miguel valcÁrcel university of córdoba 2015 dac-euchems award
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
MIGUEL VALCÁRCELUniversity of Córdoba
2015DAC-EuCheMSAward
Prof. Elena DomínguezChairwoman
Jury of 2015DAC-EuCheMS Award
Prof. Reiner Salzer Prof. Wolfgang Lindner
Prof. Jonas Bergquist Prof. Jüergen Popp
Division of Analytical Chemistry of the
European Associationfor Chemical and
Molecular Sciences
Prof. Paul WorsfoldChairman of:
T H A N K
Y O U !Spanish Society
of AnalyticalChemistry
REPRESENT MY PERSONAL VIEW OFANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AFTER 45 YEARSOF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT
ARE BY NO MEANS INTENDED TO UNILATERALLYESTABLISH THE FUTURE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ARE FULLY OPEN TO ADAPTION ANDCHANGE FOR ENRICHMENT AND SHARINGBY THE ANALYTICAL COMMUNITY
THE CONTENTS OF THIS LECTURE (1)
DISAGREMENTCAN BE THE SOURCEOF CLARIFICATION, CONSENSUS AND
IMPROVEMENT
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
GO BEYOND
ARE MORE GENERAL (basic, philosophical) THAN SPECIFIC
MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR SOME OF US TO ACCEPT
THE CONTENTS OF THIS LECTURE (2) A simple “trends approach” The contents of 3 books and 30 papers on this topic I have published to date
RELY ON THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD “PARADIGM” (pattern, example) BY OED and WEBSTER’s Dictionaries
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
I N D E XINTRODUCTION1
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY2
DEFINITION3
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS4
NEW PARADIGMS5
FINAL REMARKS6
General
Specific
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
INTRODUCTION1WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY2
DEFINITION3
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS4
NEW PARADIGMS5
FINAL REMARKS6
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
I N T R O D U C T I O N
FEEDING
HYGIENE
TRANSPORT
SPORTS
DRESSING
CULTURENEW
TECHNOLOGIES
HEALTH
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
BUILDING
HOME
CHEMISTRY
Need to use reliable
(bio)chemical information
I N T R O D U C T I O N
ARE SOCIAL, HEALTHCARE, ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL ADVANCES POSSIBLE
WITHOUT RELIABLE (BIO)CHEMICAL INFORMATION TO MAKE GROUNDED,
TIMELY DECISIONS?
NO !
I N T R O D U C T I O N
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AS A CHEMICAL DISCIPLINE (1)
SYNTHESIS
ANALYSIS
THEORY
ANALYSIS IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF CHEMISTRY
LYING AT A CORNER OF THE BASIC TRIANGLE OF
CHEMISTRY
THE SIDES OF WHICH REPRESENT FRUITFUL
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE THREE CORNERS
C
I N T R O D U C T I O N
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AS A CHEMICAL DISCIPLINE (2)
APPLICATIONS
ANALYSIS CANNOT BE INCLUDED AMONG THE
APLICATIONS OF CHEMISTRY
IN FACT, THE TWO ARE CLEARLY DIFFERENT
SYNTHESIS
ANALYSIS
THEORYC
IN FACT, THIS TETRAHEDRON WOULD SHRINK TO VIRTUALLY A SINGLE POINT IF THE WATER-TIGHT COMPARTMENTS AMONG THE COMPONENTS OF CHEMISTRY WERE REDUCED TO A LARGE ENOUGH EXTENT
I N T R O D U C T I O N
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AS A CHEMICAL DISCIPLINE (3)
CHEMISTRYAT THE
INTERFACE
C
OTHER SCIENTIFICAND TECHNICAL
AREAS
APPLICATIONS
SYNTHESIS
ANALYSIS
THEORY
INTRODUCTION1
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
2
DEFINITION3
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS4
NEW PARADIGMS5
FINAL REMARKS6
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ARE THERE DIFFERENT CLASSES(first, second or even third) OF DISCIPLINES IN CHEMISTRY?
NO !BUT, RATHER FREQUENTLY, SOME ARE ATTACHED
MORE IMPORTANCE THAN OTHERS
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
IS ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRYA SECOND-CLASS DISCIPLINE
OF CHEMISTRY?
