Professional Activities

• 190+ Scientific Publications
• Edited monograph: Ion-Selective Electrodes (1969) translated into Russian (1972) and Chinese (1976)
• Washington Academy of Sciences, elected Fellow (1969)
• Sigma Xi-RESA National Lecturer: "Ion-Selective Electrodes in Science, Medicine, and Technology" (1970)
• IUPAC Commission I.3 (Electrochemistry) Associate Member (1971-1979)
• Advisory Panel on Instrumentation - Analytical Chemistry (1972-1975)
• American Chemical Society Tour Lecturer: "Ion-Selective Electrodes" (1972)
• Technical University of Denmark, Department of Chemistry, Censor (1974)
• Swiss Romande University Lectures, 3e Cycle en Chimie: "Ion-Selective Electrodes: Characteristics, Techniques, and Problems" (1974)
• Edited monograph: Blood pH, Gases, and Electrolytes (1976)
• International Federation of Clinical Chemistry, Expert Panel on pH and Blood Gases (1975-1982)
• National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards: Subcommittee on pH and Blood Gases (1975-); Subcomm. on Electroanalytical Methods (1979-1985); Subcomm. on Electrolytes (1986-); and Subcomm. on Pulse Oximeters and Other Non-Invasive Methods (1995-)
• U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Water Data Coordination, Working Group on Continuous Monitoring (1975-1979)
• U.S. Army Medical Bioengineering R & D Laboratory, Consultant on Electrochemistry (1975-1980)
• ASTM Committee D-19 on Water (1977-1991)
• SAMA Task Group on Ion-Selective Electrodes and Electrochemical Analysis (1976-1980)
• FDA Bureau of Medical Devices Engineering Laboratory, Special Consultant (1977-1978)
• NBS/EPA National Environmental Specimen Bank, Chief Investigator (1978-1980)
• Editorial Advisory Board, Ion-Selective Electrode Reviews (1978-1992)
• EPA Anticipatory Research Biomonitoring Coordination Group (1979-1980)
• IUPAC Commission V.5 (Electroanalytical Chemistry), Associate Member (1979-1987)
• Advisory Board - Analytical Chemistry (1981-1983)
• NBS Research Advisory Committee (1984-1987), Chairman (1986-1987)
• Biotechnology Working Group, Department of Commerce Trade Coordinating Committee (1986-1987)
• IR-100 Award; Nonaqueous Reference Electrode, Selected by Research & Development (formerly Industrial Research) Magazine as "One of the 100 Most-Significant New Technical Developments of the Year"(1986)
• ACS Summer Symposia on Analytical Chemistry Invited Lectures:
  
• "Null-Point Potentiometry," 20th Annual Symposium, Pomona College, CA. June 22, 1967.
  
• "Analytical Applications of Ion-Selective Electrodes," 23rd Annual Symposium, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. June 19,1970.
  
• "Analytical Aspects of Chemically Modified Electrodes," 37th Annual Symposium, NBS. June 12, 1984.
• ASTM Committee E-48 on Biotechnology; Chairman, Task Group on Biosensors (1986-1990)
• Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology (CARB); Steering Committee (1987-1988)
• Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry; Board of Directors (1987-1992)
• National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards; Area Committee on Instrument Systems, Chairman (1987-1990)
• IUPAC Commission V.5 (Electroanalytical Chemistry); Titular Member and Secretary (1987-1989)
• Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry Communications; Editor (1988-1996)
• IUPAC Subcommittee on Environmental Analytical Chemistry; Member (1988-1989)
• Gordon Research Conference on Bioanalytical Sensors; Chairman (1988)
• IUPAC Commission on Environmental Analytical Chemistry; U.S. National Representative (1989-1991)
• IUPAC Commission V.5 (Electroanalytical Chemistry); Chairman (1989-1991)
• ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry; Award in Electrochemistry; Selection Committee Member (1990-1992)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology; Guest Scientist (1990-)
• Cornell Graduate Field of Food Science & Technology, elected Member (1991-)
• Editorial Advisory Board, publications of AOAC International (formerly the Association of Official Analytical Chemists), including Journal of AOAC International, Official Methods of Analysis, and The Referee (1991-1997)
• IUPAC Analytical Chemistry Division, Titular Member (1991-1997)
• AOAC International; Academic Representatives, Chairman and Editorial Board Liaison, (1992-1994)
• Seneca Army Depot (NY), Technical Review Committee (1992-1996)
• Cornell Graduate Field of Environmental Toxicology, elected Member (1992-)
• Seneca County (NY) Water Quality Committee, Member (1992-)
• Appointment (part-time) to the Cornell Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology (1993-)
• Editorial Board, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (1993-)
• Expert Witness/Consultant, Blood pH and Gas Sensors, PPG Biomedical Systems Division vs. Diametrics Medical (1993-1994)
• Gordon Research Conferences Invited Lectures:
  
• "Ion-Selective Electrodes - Mechanisms and New Directions," GRC on Electrochemistry, Santa Barbara, CA. January 18, 1971.
  
• "Chemically Modified Electrode Sensors," June 26; and "Charge Transport Phenomena in Polymer Modified Electrodes," GRC on Synthetic Membranes, New London, NH. June 28, 1984.
  
• "Liposome Flow Injection Immunoassay: Implications for Sensitivity, Dynamic Range, and Antibody Regeneration," GRC on Bioanalytical Sensors, Ventura, CA. March 12, 1990.
  
• "What Do We Mean by Ultrasensitive Detection?," GRC on Bioanalytical Sensors, Ventura, CA, March 25, 1993.
  
• "Electrochemistry for Spectroscopists,"GRC on Bioanalytical Sensors, New London, NH, July 17, 1994.

• Seneca Army Depot Activity (NY), Co-Chairman, Restoration Advisory Board (1996-)
• Consultant on the Detection of Juice Adulteration (1996)
• Director, IR-4 Northeast Regional Pesticide Residue Laboratory (1996-)

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