Doctoral degree: Defended April 1, 1983, Analytical and Biological Chemistry, Indiana University, Thesis title: Quantitative and Qualitative In Vivo Electrochemistry
Supervisor: Prof. R. Mark Wightman
Relevant postdoctoral work: 1983/84, Modified Microelectrodes, University of North Carolina, Supervisor:Prof. Royce W. Murray
Qualification as Associate Professor: 1989
Present and previous positions and periods of appointment:
2010- Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Gothenburg
2010- Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Penn State University
2007-2010 Marie Curie Chair, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg
2003-2010 Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State University
1999-2004 Head, Department of Chemistry, Penn State University
1999-2010 J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Natural Sciences, Penn State University
1996-2000 Co-Director, Neuroscience Option, Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program
1995-2003 Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Penn State University
1992-2010 Professor of Chemistry, Penn State University
1990-1995 Assistant Head of Department, Director of Graduate Education, Penn State
1984-1992 Assistant/Associate Professor, Penn State University
Research
Electrochemical, separations, imaging with optical and mass spectrometry methods aimed at understanding the chemistry of single nerve cells, single vesicles, neural communication in cell networks and in the Drosophila nervous system; and understanding molecular messengers in cell differentiation. Analytical chemistry methods at the micro- and nanoscale.
Teaching
Graduate classes: Bioanalytical electrochemistry, Spectroscopy and Mass spectrometry, Analytical separations
Undergraduate classes: Analytical chemistry
Recent awards
26 000 000 SEK
European Advanced Materials Congress European Advanced Materials Award, 2017
Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh Conf. Award in Analytical Chemistry, 2015
Honorary Professor, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2014
Norblad-Ekstrand Medal of the Swedish Chemical Society, 2014
Honorary Professor, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 2014-2019
Elected to the Gothenburg Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2013
ACS Award in Electrochemistry, 2013
Charles N. Reilley Award in Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2013
Elected to Sweden Royal Academy of Science (KVA class 4), 2012
Wallenberg Scholar, 2011
ERC Advanced Grant, 2010
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009
American Chemical Society Award in Chemical Instrumentation, 2006