Research with Dr. Muna

Research with Dr. Muna

Ph.D. 2005 - Michigan State University

Analytical chemistry

Dr. Muna’s research is on the development of sensitive electrochemical detection methods to determine priority pollutants and contaminants in environmental samples. This is accomplished by modifying electrode surfaces specifically glassy carbon electrodes with nanostructures due to their unique properties. Research on the development of electrochemical biosensors targeting the detection of important biomolecules is underway.

One of Dr. Muna's summer research teams. The student in the middle is now in graduate school at Purdue University in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology.

Recent publications

Grace W. Muna, Emily Barrera, Lucas Robinson, Hiba Majeed, Keon Jones, Abigail Damschroder, Andrew Vila, Electroanalytical performance of a Bismuth/Antimony composite glassy carbon electrode in detecting lead and cadmium, Electroanalysis, Early View, First published: 12 March 2023.

https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.202300019

Grace W. Muna, Christopher Mochel, A Simple Colorimetric Method for the Detection of Total Aminothiols in Urine.  Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 78, 43–48 (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061934823010082

Grace W. Muna, Stimulating Students’ Learning in Analytical Chemistry through an Environmental-Based CURE Project, Journal of Chemical Education, 2021, 98, 4, 1221-1226.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01326

This is one of Dr. Muna's research students who is now in a Ph.D. program at the University of South Florida. She presented her work at two conferences: Naperville, IL (left) and Pittsburgh, PA (right).


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