Grant

Grant 2023

Distinguished Researcher Grant

Francesca Scandellari, U-Series S.R.L., Bologna, Italy

"The signal of water: stable isotopes from rain to table"

Horacio Heinzen, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de la Republica de Uruguay

"Chemical safety of freshwater for human consumption and aquatic life which also is food"

Young Researcher Grants

Kyriaki Anagnostopoulou, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

“HRMS strategies for the target analysis and suspect screening of persistent and mobile substances in drinking, ground and surface water of Greece”

Monica Sanchez Parra, Department of Chemistry, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

“Incidence of nitrate contamination and origin in two water systems of southern Spain”

Young Researcher Grants

Ana Sofia Moreira Seabra Fernandes, LEPABE, University of Porto, Portugal

“GreenFrame: Advancing eco-friendly wastewater treatment with a cellulose scaffold”

Marta Filipa da Silva Redondo, LEPABE, University of Porto, Portugal

“GreenFrame: Advancing eco-friendly wastewater treatment with a cellulose scaffold”

Ana Rosa Moreira da Silva, LEPABE, University of Porto, Portugal

“GreenFrame: Advancing eco-friendly wastewater treatment with a cellulose scaffold”

Distinguished Researcher Grant

Kwang-Ho Choo, Professor of Environmental Engineering & Director of the Advanced Institute of Water Industry, Kyungpook National University, South Korea

"Bacterial battle: Unleashing nature's mediators to combat biofouling"

Md Ataul Gani Gani, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

"Changes in geomorphic units alter nitrogen fixation in a large lowland tropical river"

Othman Almashaqbeh, Royal Scientific Society, Knowledge, Amman-al Jubaiha, Jordan

"Testing a pilot-scale of constructed wetlands for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment using Jordanian zeolitic tuff"

Young Researcher Grants

Fatema Khamis, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates

“Development of pH-responsive adsorptive ultrafiltration membrane for the treatment of heavy metals from aqueous solution”

Ana Rita Pereira, University of Porto, Portugal

“Effects of parabens exposure on drinking water bacteria”

Distinguished Researcher Grant

Sébastien Sauvé, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada

"PFAS – where are we now?"

Distinguished Researcher Grant

Teresa Rocha-Santos, Department of Chemistry & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Portugal

"Physiochemical interactions of microplastics and pharmaceutical residues"

Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece

"WBE of pharmaceuticals dreing COVID-19 using targeted and non-targeted approaches"

Paola Verlicchi, Associate Professor of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering at the Department of Engineering of the University of Ferrara, Italy

"Reclaimed wastewater:treatments and risk assessment"

Young Researcher Grant

Rocío Inés Bonansea, Faculty of Chemical Science, National University of Córdoba (UNC), Argentina

"Estimation of anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs consumption in low-medium-high income neighborhoods by wastewater analysis"

Rodrigo Braz Carneiro, São Carlos Institute of Chemistry (IQSC), University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil

"Biotransformation products of pharmaceuticals compounds in a two-phase (acidogenic-methanogenic) anaerobic bioreactor"

Valentina Guimarães da Silva, University of Aveiro, Portugal

"TiO2/Carbon Dots nanocomposites: Solar driven photocatalysts for the removal of antibiotics from aquaculture effluents"

Distinguished Researcher Grant

John. P. Giesy, Department of Biomedical Veterinary Sciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

"Anthropogenic and naturally occuring brominated compounds"

Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemistry, Greece

"Arsenic contamination of groundwater and novel approaches for its removal"

Grant 2022

Distinguished Researcher Grant

Diana Aga, research professor in Environmental Analytical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

"Pharmaceutical monitoring paired with RNA detection in wastewater for early-warning of community viral outbreaks"

Young Researcher Grants

Cátia Vilas Boas, Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Porto, Portugal

“Impact of a new antifouling agent in human retinal cells lipidome using Liquid chromatography-quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF/MS)”

Rubén Gil Solsona, Researcher at IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

“The chemical exposome in brain cancer: An exploratory study with links to waste water-based epidemiology”

Gabriela Castro Varela, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

“Occurrence and removal of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in sludge from Norwegian wastewater treatment plants through dry pyrolysis”

Distinguished Researcher Grant

Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

"Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, and other organic micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants: A perspective on sewage epidemiology"

Alistair Boxall, Professor in Environmental Science, University of York, UK

"New developments in modelling approaches for understanding the risks of pharmaceuticals in the environment"

Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Associate Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director of Nireas International Water Research Center at the University of Cyprus

"On the fate of antimicrobial resistance during urban wastewater treatment and reuse"

Distinguished Researcher Grant

Silvia Lacorte, Vice-Director, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Barcelona, Spain

"Soils, a sink for legacy and emerging pollutants: Impacts in natural areas"

Ester Heath, Head of the Laboratory for Organic Analytical Chemistry, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

