Welcome to the W. R. Heineman Group!

Dr. W. R. Heineman joined the faculty at the University of Cincinnati in 1972 where he is now a Distinguished Research Professor. The main research focus of his group includes spectroelectrochemistry, chemical sensors, analytical chemistry of radiopharmaceuticals, polymer modified electrodes, electrochemical immunoassay, and microfluidic systems for chemical analysis. He has published over 400 research papers and patents and has presented over 500 lectures at conferences, universities, and government/industrial laboratories. He is coauthor of the laboratory manual Chemical Experiments for Instrumental Methods, the instrumental analysis textbook Chemical Instrumentation: A Systematic Approach; and coeditor of the textbook Laboratory Techniques in Electroanalytical Chemistry.

Inaugural Class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society

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Dr. W. R. Heineman was inducted into the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society, which honores excellence in chemistry and service to society.
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Congratulations to Agnese Jurkevica

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Agnese Jurkevica gave her open defense of her doctoral thesis on Friday August 21th 2009. The title: "Development of Bead-Based Immunoassays for Detection of Microorganisms in Water".


Congratulations to Ronnee Andrews

Ronnee Andrews gave her open defense of her doctoral thesis on  Tuesday August 4th 2009. The title: "The Applicability of 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic Acid to Spectroelectrochemical Sensing".

Congratulations to Uma Tiwari

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Uma Tiwari gave her open defense of her doctoral thesis on  Thursday July 30th 2009. The title: "Development of Methods to Determine the Binding Capacities of Solid Supports and Improvement in Immunoassay Efficiency Using Dendrimer-Modified Beads".

Congratulations to Sara E. Andria

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Sara E. Andria gave the open defense of her doctoral thesis on Monady June, 29th 2009. The title: "Spectroelectrochemical Sensing: Novel Thin Film Characterization and Multiple Analyte Detection"