Maria Hepel

Maria Hepel received her M.S. and Ph.D. in chemistry from Jagellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Beginning in 1985, she worked as part of the faculty at the State University of New York at Potsdam where she is now a professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry. She has published more than 160 papers and 44 chapters in books, and she has made more than 400 presentations at national and international symposia. Her current research interests are multidisciplinary and include DNA...See more

Maria Hepel received her M.S. and Ph.D. in chemistry from Jagellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Beginning in 1985, she worked as part of the faculty at the State University of New York at Potsdam where she is now a professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry. She has published more than 160 papers and 44 chapters in books, and she has made more than 400 presentations at national and international symposia. Her current research interests are multidisciplinary and include DNA intercalation sensors, piezoimmunosensors, sensors for biomarkers of oxidative stress and cancer, fluorescence energy transfer (FRET and NSET), DNA-hybridization biosensors, microsensor arrays, controlled drug release systems, nanotechnology, dye pollutant degradation, supercapacitors and electrochromic devices. Silvana Andreescu is the Egon Matijevi? Endowed Chair in Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science at Clarkson University. Her research interests include biosensors, bioanalytical applications of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, and the development of microelectrochemical probes for studying physiological mechanisms in biological systems. See less