P-LEACH postdoc cohort

Dr. Mara Römerscheid
Dr. Mara Römerscheid

Project #1.1

Dr. Mara Römerscheid Contact expertise: organic environmental chemistry; role(s): weathering of plastics in water and investigation of leaching kinetics in diverse matrices (fresh water, sea water, artificial gut fluid), target analysis of additives in environmental matrices and biota

Dr. Eric Carmona Martínez
Dr. Eric Carmona Martínez

Project #1.2

Dr. Eric Carmona Martínez Contact expertise: organic environmental chemistry; role(s): weathering of plastics in water and investigation of leaching kinetics in diverse matrices (fresh water, sea water, artificial gut fluid), target analysis of additives in environmental matrices and biota

Dr. Stefan Lips
Dr. Stefan Lips

Project #2

Dr. Stefan Lips Contact - expertise: ecotoxicology of environmental microbial communities; role(s): testing of plastic-associated chemicals and their mixtures on microbial functions and primary consumers at simplified exposure conditions to complex microsm approaches

Dr. Yaqing Duan
Dr. Yaqing Duan

Project #3

Dr. Yaqing Duan Contact - expertise: polymer science; role(s): investigation and quantification micro-, submicron- and nano-plastic emissions from plastics weathered in different water environments (fresh water, sea water). Characterize and analyze surface modifications of weathered polymers.

Dr. Spela Korez
Dr. Spela Korez

Project #4.1

Dr. Špela Korez - expertise: ecotoxicology; role(s): Bioenergetic studies in marine and riverine benthic invertebrates (snails, mussels) challenged by plastic pollution and related chemicals; experiments to identify limits and mechanisms of stress tolerance on account of analysis of energy budget and oxidative stress.

Dr. Daria Bedulina
Dr. Daria Bedulina

Project #4.2

Dr. Daria Bedulina Contact - expertise: ecotoxicology, molecular ecology, ecophysiology; role(s): ecotoxicological and ecophysiological assessment of plastic leachates' effect on invertebrates (mollusks).

Dr. Frank Menger
Dr. Frank Menger

Project #5

Dr. Frank Menger Contact expertise: organic environmental chemistry; role(s): target analysis and non-target screening using LC- and GC-(HR)MS for the characterization of the water phase and the identification of unknown plastic-leaching chemicals (e.g. UV-degradation products).

Dr. Lars Hildebrandt
Dr. Lars Hildebrandt

Project #6.1

Dr. Lars Hildebrandt Contact expertise: analytical chemistry, micro- and nanoplastic analysis; trace and heavy metal analysis; role(s): ICP-MS/MS (hyphenated to laser ablation or GC) analysis of leachates, leached plastics and biota (exposed and not exposed to plastic-related chemicals or particles).

Dr. Ole Klein
Dr. Ole Klein

Project #6.2

Dr. Ole Klein Contact expertise: analytical chemistry, micro- and nanoplastic analysis; trace and heavy metal analysis; role(s): ICP-MS/MS (hyphenated to laser ablation or GC) analysis of leachates, leached plastics and biota (exposed and not exposed to plastic-related chemicals or particles).

Dr. Deedar Nabi
Dr. Deedar Nabi

Project #7

Dr. Deedar Nabi Contact expertise: organic environmental chemistry; role(s): modeling and measurement of fate, transport and toxicity behavior of polymer additives and environmental pollutants released from plastic materials.