NO !BUT IT IS VERY OFTEN ATTACHED
LITTLE IMPORTANCE
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
RENOWNED DICTIONARIES FAIL TO INCLUDE THE ANALYTICAL FACET IN THEIR DEFINITIONS OF CHEMISTRY
OXFORDENGLISHDICTIONARY
DEFINITION OF “CHEMISTRY”
“That branch of science which deals with the several elemental substances, or forms of matter, of which all bodies are composed, the laws that regulate the combination of these elements in the formation of compound bodies, and the phenomena that accompany their exposure to diverse physical conditions”
WEBSTER’SENGLISHDICTIONARY
1. “A science that deals with the composition, structures, and properties of substances and of the transformations that they undergo”
2. “The composition and chemical properties of a substance (e.g. the chemistry or iron)”
3. “Chemical processes and phenomena (e.g. blood chemistry)”
SCOPE OF «ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY» journal DEFINED BY THE EDITORS IN A RECENT EDITORIAL (DOI: 10,1021/ acs.analchem5b02231)
WHERE IS THE
INFORMATION COMPONENT?
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
WHO ARE TO BLAME FOR THE DISTORTED IMAGE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
ANALYTICALCHEMISTS
CHEMISTS FROMOTHER DISCIPLINES
OTHERPROFESSIONALS
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WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
WHO TO BLAME FOR THE DISTORTED IMAGE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS1Many minimize the importance of Analytical Chemistry, perhaps because they have an underlying inferiority complex against other chemists
Few and inadequate efforts to change the image of Analytical Chemistry
Artificial approaches to analytical research
Wrong approaches to teaching Analytical Chemistry in graduate studies. As a result, young chemists have little appreciation of our discipline
Many analytical chemists think including “synthesis” and “chemical mechanisms” in their papers gives their work a “touch of class”
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTS FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES2Most think Analytical Chemistry is not a key discipline of Chemistry
Some powerful instrumental techniques are associated with other chemical disciplines (e.g. X-ray spectroscopy to Inorganic Chemistry and mass spectrometry to Organic Chemistry)
Probably, they have acquired a wrong picture of Analytical Chemistry from the very beginning owing to poor education in this discipline
Recent example: “Chemistry embraced by all”. Science, 2015, 347, 6227 (pp. 1079)
The financial cake of Chemistry should be shared with analytical chemists given the growing importance of their discipline
Sustained growth of the discipline is making funding for Analytical Chemistry research increasingly difficult to obtain. Meeting the growing demands may require producing a new money box to be filled with increasing amounts
Analytical chemists as competitors
WHO TO BLAME FOR THE DISTORTED IMAGE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
OTHER PROFESSIONALS3
Who minimize the importance of expertise in Analytical Chemistry because all instruments (or analysers) provide data in some form and such data can be acquired and interpreted by technicians without the need for specialist analysts
Who are unaware of• The need to assure that analytical information is
factual• The significance of R&D&I in Analytical Chemistry
to solve information-related (analytical) problems
WHO TO BLAME FOR THE DISTORTED IMAGE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
What is the contribution of the analytical chemist expertise in an interdisciplinary project, in industry or in public bodies?
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
AN ANALYTICAL CHEMIST IS A (HIGH-LEVEL) TECHNICIAN
W R O N G
SIMPLY DELIVERINGRAW DATA
BEING EXCLUDED FROMCONCLUSION-DRAWING AND
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DEFINITION AND ITSSUPPORTS/MILESTONES/PILLARS
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WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY2
INTRODUCTION1
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS4
NEW PARADIGMS5
FINAL REMARKS6
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
D E F I N I T I O N
SCHEMATIC DEFINITION OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (1)
DISCIPLINE IN CHARGEOF THE THIRD BASIC
COMPONENT OFCHEMISTRY
DISCIPLINE OF(BIO)CHEMICAL
MEASUREMENTSA C
PRODUCTION OF(BIO)CHEMICALINFORMATION
DISCIPLINE
(BIO)CHEMICALMETROLOGYDISCIPLINE
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D E F I N I T I O N
SCHEMATIC DEFINITION OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2)
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY IS:
A metrological discipline that…
develops (R&D), optimizes and applies measurement processes in order to…
obtain quality (bio)chemical information about objects and systems of natural/artificial nature in order to…
fulfill information needs (requirements) and facilitate grounded, timely decisions in scientific technological, economic and social areas.
strengthen analytical capabilities in general
D E F I N I T I O N
WHAT IS THE DISTINCT FEATURE THAT MAKES ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AN
INDEPENDENT, FIRST-CLASS DISCIPLINE OF CHEMISTRY?
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ISTHE (BIO)CHEMICAL INFORMATION
DISCIPLINE
THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN:- MY POLAR STAR, - MY GUIDE,- MY WAY, - THE PRINCIPAL ARGUMENT IN MY DEBATES WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
D E F I N I T I O N
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (1)
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2)
Objectives
A i m s
Metrologicalquality
Solving analyticalproblems
Highaccuracy
Lowuncertainty
Meeting informationrequirements
Contradiction
Magnifying Reducing
More Better
(Bio)chemicalinformation
Contradiction
LessRisks Materials
Costs TimeHuman resources
D E F I N I T I O N
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (2)
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (3)
ONE CRUCIAL ASPECT OFANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF:
METROLOGY
PROBLEMSOLVING
AIMS
MAGNIFYINGOBJECTIVES
REDUCINGOBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
D E F I N I T I O N
BASIC REFERENCES IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (1)
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (4)
Tangiblemeasurement
standards
Writtenstandards
(Bio)Chemicalinformationrequired to
make decisions
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Metrological quality Practical qualityIntegral
analyticalquality
D E F I N I T I O N
DATA – INFORMATION – KNOWLEDGE HIERARCHY
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (6)
RAWDATA
GENERIC MEANING
DIRECT INFORMATION-RELATED COMPONENTS
OF REALITY
DESCRIPTIONOF REALITY
ASSIMILATION ANDINTERPRETATION
OF REALITY.DECISION-MAKING
(BIO)CHEMICAL CONTEXT
SIGNALS FROM MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS
RESULTS OF(BIO)CHEMICAL
MESAUREMENT PROCESSESEXPRESSED AS REQUIRED
REPORTS THAT CONTEXTUALIZE THE
INFORMATION, JUSTIFYDECISIONS AND
THE FORMULATION OFHYPOTHESES AND
MECHANIMS
INFORMATION
KNOWLEDGE
compilationcalculations
interpretationprocess
creationof a newparadigm breaking
frontiers
IMAGINATION(Einstein)
CRISIS
D E F I N I T I O N
DATA – INFORMATION – KNOWLEDGE HIERARCHY
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (6 bis)
ASSIMILATION ANDINTERPRETATIONOF THE REALITY.
DECISION-MAKING
REPORTS THAT CONTEXTUALIZE THE
INFORMATION, JUSTIFYDECISIONS AND THE
FORMULATION OFHYPOTHESES AND
MECHANISMS
KNOWLEDGE
creationof new
paradigms
breakingtraditionalfrontiers
IMAGINATION(Einstein)
CRISIS
D E F I N I T I O N
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AT THE INTERFACE (1)
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (7)
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PHYS
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EXTERNAL INTERFACES
ANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
INTERNAL INTERFACES
PhysicalChemistry
OrganicChemistry
InorganicChemistry
ChemicalEngineering
AppliedChemistry
D E F I N I T I O N
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AT THE INTERFACE (2)
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (8)
ANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
ISO 17025:2005
ISO 26000:2010
OHSAS18001:2007
UNE-ISO 14001:2004
ISO9001:2008
D E F I N I T I O NMILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (9)
SEQUENTIAL APPROACHES TO R&D IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
TYPES
STEPS
R&D INANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
OBJECTIVES
TOOLS- Instruments- Devices- Reagents
BASICAPPROACHES
STRATEGIES
INCREMENT OFCAPABILITIES
OF ANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
BASIC RESEARCH APPLIED RESEARCHFirst step Second step
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(BIO)CHEMICAL INFORMATIONAND KNOWLEDGEMETHODS
SATISFACTION OFINFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
SOLVING ANALYTICAL PROBLEMS
D E F I N I T I O N
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ANALYTICAL R&D “PRODUCTS”AND THEIR USE IN PRACTICE
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (11)
PRODUCERS OFANALYTICAL
TOOLS
ROUTINE LABORATORYPROVIDING
(BIO)CHEMICALINFORMATION
CLIENTSREQUESTINGANALYTICAL
INFORMATION
R&D&IANALYTICALCHEMISTRYCENTERS
Instruments …Reagents …Extractiondevices …Others
TRANSFER OF ANALYTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY
D E F I N I T I O N
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (13)
“The impact on society at large and on health, industry, agrifood, the environment, etc., of the (bio)chemical knowledge derived from the analysis of objects and systems, whether natural or artificial”
