The Environmental Chemistry Group

Our research

Our research is directed towards improved water quality and sustainable use of water. We develop early warning methodologies and new strategies for the identification of previously unknown chemical risks with a focus on water through prioritisation methodology and advanced mass spectrometry. Our laboratory (the POPs-lab) is dedicated to trace analysis of organic micropollutants in the environment.

The POPs lab

In our research laboratory (the POPs lab), we analyse (semi-)persistent organic pollutants, such as pharmaceuticals, highly fluorinated substances (PFAS) and emerging contaminants, using target and non-target mass spectrometry.

Environmental Chemistry Group

Seniors

• Professor Karin Wiberg, Division leader
• Professor Lutz Ahrens
• Assoc. Prof. Foon Yin Lai, senior lecturer
• Assoc. Prof. Oksana Golovko, researcher
• Dr. Alberto Celma Tirado, researcher
• Dr. Uzair Akbar Khan, researcher
• Dr. Alina Koch, researcher

Postdocs

• Dr. Georgios Niarchos, post-doc
• Dr. Javad Mottaghipisheh, post-doc
• Dr. Chen Xing, post-doc
• Dr. Rajneesh Gautam, post-doc

PhD students

• Harold Flores Quintana
• Oscar Liljeström
• Svante Rehnstam
• Sofia Lindblad
• Paul Löffler
• Stephanie Casey
• Patrick Wong
• Maximilian Tyka

Guest PhD students

• Tabea Mumberg, University of Gothenburg
• Nicola Messinger, Uppsala University
• Théo Paris, Université de Poitiers, France
• Jennifer Hooper, University of Washington, USA

Technical personnel

• Mia Lukaric, laboratory manager
• Ioannis Papachristopoulos, laboratory assistant
• Bent Speksnijder, research assistant
• Gabriella Dürebrandt, laboratory assistant

Guest researcher/post-docs

• Dr. Pablo Gago Ferrero, August T Larsson Guest Researcher, IDAEA-CSIC, Spain
• Dr. Aleksandra Skrobonja, University of Belgrade, Serbia

POP's Lab at LinkedIn