cooperation group "comprehensive molecular analytics"

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Head of the Cooperation Group

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Prof. Dr. Ralf Zimmermann

Dipl.-Chem.

Director

Professor and head of the Chair for Analytical Chemistry at the University of Rostock. Head of the cooperation group "Comprehensive Molecular Analytics" at Helmholtz Zentrum München and director of the Joint Mass Spectrometry Center. External director of the bifa Environmental Institute.

T 4048
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Group Members

NameSubjectContact
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Dr. Gülcin
Abbaszade
Dipl.-Chem.
Scientist

Development and validation of analytical methods for chemical particle characterization; quantification of health-relevant substances in ambient aerosol particles.

T 3734
F 3371

Dr. Arteaga Salas
M. Sc.
Scientist

T 4212
F 3371

Dr. Matthias Bente-von Frowein
M. Sc.
Scientist

Development, setup and support of different mass spectrometry based analytical instruments with different ionization techniques.

T 3958
F 3371

Constantin George Dragan
Dipl.-Ing.
PhD Student

Development, setup and construction of an experimental aerosol chamber. Making up and characterization of the physico-chemical behaviour of model aerosols in flow tube reactors and aerosol chambers. Aim of the research is the characterisation of dynamic aerosols generated from semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) and evaluation of their impact on various workplace aerosol samplers.

T 3740
F 3371

Michael
Elsasser
Dipl.-Chem.
PhD Student

Stationary and mobile measurement of aerosol with a high time resolved online aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) in ambient and smoke chamber assays for determination of wood combustion markers in ambient aerosol.

T 3740
F 3371 
 

Dr. Ernst Feicht
Dipl.-Ing. agr.
Scientist

Characterization of ambient aerosol at selected analytic stations using physical and chemical analysis with gas monitors, online particle counters, impactor sampling and filter sampling.T 2486
F 3371

Michael Fischer
Dipl.-Geoök.
PhD Student

Development and optimisation of a new technology for fast multidimensional chemical analysis of thermal processes, based on thermal analysis (TA), gas chromatographic methods (GC) and time of flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) with single-photon ionisation (SPI).

T 3740
F 3371

Thomas Gröger
Dipl.-Ing.
Scientist

Characterization of complex molecular matrices in health, environment and petro chemistry using high dimensional separation techniques based on the coupling of different chromatographic and mass spectrometric methods.

T 4554
F 3371

Beate Gruber
Dipl.-LMChem.
PhD Student

Development of analytical methods for determination of relevant substances in biological samples by means of GC/MS and HPLC. Breath gas analysis for the diagnosis of postpartum diabetes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus using comprehensive gas chromatography.

T 4239
F 3371

Evelyn Hübner
Dipl.-Ing.
Technical Assistant

Quantification of health-relevant substances in ambient aerosol of different origin using HPLC- and LC-MS/MS. Development of LC-MS/MS techniques for identification and quantification of oter relevant substances in different matrices.T 4525
F 3371

Dr. Gert Jakobi
Dipl.-Chem.
Scientist

Monitoring of organic and inorganic compounds in ambient air and deposition and experimental studies concerning their substance inputs in ecosystems. Monitoring of all relevant meteorological parameters. Main aim is the monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in ambient air and precipitation in the Alpine region, especially at high alpine altitudes.T 3145
F 3371

Maximilian Jennerwein
Food Chemist
PhD Student

GCxGC-TOFMS studies of various diesel fuels and petrochemical intermediates; derivation of properties and composition

T 4239
F 3371

Tel at ASG - Augsburg:
+49 - (0)8214 - 5042320

Erwin Karg
Dipl.-Met.
Scientist

Generation and characterization of aerosol particles; experimental aerosol research; ambient aerosol particles and human health.T 2847
F 3371

Dr. Manfred Kirchner
Dipl.-Met.
Scientist

Management of environmental studies and projects in Central Europe and the Mediterranean area. Monitoring of inorganic and organic compounds in am-bient air and deposition in the vicinity of roads and other sources and in remote areas. Investigations about the impacts of pollutants on ecosystems. Performance of climate change studies particularly in the Alpine region. Eval-uation of implement studies in the field of alternative mobility.T 4116
F 3371

Fengxia
Li

M. Sc.
PhD Student

Development and application of analytical methods for quantification of oxidized organic aerosol components in ambient particulate matter.T 3735
F 3371

Dr. Jutta Lintelmann
Dipl.-Chem.
Scientist

Quantification of health relevant substances in ambient aerosol of different origins using HPLC- and LC-MS/MS. Development of LC-MS/MS and coupled HPLC techniques for the determination of organic substances as well as for the characterization of complex matrices.T 4525
F 3371

