Analytical chemistry in front of the curtain!

Erwin Rosenberg; Rudolf Krska

doi:10.1007/s00216-024-05128-9

Analytical chemistry in front of the curtain!

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2024 Mar;416(8):1787-1795. doi: 10.1007/s00216-024-05128-9. Epub 2024 Jan 24.

Authors

Erwin Rosenberg¹, Rudolf Krska^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9/164-AC, 1060, Vienna, Austria. erwin.rosenberg@tuwien.ac.at.
² University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Department of Agrobiotechnology IFA-Tulln, Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, Konrad-Lorenz-Str. 20, 3430, Tulln, Austria.
³ Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queens University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN, UK.
⁴ Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation FFoQSI GmbH, Konrad-Lorenz-Str. 20, 3430, Tulln, Austria.

Abstract

This feature article discusses the enabling role of analytical chemistry in important fields of research and development such as life science, material sciences and environmental sciences. It comments on the often limited visibility of analytical sciences in the public perception and suggests ways to overcome this shortcoming and to create bigger impact.

Keywords: Education; Evolution of analytical chemistry; Image of analytical chemistry; Measurement science; Scientific metrics; Societal impact.