ARBEN MERKOCI, PHD - Bioelectronics & Biosensors Group

CV of Prof.Dr. Arben Merkoçi 4-56
automated instrumentation are of great relevance for the research in Analytical Chemistry
Studied new electrochemical techniques based on stripping methods with chemically modified
electrodes. This represents a modern approach to dynamic electrochemical measurements
and includes acceleration of electron-transfer kinetics, preferential accumulation of analytes at
the electrode, and selective membrane permeation.
OCT 1992, JAN-MAR 1993
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMSITRY, UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, GREECE
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, CHEMISTRY
Research in the kinetic and mechanistic study of complexation phenomena through the use of
electrochemical sensors (Supervision of Prof. M. Karayanis)
JUN 1992
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMSITRY, POLYTECNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST, BUDAPEST,
HUNGARY
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, CHEMISTRY
Developed copper ion-selective-electrodes for FIA systems and PVC based ammonium ionselective
electrodes under the supervision of Prof. E. Pungor and Prof. C.Toth
MAY 86 – MAR 1997
DEPARTMENT OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA, ALBANIA
LECTURER & SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER
Co-director of 1 PhD thesis and 8 projects in the field of elecytroanalytical methods of analysis.
Developed a new theoretical and practical postgraduate course on electroanlytical methods of
analysis
Lecturer of general analytical chemistry and instrumental methods of analysis. Taught
laboratory analytical chemistry
Developed copper ion selective electrode (Cu-ISE) based on solid state electroactive salts.
Application of Cu-ISE in monitoring of samples with environmental interest
Study of the application of calcium, sodium, potassium and ammonium ion selective electrodes
in blood and other physiological samples with interest in clinical analysis. Comparison studies
between ISE determinations and the results obtained by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
(AAS)
Study of sodium, potassium and chloride determination in soil samples and comparison studies
with AAS and other methods.
Study on the application of potentiometric methods as well as voltammetric stripping
techniques for environmental monitoring of acid rains.
EDUCATION
Feb.02-Dec.02 New Mexico State University, NM, Las Cruces, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow,
Nanobiochemistry
Jan 94 - Jan 95 Polytechnic University of Barcelona (Spain) Postdoctoral Fellow
(Generalitat de Catalunya), Chemistry
Apr 93 - Oct 94 Universita degli Studi di Padova (Italy) Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry.
Sep 92 – Mar 93 University of Ioannina (Greece) Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry.