Durst, Richard A
Prof Emeritusresearch
research and scholarship focus
- Analytical techniques including electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and separation science
- Application of biological recognition (antibodies and nucleic acid probes) and liposome amplification strategies to the development of biosensing devices for extra-laboratory screening
- Automated immunoanalytical systems for laboratory-based analyses of clinical analytes, environmental pollutants and food contaminants
research areas
- biochemistry | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biological and environmental engineering | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biomedical sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biotechnology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- breast cancer | collaborative research area (CALS)
- environmental sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- food science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- microbiology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- nanobiotechnology | research concentration area (Engineering)
- new life sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pathogens | collaborative research area (CALS)
- plant pathology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- toxicology | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Rapid detection of peanut allergen in food | 2005 Impact statement
- Rapid detection of peanut allergen in food | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Biological and Environmental Engineering | graduate field
- Environmental Toxicology | graduate field
- Food Science and Technology | graduate field
- Risk Analysis, Communication and Policy | minor graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology (ICET) | research institute
teaching
teaches
- NS 7020 - Seminar in Toxicology (F 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- TOX 7020 - Seminar in Toxicology (F 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
service
current professional activities
- President of the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC) , 2009-2011.
background
educational background
- B.S., Chemistry, University of Rhode Island
- Ph.D, Analytical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
professional background
- Cornell University, 1990-present
- Assistant Professor, Pomona College, Boston College and the University of Maryland
- Research Chemist, Group Leader, Section Chief, and Deputy Director in the Center for Analytical Chemistry, National Institute of Standards & Technology
featured in
- Durst honored by inclusion in institute's portrait gallery | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Richard Durst to head Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
linked articles
Keywords: bioanalytical chemistry, biosensor, biowarfare agent detection., electroanalytical chemistry, environmental screening, food safety, liposomes, pathogenic organisms, toxic chemicals