Saray Ly-Verdu
M. Sc.
PhD Student

Metabolic characterization of different phases of type 2 diabetes by means of plasma and tissue samples of different mouse models. Integrative examination of the yielded dataset in relation with phenotypical and proteomic data of the same sample material.T 4239
F 3371

Dr. Jürgen Maguhn
Dipl.-Chem.
Scientist

Characterization of ambient aerosol by means of physical and chemical analysis using online particle counters, impactor sampling and aerosol mass spectrometry (AMS).T 4531
F 3371

Dr. Georg Matuschek
Dipl.-Chem.
Scientist

Development of methods for breath gas analysis and personal sampling techniques for organic-chemical characterization of ambient aerosol. Quantification of selected targets in model and ambient aerosol of different origin by means of GC/MS and DTD-GC/MS. T 2773
F 3371

Laarnie Mueller
M.Sc.
PhD Student

Characterization of emitted particles from ship diesel engine using HR-TOF-AMS and their effects on biological systems.

T 3740
F 3371

Jürgen Orasche
Dipl.-Ing.
PhD Student

Comparison and assessment of small and mid scale wood combustion appliances as a module for sustainable and renewable generation of energy. Investigations are done on analyses and characterization of organic tracers in emissions and their behaviour in the atmosphere. For this purpose an In-Situ Derivatization and Thermal Desorption (IDTD) method was developed as a front-end for GC-MS.T 3187/3735
F 3371

Markus Oster
Dipl.-Chem.
PhD Student

Detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on discrete aerosol particles from ambient air and determination of marker substances for source identification using laser mass spectrometryT 3740
F 3371

Raeed Megeed Qadir
M. Sc.
PhD Student

Development and application of analytical methods for investigation and characterization of organic constituents of ambient particulate matter (PM) related to health effects.T 2677
F 3371

Ahmed Reda
M. Sc.
PhD Student

Development and application of analytical methods for the investigation and characterization of reactive and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in emission and ambient aerosol samples.T 3735
F 3371

Dr. Patrick Richthammer
Dipl.-Biol.
Scientist

T 3281
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Dr. Mohammad Saraji-Bozorgzad
Dipl.-Phys.
Scientist

Development, set-up and support of different mass spectrometry based analytical devices with different ionization techniques.T 3958
F 3371

Marion Schäffer
M. Sc.
PhD Student

Development and optimization of separation and data analysis techniques for the comparative analysis of chemical signatures of illicit drugs and their precursors based on comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC-TOFMS).T 4239
F 3371

Dr. Jürgen Schnelle-Kreis
Dipl.-Chem.
Scientist

Examination of the impact of (ambient) aerosol on human health. Chemical characterization and source identification of aerosols.T 4605
F 3371

Sorana Scholtes
M. Sc.
Project Manager

T 4212
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HICE

Aimee
Sutherland

M.Sc. Chemistry and Polymer Science
PhD Student

Development and application of various offline and online coupling of multidimensional comprehensive analysis methods, such as Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography in conjunction with high frequency detection methods: Single Photo Ionization and Electron Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry detection. This should allow for the investigation of chemical signatures which are relevant for Fischer- Tropsch products, including fuel, coal tar and waxes.T 4239
F 3510

Benedikt Weggler
Dipl.-Chem.
PhD Student

Method development and optimization of a multi-dimensional method for the comprehensive characterization of aerosol particles, via coupling gas chromatographic methods (GC) with time of flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS).

T 4212
F 3371

Sebastian Wohlfahrt
M. Sc. Chem.
PhD Student

Development and optimisation of a new technology for fast multidimensional chemical analysis of thermal processes, based on thermal analysis (TA), gas chromatographic methods (GC) and time of flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) with single-photon ionisation (SPI).T 3740
F 3371

Xiao Wu
M. Medicine.
PhD Student

Quantification of health-relevant substances in ambient aerosol of different origin using HPLC- and LC-MS/MS. Development of LC-MS/MS techniques for investigating the impact of aerosols on biological systems.T 3169
F 3371

Annita Wüst
Technical Assistant

Routine measurements of selected target compounds in ambient samples. Sampling, sample preparation and GC/MS-measurements of selected target compounds for measurement campaigns. Support of GC/MS and DTD-GC/MS systems.T 2773
F 3371

Associated Consultants

Dr. George
A. Ferron

Physicist

Modelling of the deposition of hygroscopic particles in the respiratory tract of humans and rats. 

Dr. Konrad
L. Maier

Biochemist

Radicals in particles: oxidative and proteolytic mechanisms, induction of inflammatory reactions by aerosols.