Dr. Noriko Hata: Affiliate Associate Professor, Laboratory of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Department of Environmental Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Major of Earth, Life and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama.  Dr. Hata’s research papers include “In Situ Formation of a Relatively Transparent Ion-Associate Liquid Phase from an Aqueous Phase and Its Application to Microextraction/High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Fluorescence Detection of Bisphenol A in Water, Molecules 2023, 28, 7525”, and “Evaluation of an Ion-Associate Phase Formed In Situ from the Aqueous Phase by Adding Benzethonium Chloride and Sodium Ethylbenzenesulfonate for Microextraction, Appl. Chem. 2023, 3, 32”. Dr. Hata is a member of Japan Society of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Society of Japan, and Japan Association of Solvent Extraction.