Basicrequirements
of the (bio)chemicalknowledge
Reliable andsustainableproduction
Consistencywith reality
Raising nofalse expectations
Raising nofalse alarms
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OFANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY RELIES ON
SRACCONNOTATIONS
Internal
External
D E F I N I T I O N
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (15)
BETTER ORIENTED TEACHING OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (1)
THE IMAGE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY STRONGLY DEPENDS ON THE FIRST CONTACT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH THIS DISCIPLINE
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY CANNOT BE EXCLUSIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH “CALCULATIONS”, “IONIC EQUILIBRIA”, “TITRATIONS”, “GRAVIMETRY”, “INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES” WHILE ITS ACTUAL FOUNDATIONS OVERLOOKED
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH ITS - TRUE PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS,- PECULIARITIES, - AIMS/OBJECTIVES, - ROLE IN THE CONTEXT OF CHEMISTRY AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC
DISCIPLINES
D E F I N I T I O N
MILESTONES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (16)
BETTER ORIENTED TEACHING OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2)
MY PERSONAL PROPOSALS TO TEACH ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ARE AS FOLLOWS:a) A bottom-up approach to teaching Analytical Chemistry: from its foundations to
the description of methods and classical/instrumental techniques
b) A hierarchical approach to teaching analytical properties with emphasis on their complementary and contradictory relationships
c) To devote at the very beginning a chapter dealing with standards which are substantial to a measurement discipline
d) General rules to solve analytical (informative) problems using case studies
e) Introducing “Metrology in Chemistry” as a topic to be taught in the Analytical Chemistry curriculum
f) Establishing the framework for teaching “Social Responsibility in Analytical Sciences”
The obvious teaching innovations are based on the use of new technologies, but the most salient innovations are related to the principles of this discipline.
(ALMOST) OBSOLETEPARADIGMS
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WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY2
INTRODUCTION1
NEW PARADIGMS5
FINAL REMARKS6
DEFINITION3
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS (1)
Analytical Chemistry is a discipline that uses instruments to develop methods and finishes with data acquisition.
Little attention has been given to the contradictions between aims and between objectives.
Analytical Chemistry starts at the laboratory door and finishes at the printer/plotter.
The crucial reference of Analytical Chemistry, which is (bio)chemical information requirements, is often ignored.
Dealing with analytical properties in isolation.
Considering only a few types of (bio)chemical information.
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS (2)
Maximizing selectivity.
Emphasis on lowering detection/determination limits as far as possible.
Emphasizing negative connotations in reports (e.g. uncertainty intervals instead of confidence intervals in quantitative analyses or referring to false positives and negatives instead of delivering the proportion of correct responses in qualitative analyses).
The fact that threshold limits set by legislation or clients are rarely accompanied by the accepted level of uncertainty makes it difficult to make correct decisions.
Minimizing uncertainty.
Not always is the Olympic slogan “CITIUS,
ALTIUS, FORTIUS” applicable in Analytical
Chemistry.
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS (3)
R&D in Analytical Chemistry is mainly oriented to:
Little tradition in transferring analytical knowledge and technology to social and economic contexts.
Publishing papers in journals with as a high an impact factor as possible as the main driving force.
As in music, the production of slight variations on some well-known theme such as Ravel’s bolero.
Little permeability with trends in Science and Technology.
Finding applications for each new method after its development, mainly by using “easy” samples such as tap water.
The essentials of Analytical Chemistry are diluted or lost.
