DR. WILLIAM R. HEINEMAN, DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY

I.  EDUCATION
 
Ohio State University                      Research Associate       1971-72
Case Western Reserve University    Research Associate       1970-71
University of North Carolina             Chemistry                    Ph.D., 1968
Texas Tech University                     Chemistry                    B.Sc., 1964
 
II. APPOINTMENTS
 
Distinguished Research Prof.     University of Cincinnati, Chemistry      1988-present
Professor                                 University of Cincinnati, Chemistry      1980-1988
Associate Professor                   University of Cincinnati, Chemistry      1976-1980
Assistant Professor                    University of Cincinnati, Chemistry      1972-1976
Research Chemist                     Hercules, Inc.                                     1968-70
 
 RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sensors (spectroelectrochemical sensors, immunosensors, carbon nanotube-based sensors); immunoassay with electrochemical detection; electroanalytical chemistry; spectroelectrochemistry; lab on a chip; capillary electrophoresis;
 
 TEACHING INTERESTS
 Electroanalytical chemistry, electrochemical sensors, instrumental analysis
 
III. PUBLICATIONS
(i) Directly Related to Project
Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Array Electrodes with Gold Nanoparticle Tips, Y-H Yun, Z. Dong, V. N. Shanov, A. Doepke, W. R. Heineman, H. B. Halsall, A. Bhattacharya, D. K. Y. Wong, M. J. Schulz, Sens. Actuators B, 133,208-212, 2008.
A Nanotube Array Immunosensor for Direct Electrochemical Detection of Antigen-Antibody Binding, Y-H. Yun, A. Bange, W.R. Heineman, H.B. Halsall, V.N. Shanov, Z. Dong, S. Pixley, M. Behbehani, A. Jazieh, Y. Tu, D.K.Y. Wong, A. Bhattacharya, M. J. Schulz, Sens Actuators B 123, 177-182, 2007.
A Nanotube Composite Microelectrode for Monitoring Dopamine Levels Using Cyclic Voltammetry and Differential Pulse Voltammetry, Y-H. Yun, A. Bange, V. N. Shanov, W. R. Heineman, H. B. Halsall, D. K. Y. Wong, M. Behbehani, S. Pixley, A. Bhattacharya, Z. Dong, M. J. Schulz, Proc. IMechE, Vol. 220 Part N: J. Nanoengineering & Nanosystems, 53-60, 2007.
Nanotube Electrodes and Biosensors, Y-H. Yun, Z. Dong, V. Shanov, W.R. Heineman, H.B. Halsall, A. Bhattacharya, L. Conforti, R.K. Narayan, W.S. Ball, M.J. Schulz,  Nanotoday, 2, 30-37, 2007.
High Sensitivity Carbon Nanotube Tower Electrodes, Y-H. Yun, V. Shanov, M.J. Schulz, Z. Dong, A. Jazieh, W.R. Heineman, H.B. Halsall, D.K.Y. Wong, A. Bange, Y. Tu, S. Subramaniam, Sens. Actuators, B 120, 298-304, 2006
 
(ii) Additional Significant Publications
Determination of Escherichia coli Using Antibody-coated Paramagnetic Beads with Fluorescence Detection, F. C. Dudak, I. H. Boyaci, A. Jurkevica, M. Hossain, Z. P. Aguilar, H. B. Halsall, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman, Anal. & Bioanal. Chem., 393, 949-956, 2009.
Simultaneous Multiselective Spectroelectrochemical Sensing of the Interaction between Protein and Its Ligand Using the Redox Dye Nile Blue as a Label. H. Kuramitz, A. Piruska, C.J. Seliskar, W.R. Heineman, Anal. Chem., 80, 9642-9648, 2008.
Aptamer Binding Studies Using Microchip Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis, M. Gong, I. Nikcevic, K. R. Wehmeyer, C. J. Seliskar, P. A. Limbach, W. R. Heineman, Electrophoresis, 29, 1415-1422, 2008.
Spectroelectrochemical Sensing Based on Multimode Selectivity Simultaneously Achievable in a Single Device. 20. Detection of Metal Ions in Different Oxidation States, C. M. Wansapura, C. J. Seliskar, W. R. Heineman, Anal. Chem., 79, 5594-5600, 2007.
Electrochemical Detection of MS2 Phage using a Bead-Based Immunoassay with NanoIDA, A. Bange, J. Tu, Xiaoshan, C. Ahn, H.B. Halsall, W.R. Heineman, Electroanalysis, 19, 2202-2207, 2007.
 
IV.  SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
  • NIH Metallobiochemistry Study Section, 1995-99.
  • American Chemical Society: Division of Analytical Chemistry, Chair-elect, 1996-97; Chair, 1997-98; Past Chair, 1998-99.
  • Co-organizer, Symposium on Chemical Sensors, 32nd ACS Central Regional Meeting, Covington, KY, May 16-19, 2000. 
  • Co-organizer, Symposium on Chemical and Biological Sensors and Analytical Methods, 2001 Joint International Meeting of the ECS/ISE, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2-7, 2001. 
  • Co-organizer, Symposium on Progress in the Methods Used to Solve Electrochemical Problems: Part #3 - New Developments in Optical Methods, 201st Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, May 12-17, 2002. 
  • Co-organizer, Symposium on Analytical Chemistry in Europe and Asia, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004. 
  • Advisory/Editorial Boards - Electroanalysis
 
V. COLLABORATORS AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS (previous 48 months)
 
(i) Collaborators and Co-Editors (projects or publications)
Chong Ahn (UC); Michael Baldwin (UC); Thomas Beck (UC); Sam Bryan (PNNL); Dong,Zhongyun (UC); H. Brian Halsall (UC); Art Helmicki (UC); Thurman Henderson (UC); William Jensen (UC); Thomas Mantei (UC); Mark Schulz (UC); Vessilin Shanov (UC); Tim Hubler (PNNL); Jay Johnson (U of Dayton Research Institute); Patrick Limbach (UC); Marc Madou (Ohio State U); Joe Nevin (UC); Ian Papautsky (UC); John Richardson (Shippensburg U); Tom Ridgway (UC); Horacio Rodriguez (UC); Carl Seliskar (UC); David Smithrud (UC); Ken Wehmeyer (P & G); Gunther Wittstock (Oldenburg U, Germany); Richard Zare (Stanford U).
 
(ii) Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisor
Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Royce W. Murray, Univ. of North Carolina
Postdoctoral Advisor: Theodore Kuwana, University of Kansas
 
(iii) Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
Graduate Students PhD/MS in Progress:  Eme Amba; Ronnee Andrews; Sara Andria; Christa Currie; Amos Doepke; Xuefei Guo; Derek Julian; Agnese Jurkevica; Paula Suchanek; John Lynch; Laura Morris; Natasha Mwale-Lenga; Evan Ogburn; Tatyana Pinyayev (Sakova), Umadevi Tiwari; Robert Wilson
PhDs/MSs completed in last 5 years:  Irena Nikcevic, PhD 2008, U of Cincinnati; Adam Bange, PhD 2007, ORNL; Maojun Gong, PhD 2006, U of Illinois; Chamika Wansapura, PhD 2006, Vegrandis LLC; Becky Barlag, PhD 2004, Ohio U; Jean Paddock, PhD 2004; Sean Conklin, PhD 2004, EPA; Svetlana Farrell, PhD 2004, P&G; Caixia Zhou. MS 2004; Imants Zudans, PhD 2003, U of Pittsburgh; Niina Ronkainen-Matsuno, PhD, 2003, Benedictine U; Tanya Shtoyko, PhD 2003, U of Texas at Tyler; Anne Maghasi, PhD, 2003, S.C. Johnson; Jennifer Thomas, PhD 2003, P&G
Postdoctorals in the last 5 years: Shin-ya Kishioka, Nagaoka University of Technology; Hideki Kuramitz, Toyama; Tina Battaglia, Procter & Gamble, Inc.; Jian Tu, Procter & Gamble, Inc.; Necati Kaval, U of Cincinnati; Hideki Kuramitz, Toyama U, Japan; Zoraida Aguilar, Vegrandis LLC; Ismail Boyaci, Haceteppe U, Turkey; Kevin Schlueter, YSI, Inc.
 
Total Graduate Students: 109; Total Postdoctorals: 58