANOPARTICLES. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180022604A1/en

Andreescu, E.S., Sharpe, E., Andreescu, D. (2015) US Patent No. US8969085B2. PORTABLE NANOPARTICLE BASED ASSAY FOR RAPID DETECTION OF FOOD ANTIOXIDANTS (NANOCERAC). https://patents.google.com/patent/US8969085

Andreescu, E.S., Ornatska, M., Ispas, C., Andreescu, D. (2014) US Patent No. US8691520B2 REAGENTLESS CERIA-BASED COLORIMETRIC SENSOR. https://patents.google.com/patent/US8691520B2/en

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

Liu, X., Dumitrescu, E., Kumar, A., Austin, D., Goia, D., Wallace, K., Andreescu, E.S. (2019). Differential lethal and sub-lethal effects in embryonic zebrafish exposed to different sizes of silver nanoparticles. Environmental Pollution, 248, 627-634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.085

Sedki, M., Hassan, R.Y.A., Andreescu, E.S., El-Sherbiny, I.M. (2019). Online monitoring of biofilm formation using nanostructured electrode surfaces. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 100, 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.02.112

Karimi, A., Andreescu, E.S., Andreescu, D. (2019). Single particle investigation of environmental redox processes of arsenic on cerium oxide nanoparticles by collision electrochemistry. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(27), 24725-24734. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b05234

Othman, A. Hayat, A., Andreescu, E.S. (2018). Eu-doped ceria as a nanoenzyme fluorescent probe for biosensing. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1(10), 5722-5735, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.8b01345

Andreescu, D., Kirk, K.A., Narouei, F.H., Andreescu, E.S. (2018) Electroanalytical aspects of single-entity collision methods for bioanalytical and environmental applications. ChemElectroChem, 5(20), 2920-2936. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201800722

Othman, A., Dumitrescu, E., Andreescu, D., Andreescu, E.S. (2018). Nanoporous sorbents for the removal and recovery of phosphorous from eutrophic waters: sustainability challenges and solutions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 6(10), 12542-12561. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01809

Mustafa, F., Andreescu, E.S. (2018). Chemical and biological sensors for food-quality monitoring and smart packaging. Foods, 7(10), 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7100168

Bulbul, G., Hayat, A., Mustafa, F., Andreescu, E.S. (2018). DNA assay based on nanoceria as fluorescence quenches (NanoCeracQ DNA assay). Scientific Reports, 8(1), 2426. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20659-9

Dumitrescu, E., Wallace, K., Andreescu, E.S. (2018). Real time electrochemical investigation of the release, distribution and modulation of nitric oxide in the intestine of individual zebrafish embryos, Nitric Oxide, 74, 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.niox.2018.01.002

Kirk, K.A., Othman, A., Andreescu, E.S. (2018). Nanomaterial-functionalized cellulose: design, characterization and analytical applications, Analytical Sciences, 34, 19-31. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/analsci/34/1/34_19/_pdf

Dumitrescu, E., Karunaratne, D., Babu, S.V., Wallace, K., Andreescu, E.S. (2018). Interaction, transformation and toxicity assessment of particles and additives used in the semiconducting industry, Chemosphere, 192, 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.138

BOOKS

Hepel, M., & Andreescu, E.S. (Eds.). (2015). Oxidative Stress: Diagnostics, Prevention, and Therapy, Volume 2. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/bk-2015-1200

Hepel, M., & Andreescu, E.S. (Eds.). (2011). Oxidative Stress: Diagnostics, Prevention, and Therapy. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.https://pubs.acs.org/isbn/9780841226838

Ram, M.K., Andreescu, E.S., Ding, H. (Eds.). (2011). Nanotechnology for Environmental Decontamination. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. https://mhebooklibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1036/9780071702805

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