NEW PARADIGMS5
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY2
INTRODUCTION1
FINAL REMARKS6
DEFINITION3
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS4
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
N E W P A R A D I G M S
G E N E R A L
OVERALL APPROACHES
S P E C I F I C
PARTICULAR APPROACHES
S T R A T E G I E S
NEWPARADIGMATICAPPROACHES
TO ANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
N E W P A R A D I G M S
G E N E R A LParadigms relating to the overall orientation of present and future of Analytical Chemistry
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
AS THE(BIO)CHEMICALINFORMATION
DISCIPLINE AT THEINTERFACESWITH OTHER
SCIENTIFICAND TECHNICAL
AREAS
INDEPENDENT,EFFICIENT
R&D&I
TRANSFER OFKNOWLEDGE
ANDTECHNOLOGY
N E W P A R A D I G M S
S P E C I F I C (1)Particular paradigms derived from the general paradigms
AS THE (BIO)CHEMICALINFORMATION DISCIPLINE
AT THE INTERFACESWITH OTHER SCIENTIFICAND TECHNICAL AREASANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY
REQUIRED(BIO)CHEMICALINFORMATION
AS THIRD BASICREFERENCE
IN ANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
IT DELIVERSINFORMATION
AND KNOWLEDGE(NOT ONLY DATA)
QUALITYCOMPROMISES:CONTRADICTION
BETWEENAIMS AND
OBJECTIVES
POSITIVEAPPROACHESIN REPORTS
MANY TYPES OF(BIO)CHEMICALINFORMATION
CORRECTTEACHING OFANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
COOPERATIONWITH OTHERDISCIPLINES
OF CHEMISTRY
BREAKING THETRADITIONAL
FRONTIERS OFKNOWLEDGE
COOPERATIONWITH OTHER
SCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNICALDISCIPLINES
N E W P A R A D I G M S
S P E C I F I C (2)Particular paradigms derived from the general paradigms
INDEPENDENT, EFFICIENTRESEARCH
TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGEAND TECHNOLOGY
ANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
ANALYTICALINFORMATIONPROBLEMS ASMAIN ENGINESTO PROMOTEINNOVATION
FULL PERMEABILITYWITH TRENDS IN
SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY
TAKING INTOACCOUNT THETHIRD BASICREFERENCE
BY AVOIDINGTO BE JUST
A SOURE OF DATAIN COLLABORATIVE
RESEARCHPROJECTS
TRANSFER OFKNOWLEDGE TO:
- CLIENTS- ROUTINE LABORATORIES
INCREMENT OFTHE TRADITIONAL
TO TRANSFERANALYTICAL
KNOWLEDGE ANDTECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER OFTECHNOLOGY TO
THE PRODUCERS OFANALYTICAL TOOLS
FINAL REMARKS6
WRONG APPROACHES TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY2
INTRODUCTION1
NEW PARADIGMS5
DEFINITION3
(ALMOST) OBSOLETE PARADIGMS4
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
F I N A L R E M A R K S
THIS LECTURE IS BY NO MEANSINTENDED TO DELIVER A CATASTROPHIST VIEW
OF OUR DISCIPLINE
ITS STYLEIS SOMEWHATPROVOCATIVE
Sorry for that !!!
RATHER, IT ISINTENDED TO STIMULATE
THE DEEP CHANGESNEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY
SUPPORT TODAY’SAND TOMORROW’S
ANALYTICALCHEMISTRY
NEWTON’SCRADLE
F I N A L R E M A R K S
NEWTON’S CRADLE
QUO VADIS ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ?
STI
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OFA.C.
TOCHALLENGE
YOUNGANALYTICALCHEMISTS
CLOSED
INDIFFERENT
OPEN
F I N A L R E M A R K S
STRONG WINDS OF CHANGE INANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ARE
BEING CREATED BY DIFFERENCES INATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
BETWEEN ZONES OF HIGH PRESSURE(RIGHT FUTURE VISION) TO ZONES
OF LOW PRESSURE (OLD-FASHIONED,WRONG VISIONS) IN AN ATTEMPT
TO EQUALIZE PRESSURES
Three attitudes
F I N A L R E M A R K S
LET IT BE BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
The Beatles
Let it be,let it be.There will be an answer.Let it be.
Bob Dylan
The answer, my friend,is blowing in the wind.The answer is blowingin the wind
INDIFFERENT
The worstapproach
Keeping the classical approach Looking for a new futureCLOSED OPEN
F I N A L R E M A R K S
In summary, what I am proposing is to adopt an open attitude in support of a (new)
Analytical Chemistry true to the words of my long-admired Bob
Dylan’s song
F I N A L R E M A R K S
QUO VADIS,ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
Miguel ValcárcelUniversity of Córdoba
F I N A L R E M A R K S
The contents of this lecture is fully open for discussion, amendments, etc.
You can contact me by e-mail: [email protected]
NOBODY IS IN POSSESSION OF THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT ANYTHING
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY?
MIGUEL VALCÁRCELUniversity of Córdoba
2015DAC-EuCheMSAward
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR ATTENTION