Ester Heath
Head of the Laboratory for Organic Analytical Chemistry, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
“Emerging Chemicals: A journey from source to environment”
Event: 22nd European meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC 22). Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Partner Organisation: Association of Chemistry and the Environment (ACE)
Date: 5-8 December 2022
Ester Heath has been employed at Jožef Stefan Institute since 1991. She earned her M.Sc. (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) in Chemistry – Environmental Organic Analysis from the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. She spent 15 months at the University of Plymouth, Plymouth in the UK and two years at McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Currently, Prof Heath is Head of the Laboratory for Organic Analytical Chemistry within the Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute and a full professor at the International Postgraduate School Jožef Stefan in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Professor Heath has been working in the field of organic analytical chemistry for over 30 years and has a broad experience in experimental work (sample preparation, quantitative and qualitative determination) and analyzing trace organic compounds and their metabolites/ transformation products using different analytical techniques (gas/liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry). Lately, she has been involved in studying the cycling of residues of contaminants of emerging concern in matrices related to the environment, food and health. Professor Heath is a Slovene representative of the European Chemical Societies’ Division of Chemistry and the Environment and an ESPR Editor.
