Charles Lucy, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Analytical Chemistry Chemistry Education

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About

I am a Professor Emeritus in the UofA's world-class analytical chemistry program. My awards and recognitions include: the 2002 International Ion Chromatography Achievement Award; the 2007 Faculty of Science Innovation in Teaching Award; the 2008 Maxxam Award (now Ricardo Aroca Award) from the Canadian Society of Chemistry; the 2010 Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching; 3M National Teaching Fellow in 2012; Killam Annual Professor in 2014-2015; CIC Chemistry Education Award in 2017; Excellence in Teaching Award from the Interdepartmental Science Students' Society (ISSS) in 2019; the J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education from the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society in 2019; and being named to Analytical Scientist's Power List in 2023. 

My students have been equally successful, receiving: numerous NSERC and Alberta Innovates scholarships; American Chemical Society Analytical Division fellowships; and four Ryan/Harris Awards as the top analytical chemistry graduate student in Canada.

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Research

My past research was in the area of analytical separations with the objective to develop a fundamental physico-chemical understanding of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ion chromatography (IC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). My current interests focus on teaching analytical chemistry and on chemistry education. I am no longer accepting graduate students.

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Teaching

My teaching ranged from introductory chemistry to graduate courses in analytical separations, but most commonly focused on quantitative chemical analysis (CHEM 211 and 213). My goal for these courses is that students achieve an understanding of analytical error, and the care that it takes to make an accurate and appropriate measurement. I was a contributing author for the 9th edition (2016) of Daniel Harris's Quantitative Chemical Analysis textbook, and co-authored the 10th (2020) and 11th (2025) editions.

I am also very interested in professional development of chemistry students, and developed CHEM 300 Introduction to Industrial Chemistry, which has industrial speakers, tours of local industry, resume and interview skills development, and networking with local industrial chemists.

Instructors also learn by doing and sharing. Hence, I am actively involved in Chemical Education through IUPAC, the Canadian national conference, Pittcon, and other conferences.

 

Daniel C. Harris and Charles A. Lucy

W. H. Freeman; Macmillan Learning. 2025 June;

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Charles A. Lucy

Journal of Chemical Education. 2023 June; 100 (6):2418-2422 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01203

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Charles A. Lucy, Kate R. Ries and Zachary L. Mensinger

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2022 November; 414 (28):7943-7947 10.1007/s00216-022-04345-4

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Levi Garza, Michael Jones, Caley B. Craven, Charles A. Lucy, and Eric J. Davis

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2021 November; 413 (28):in press 10.1007/s00216-021-03681-1

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Charles A. Lucy

LCGC North America. 2020 August; 38 (38):456 & 468

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Daniel C. Harris and Charles A. Lucy

W. H. Freeman; Macmillan Learning. 2020 January;

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Charles A. Lucy

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2017 January; 409 (14):5185-5190 10.1007/s00216-022-04345-4