Craig E. Lunte is Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry and Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas. He is Chair of the Chemistry Department. Dr. Lunte is a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and was a Science Foundation Ireland Walton Fellow. He has mentored over 40 graduate students, over 60 undergraduate researchers, and 17 postdoctoral associates. Professor Lunte has been awarded the AAPS Research Achievement Award in Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality. He has also been awarded the Self Graduate Fellowship Program Mentor Achievement Award and the John C. Wright Graduate Mentor Award. His research centers on development of microdialysis sampling for biomedical studies, the development of capillary electrophoresis techniques, and new methods of electrochemical detection for microcolumn separations. Some current projects include studies of seizure induced oxidative stress, evaluation of anticancer drug neurochemical effects, and the PK/PD of potential new drug compounds.