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Dr. Ingrid Fritsch is a Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arkansas, College of Arts & Sciences. She has pioneered the field of redox-magnetohydrodynamic microfluidics and developed multifunctional miniaturized analytical devices and sensors, including protein and DNA-hybridization microarrays interfaced to electrochemical detection. Her work is critical for developing portable devices for environmental and point-of-care chemical analysis.
Education:
- B.S. in Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
- Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Fritsch's research focuses on the development of multifunctional, miniaturized analytical devices with integrated components on a single substrate. She pioneered the field of redox-magnetohydrodynamic (R-MHD) microfluidics, which applies astrophysical plasma principles to analytical chemistry. Her innovative approach enables picoliter-scale stirring, solution movement across chips for processing, and solvent forcing through channels for mixture separations. Her work spans ultrasmall volume analysis, novel microelectrode geometries, neurotransmitter differentiation via electrochemical methods, and interfacing micro/nano-scale electrochemistry with immunoassays and DNA-hybridization assays.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals strong continuity in her research focus on redox-magnetohydrodynamics, with increasing sophistication in applications to biological systems, nanoparticle characterization, and neural analysis. Her group has expanded from fundamental fluid manipulation to specialized applications in neurotransmitter detection, cytometry, and bioelectronic interfaces.
Scientific Awards:
- Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry Young Investigator Award (1997)
- National Science Foundation Career Award
- NSF Special Creativity Extension
- American Chemical Society Chemistry Ambassador (2013-2015)
- Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2014)
- University of Arkansas Golden Tusk Award (2015)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2015)
- University of Arkansas Alumni Distinguished Faculty Award in Research (2016)
Dr. Fritsch has secured significant research funding including an NSF Career Award and Special Creativity Extension. She has co-founded two startup companies and holds ten issued U.S. patents, demonstrating strong translational impact. Her teaching spans undergraduate and graduate levels, with extensive outreach to middle and high school students. She has taught courses ranging from Chemistry I for Majors to specialized graduate courses in Electrochemical Methods of Analysis and Energy Conversion and Storage.
Her research group investigates chemistry at ultrasmall volumes with materials having ultrasmall features, developing innovative approaches to solution movement for automated sequential reactions. They have made seminal contributions to redox-magnetohydrodynamics, creating methods for picoliter-scale stirring and channel-free fluid manipulation within microfluidic devices.
