Andrew Ewing
Doctoral degree: Defended April 1, 1983, Analytical and Biological Chemistry, Indiana University,
Thesis title: Quantitative and Qualitative In Vivo Electrochemistry
Supervisor: Prof. R. Mark Wightman
Relevant postdoctoral work: 1983/84, Modified Microelectrodes, University of North Carolina,
Supervisor:Prof. Royce W. Murray
Qualification as Associate Professor: 1989
Present and previous positions and periods of appointment: 2010- Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Gothenburg
2011-2018 Chair (Professor), Analytical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology
2011-2016 Director, Joint Chalmers-GU Initiative for Bioanalytical Chemistr
2010-2012 Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Penn State University
2010- Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Penn State University
2007-2010 Marie Curie Chair, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg
2003-2010 Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State University
1999-2004 Head, Department of Chemistry, Penn State University
1999-2010 J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Natural Sciences, Penn State University
1996-2000 Co-Director, Neuroscience Option, Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program
1995-2003 Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Penn State University
1992-2010 Professor of Chemistry, Penn State University
1990-1995 Assistant Head of Department, Director of Graduate Education, Penn State
1984-1992 Assistant/Associate Professor, Penn State University
Research
Electrochemical, imaging with optical and mass spectrometry methods aimed at understanding the
chemistry of single nerve cells, single vesicles, stress granules, neural communication in cell networks
and in the Drosophila nervous system; and understanding interactions and communication between
organelles. Analytical chemistry methods at the micro- and nanoscale.
Teaching
Graduate classes: Bioanalytical electrochemistry, Spectroscopy and Mass spectrometry, Analytical
separations
Undergraduate classes: Analytical chemistry, Bioanalytical chemistry
Recent awards
Wallenberg Scholar, 2017-2023
European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, 2018
Ralph N Adams Award in Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2021
Wallenberg Scholar, 2024-2029
