Halbach, Katharina - Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research

Katharina Halbach

PhD Student

Katharina joined our department for her PhD in September 2016. She investigates the spatial distribution of chemicals in zebrafish embryos as part of the integrated project Exposom at the UFZ. Personal research focus is the application of imaging techniques such as LA-ICP-MS and MALDI-FT-ICR-MS.

Curriculum Vitae

Since Sept. 2016	PhD Student at the Department Analytical chemistry at the UFZ
Aug. 2014 - June 2016	Master of Science in Environmental Chemistry, NTNU Trondheim, Norway Master’s thesis: “Study of mercury and selected trace elements in soil in the Norwegian Arctic, Svalbard”
Jan. – May 2015	Exchange semester at the University Centre in Svalbard, Norway
Oct. 2013 – July 2014	Studies in Biology, RWTH Aachen University Successful completion of several courses in fundamental biolo-gy and the specialization “Environmental Sciences”
Oct. 2010 – Sept. 2013	Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University Bachelor thesis: “Synthesis of multifunctional ligands for gold nanoparticles”