Handbook of Isolation and Characterization of Impurities in Pharmaceuticals: Volume 5

Satinder Ahuja is a leading expert on water quality improvement. He earned his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He worked for Novartis Corp. in various leadership positions for over 25 years and taught as an adjunct professor at Pace University for over 10 years. As president of Ahuja Consulting, he advises on water quality issues relating to chemicals and pharmaceuticals. A member of the executive committee of the Rivers of the World Foundation (ROW), Dr. Ahuja has organized numerous global symposia on improving water quality, including presentations for the American Chemical Society and UNESCO. Dr. Ahuja has published numerous papers and more than 25 books. His latest books are Contaminants in Our Water (ACS, 2020); Evaluating Water Quality to Prevent Future Disasters (Elsevier, 2019); Advances in Water Purification Techniques (Elsevier, 2019); and Chemistry and Water (Elsevier, 2017). Dr. Karen Mills Alsante is a Senior Research Investigator in the Analytical Research & Development Department at Pfizer Groton Central Research. She worked as a Development Scientist in Groton Quality Operations for 3 years before moving to her current position in the Analytical Research & Development department in 1997. Over the past five years, Karen has established a Degredation Technology Group with the mission of gaining a better understanding of the chemical and physical stability of Pfizer drug substances and drug products at an earlier stage of the drug development process.