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Dr Victoria Samanidou is a Full Professor and Director of the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry in the School of Chemistry of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since 2022, she has held the position of Vice President of the School of Chemistry. Her research interests focus on the development of sample preparation methods using sorptive extraction prior to chromatographic analysis in accordance with green chemistry demands. Recently, she has been involved in the development of metric tools, with BAGI being the most widely adopted in the scientific community, being used in almost 900 methods.

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1) Complementing Greenness Evaluation in White Analytical Chemistry: The Roles of the Blue Applicability Grade Index for practicality evaluation 2) How Red Analytical Performance Index can be used to assess methods in terms of analytical performance: Theory and Applications

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Natalia Manousi is a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics of TU WIEN, Vienna, Austria. She received her PhD in Chemistry from the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the Department of Chemistry of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2022. Her current research interests include the development of green and sustainable microextraction methodologies combined with chromatographic and spectrometric techniques. To date, she has published more than 100 research articles and is among the leaders of the task force Green metrics of the Sample Preparation Study Group and Network of the European Chemical Society–Division of Analytical Chemistry.

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1) Meet “VIGI”: A New Survey-Based Metric to Assess Innovation in Analytical Chemistry Methods 2) Introducing “GLANCE”: A Graphical Layout Tool for Analytical Chemistry Evaluation

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Adrián is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Valladolid (Spain). His research focuses on the development and validation of novel analytical methodologies for the determination of target analytes in food and environmental matrices. He has worked extensively with bioactive compounds, alkaloids, plasticizers, and biogenic volatile organic compounds, with a background in the analysis of pesticide residues in bee products using chromatographic techniques (LC and GC-MS). Moreover, he specializes in integrating sustainability into analytical workflows through the design and application of assessment tools and metrics aligned with the principles of White Analytical Chemistry, aiming to promote greener and more practical methods. Throughout his career, he has established himself in the research community, having authored numerous publications, over 50 conference presentations, 2 book chapters, 1 patent, and delivering more than 30 science outreach activities, as well as having teaching experience and working on international collaborations. He is also an active reviewer and serves on the editorial boards of several high-impact journals. His contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, including the IMFAHE Excellence Scholarship, the EuChemS Young Chemists’ Award, and the National Youth Science Award. He was also selected to join the Nova Talent Network, which brings together the top 3% of young talent.