Prof. Neal is an analytical chemist focusing on the development of multivariate spectroscopic and data analysis tools for investigating the dynamic interactions of small molecules with the complex fluids encountered in biological, environmental and clinical systems. Her articles in these areas have been published in journals such as Analytical Chemistry, the Journal of Physical Chemistry and Analytica Chimica Acta. She earned the B.S. in Chemistry at Spelman College and the Ph.D. in Chemistry at Emory University, both in Atlanta, GA. She conducted post-graduate research at the University of Washington and Naval Research Laboratory. Before moving to U of DE in 1998, she was an Assistant Professor at UC Riverside and Spelman College. She also worked as a staff chemist at The Coca-Cola Company prior to completing her graduate degree.