Team

Principal Investigator

Univ. Prof. Dr. Stephan Hann 
Department of Chemistry
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna
Austria
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5045-7293
Research topics: design of novel analytical strategies in mass spectrometry; metabolomics; elemental ultra-trace analysis and speciation; method validation; uncertainty of measurement

Senior Scientists

Dr. David Cocovi-Solberg 
Lise Meitner fellow
Department of Chemistry
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna
Austria
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5068-7865
Research topics:
Miniturization and automatization in Analytical Chemistry

Mag.^a Dr.ⁱⁿ Lisa Fischer
Department of Chemistry
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna
Austria
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6538-8104
Research topics:
ICP-MS, elemental ultra-trace analysis of surface water, ultra-trace speciation analysis

Ass. Prof. Dr.ⁱⁿ nat.techn. Teresa Steininger-Mairinger MMSc.
Department of Chemistry
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna
Austria
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-1529
Research topics:
Development of analytical strategies to establish mass spectrometric fingerprints in the context of food and water research

Dipl. Ing.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿ Anastassiya Tchaikovsky
Department of Chemistry
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna
Austria
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7811-3019
Resarch topics:
Elemental and isotopic analysis using (multi collector) inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Dr.ⁱⁿ Christina Troyer
Department of Chemistry
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna
Austria
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-7532
Research topics:
GC-MS based metabolomics

Associated Senior Scientists

Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Andreas Zitek MSc. 
COMET Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation (FFoQSI)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8555-7593
Research topics:
Authenticity and quality of food by ICP-MS and NIR spectroscopy including hyperspectral imaging

Dipl.-Ing.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿ Zora Jandric 
COMET Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation (FFoQSI)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2327-6531
Research topics:
LC-MS based analysis and data evaluation in metabolomics and food authenticity

Technicians

Ing. Andreas Brandstätter
ICP-MS and LC-ICP-MS analysis, sample preparation

Oksana Mekh
LC-MS analysis, sample preparation

Philipp Tondl
GC-QTOFMS and GC-MS/MS analysis, sample preparation

PhD Students

Alexandra Bennett, MSc.
Thesis topic: Below ground crop/weed interaction (with Priv.-Doz. Dr. Markus Puschenreiter, Institute of Soil Research)

Sabrina Cramer, MSc.
Thesis topic: Mass Spectrometry for Microscale Perfusion Fementation (with Tim Causon)

Dipl.-Ing. Claudia Hledik
Thesis topic: Method development for the removal of environmentally relevant substances in water-based samples (with Ao.Univ. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Maria Fürhacker, Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control)

Michael Santangeli, MSc.
Thesis topic: New insights into ecologically significant root exudation sampling (with Dipl.-Ing.in Dr.in Eva Oburger, Institute of Soil Research)

Pegah Mousazadeh Fazeli, MSc.
Thesis topic: TBC

Thai Ha Anh, MSc.
Thesis topic: Development of mass spectrometry-based methods for the assessment of bioremediation of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) (with Ass. Prof. Dr.in nat.techn. Teresa Steininger-Mairinger MMSc.)

Apprentice

Aleksandra Tyl