Faculty & Staff

H. M. (Skip) Kingston

H. M. (Skip) Kingston, Professor of Chemistry at Duquesne University, received his B.S. degree in chemistry education, an M.S. degree in analytical chemistry from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry and environmental management from the American University. He was a supervisory research chemist and Project Manager of the Consortium on Automated Analytical Laboratory Systems (CAALS) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. During 1984 and 1985 he served as Congressional Science Fellow of the U.S. Congress House of Representatives, advising on environmental and science issues. His research interests include fundamental research in separation science, chromatography, microwave energy application, instrument development, standard reference materials development and certification, analytical and environmental test method development, and laboratory automation including expert systems and robotics. He has published widely in his field and holds several fundamental analytical patents.