Rising Stars of Separation Science: Leo Wang Hantao
This month we interview Leo Wang Hantao from the University of Campinas in São Paulo, Brazil, about his work investigating the influence of ion management parameters on the data produced by comprehensive gas chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC×GC–HRMS) equipped with a fourier transform-orbital ion trap mass analyzer, and his investigation into employing channel occlusion for sample prep in untargeted analysis in petroleomics.
Papers Mentioned in Interview
- de Oliveira, A. M.; Teixeira, C. A.; Hantao, L. W. Advanced Tuning of the Ion Management Parameters in GCÅ~GC-HRMS Using a Fourier Transform Orbitrap Mass Analyzer for Pixel Based Data Handling and Multivariate Analysis. Anal. Methods 2022, 14, 1646. DOI: 10.1039/ d2ay00314g
- Castiblanco, J. E. B.; Quero, R. F.; de Oliveira, A. M.; de Jesus, D. P.; Hantao, L. W. Improving Selective Channel Occlusion of Complex Hydrocarbons and Fatty Acid Methyl Esters in Urea Crystals By Using an Expendable 3D-Printed Microfluidic Device for Sample Preparation in Untargeted Petroleomics. Anal. Chim. Acta 2021, 1160, 338425. DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338425
Leo Wang Hantao is an assistant professor at the Institute of Chemistry at the University of Campinas in Brazil. His research group is dedicated to developing fundamental and applied research in all aspects of conventional and multidimensional gas chromatography, with a particular emphasis on chemometrics. His work has been recognized with awards, including the prestigious “John B. Phillips Award” in 2019. Hantao is a member of various editorial boards and has also acted as a guest editor for several leading journals in the separations community, including Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Chromatography A, and Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
Rising Stars of Separation Science: Martina Catani
January 19th 2023This month we interview Martina Catani from the University of Ferrara, Italy, about her work on the separation of enantiomers by high performance liquid chromatography/ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC/UHPLC) and the study of the kinetic and thermodynamic properties of chiral stationary phases, and the separation and purification using LC analysis (single-column and continuous multi-column) of biomolecules of high therapeutic interest.
Rising Stars of Separation Science: Raviraj Chandrakant Shinde
December 6th 2022This month we interview Raviraj Chandrakant Shinde from India, about his work on the analysis of various food contaminants using chromatography and mass spectrometry, and the challenges involved in analyzing polar and ionic pesticides.
Rising Stars of Separation Science: Simona Felletti
September 7th 2022This month we interview Simona Felletti, a postdoctoral researcher in analytical chemistry in the Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Ferrara, Italy, about her work in the mass transfer phenomena and thermodynamic properties of packed columns under both LC and SFC conditions, and the hazardous potential that uncharacterized minor cannabinoids pose.
Rising Stars of Separation Science: Natalia Manousi
August 4th 2022This month we interview Natalia Manousi, from the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Thessaloniki, Greece, about her work in the development and application of novel sample preparation techniques.
Rising Stars of Separation Science: Sara Carillo
July 8th 2022This month we interview Sara Carillo, Bioanalytical Research Lead at NIBRT, about her work developing new analytical approaches in biopharma, what attracted her to this research, and the benefits of a multi-attribute method (MAM) workflow in her work.
