Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty

Carl A. Anderson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences 448 Mellon T 412.396.1102 F 412.396.4660 andersonca@duq.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D. (Analytical Chemistry) University of Texas at Austin
B.S. (Chemistry) California State University, Fullerton

Carl A. Anderson joined the Duquesne University faculty in 2002 as an assistant professor of pharmaceutical science. He is a member of the Duquesne University Center for Pharmaceutical Technology (DCPT). His current focus is on building and leading a research group to explore new and existing analytical technologies and demonstrate their relevance to process analytical technology (PAT) applications. In addition to exploring PAT tools, his group uses these tools to enhance the understanding of the chemistry and physics of pharmaceutical technology. After completing his graduate work at the University of Texas at Austin in 1995, he spent seven years working for the three different incarnations of the pharmaceutical company that became known as Aventis Pharmaceuticals. While there, he led the team that developed, validated, and implemented Aventiso first PAT based analytical methods. He served on the executive committee of the NIR Validation Working Group (NIRVWoG) that authored the revisions to USP.

Research Program

• PAT tools
• Developing the science-based methodologies for validating the use of PAT tools in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Application of analytical sensors for the enhanced understanding of the chemistry and physics of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Exploring new unit-operations and whole system applications of PAT.
• Developing methods and systems applicable to continuous manufacturing processes for pharmaceutical products.
• Chemical imaging
• Utilizing NIR chemical imaging as a tool for understanding measurements made by conventional diffuse reflectance NIR methods.
• Exploring the capabilities of NIR microscopy, including performance assessment of chemical imaging systems, qualification for use in a regulatory environment and data analysis of hyperspectral data sets.
• Development of methods employing NIR microscopy for use in formulation development of solids.
• Laboratory personnel
• Graduate students in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Motivated undergraduate students (bachelor and Pharm.D.) seeking a research experience.

Professional Affiliations

• Rho Chi
• AAPS

Graduate Students Potential students interested in working with Dr. Andersonos research group should send email, call, or write to:

Dr. Carl A. Anderson, Ph.D.
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Students with backgrounds in pharmacy, chemistry, engineering, physics, and computer science and an interest in pharmaceutical processes are ideally suited to pursue graduate studies in pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical analysis.