2024 Recipients
Distinguished Researchers
Amadeo R. Fernández Alba
Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Almeria, Spain
"The impact of using reclaimed waters for greenhouse crop irrigation: microplastics, pesticides and emerging contaminants"
María Dolores Hernando Guil
Professor, Experimental Station for Arid Zones-CSIC, Universidad de Almería, Spain
"Quantification of nanoplastic uptake and distribution in the root, stem and leaves of the edible herb Lepidum sativum"
Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, UK
"Pharmaceuticals and emerging contaminants in the environment: estimating environmental and public health risks using water-based epidemiology"
Gianluca Li Puma
Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Loughborough University, UK
"Recent advances in the degradation of pharmaceuticals residues in macroscale and microscale photoreactors"
Claudia Mancusi
Analyst, ARPA Basilicata, Italy
"Determination of heavy metals carried out by applying the ICP-MS technique in surface waters intended for drinking water production and in drinking water - ARPA Basilicata controls"
Distinguished Researchers
Julian Campo
Desertification Research Centre, University of Valencia, Spain
"SPE and HPLC-HRMS/MS protocol for multi-residue analysis of chemicals from degraded polyester fibres"
Luigi Mondello
Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Messina, Italy
"Miniaturized and multidimensional chromatographic techniques coupled with mass spectrometry for food and water analysis"
Natalia Soares Quinete
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, USA
"Combining target and non-targeted approaches for PFAS characterization in recreational fisheries"
Young Researchers
Adriana Catarino
University of Évora, Portugal
“Pesticide water dynamics and prioritization: The first steps to improve water management strategies in irrigation hydro agricultural areas”
Florencia Jesús
University of Almeria, Spain
“Determination of highly polar anionic pesticides in foods using ion chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry”
Ana González-Ruiz
Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Spain
“Comprehensive Assessment of Endocrine Disruptors: Evaluating Hair, Blood, and Urine Matrices”
Yolanda Soriano
University of Valencia, Spain
“Suspected and non-targeted analysis of environmental contaminants in water and sediments of L’Albufera Natural Park using liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry”
Distinguished Researchers
Ana Rita Lado Ribeiro
University of Porto, Portugal
"Are we aware of the role of enantioselectivity in the environment?"
Lourdes Ramos Rivera
Institute of General Organic Chemistry, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
"Suspect and non-target screening of persistent organic pollutants in environmental samples by two-dimensional gas chromatography−time-of-flight mass spectrometry"
José Juan Santana Rodríguez
Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
"Organic UV filters as indicators of anthropogenic micropollution in insular ecosystems"
Young Researchers
Leonor R. Barroca
University of Porto, Portugal
“Removal of venlafaxine and diclofenac from drinking water using a Spirulina-based carbon bio-sorbent and a commercial adsorbent”
Alba Benito-Kaesbach
University of Alicante, Spain
“Understanding the degradation of bio-based polymers across contrasting marine environments”
Rocco Gasco
University of Geneva, Switzerland
“Diatom-derived extracellular polymeric substances affect silver nanoparticles fate in freshwater via eco-corona formation”
Matea Marelja
University of Geneva, Switzerland
“Fibrous microplastic influence on locomotory dynamics and entanglement in Thamnocephalus platyurus and Brachionus calyciflorus”
Laureen Mori-Bazzano
University of Geneva, Switzerland
“Understanding the composition of the plastic-associated microbial community in Lake Geneva under different seasonal and spatial conditions and evaluating the biodegradation potential”
Paula Pérez Diaz
University of Alicante, Spain
“Electrochemical recovery of chromium from tannery industrial wastewater”
Khanh Toan Vu
Aix-Marseille Université, France
“Occurrence and potential sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Red river sediments, from Hanoi to the rivermouth (Vietnam)”
Yongrong Zou
University Clermont Auvergne, France
“Unravelling UV-induced photochemical mechanisms for nano-polystyrene removal from water”
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