"Emerging Chemicals: A journey from source to environment"

Young Researcher Grants

	Vítor Pereira, University of Porto, Portugal “New reactor approach for low-temperature catalytic methane decomposition”
	Lydia Niemi, University of Highlands and Islands, UK “Innovative data visualisation tool to aid addressing pharmaceutical pollution in the Scottish water environment”
	Urška Šunta, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia “Leaching of insecticides in soil amended with microalgal biomass: the effect of microplastics in the soil”
	Alejandra Vargas, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain “Metal-organic framework coated portable 3D-printed paddle stirrer for eExtraction of chlorophenols, p-nitrophenol and bisphenol A in biodigester and wastewater samples”
	Miha Ravbar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia “Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using a Japanese knotweed root extract”
	Luis Alves, University of Porto, Portugal “The role of Ni film structure on catalytic methane decomposition”
	Manuel-Thomas Valdivia, University of Highlands and Islands, UK “At-source hospital wastewater treatment to eliminate harmful pharmaceuticals: A novel approach using UV-LED activated photocatalytic nanomaterials”
	Daniela Pereira, University of Porto, Portugal “Potential of nature-inspired prenylated flavonoids as a sustainable alternative to commercial biocides against marine biofouling”

Grant 2021

Young Researcher Grants

Eleni Keliri, PhD Student in the Water Treatment Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology

“Automated In-Situ Cyanotoxin Assessment Toolbox for Real-Time Surface Water Monitoring (CYANOBOX)”

Inês Bezerra Gomes, Junior Researcher in the Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, in University of Porto, Portugal

“Are emerging contaminants affecting drinking water microbial biofilms?”

Distinguished Researcher Grant

Diana Aga, research professor in Environmental Analytical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

"Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Revealing New Chemical Forms Through High Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Complementary Techniques"

Young Researcher Grants

	Olga Gómez Navarro, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain “Determination of pharmaceuticals in intermittent rivers in Spain using three data acquisition modes on Q-Exactive Orbitrap-MS”
	Lahiruni Halwatura, Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA “Identification of wastewater-based unknown contaminants of emerging concern via in silico methods for non-targeted screening approaches”
	Xuerong Li, Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment, Florida International University, USA “Comprehensive assessment of PFAS on their occurrence, composition, spatial distribution, and seasonal variation in drinking and surface water in South Florida environments”
	Lan Liu, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Canada “Simultaneous targeted and suspect screening of contaminants in the spawning grounds of the endangered Copper Redhorse fish”
	Diana Manjarrés-López, ENFOCHEM, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain “Presence of pollutants of emerging concern in invasive and autochthonous species from l`Albufera Natural Park (Spain) by LC-HRMS/MS Q-Exactive Orbitrap”

Distinguished Researcher Grants

	Anne-Marie Delort, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, Université Cleront Auvergne, Aubierre, France "The cloud microbiota – Microorganisms-H2O2 interactions"
	Walter Gössler, Institut für Chemie, Universität Graz, Austria "A closer look at the elemental composition of macrofungi, with a focus on arsenic"
	Albert Lebedev, Department of Organic Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia "Mechanisms of formation of disinfection by-products in water treatment"
	Tatjana Ćirković-Veličković, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia Emerging food contaminants"

Young Researcher Grants

	Luisa Bellanova, RWTH Aachen University, Germany “Environmental compartments (atmosphere, soil, marine and surface water) with focus on monitoring and processes”
	Elena A. Detenchuk, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Russia “Transformation of body care products under the influence of chlorinating agents”
	Konstantin B. Ilijević, Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade University, Serbia “Bioelements and non-essential elements in honeybees and their hemolymph, larvae, pupae, honey, wax, propolis and bee bread”
	Tatjana Mijošek, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia “Multibiomarker responses in the liver of the northern pike (E. lucius) from the Mrežnica River as an indication of water contamination”
	Urszula Ryszko, Łukasiewicz Research Network-New Chemical Syntheses Institute, Lublin, Poland “Speciation analysis of chromium in mineral fertilizers”
	Francisco Sánchez Soberón, PhD Researcher in Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, University fo Porto, Portugal “Mass balance of volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs) in different WWTPs methanogenic digesters”
	George Taxeidis, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece “Discovery of novel polyesterases capable of degrading a variety of synthetic polyesters”
	Nikola Zdolšek, “Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia “Aqueous multivalent-ions electrolyte for electrochemical supercapacitators: Boosting electrochemical performances”

Grant

Grant 2023

Francesca Scandellari, U-Series S.R.L., Bologna, Italy

Horacio Heinzen, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de la Republica de Uruguay

Kyriaki Anagnostopoulou, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Monica Sanchez Parra, Department of Chemistry, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

Ana Sofia Moreira Seabra Fernandes, LEPABE, University of Porto, Portugal

Marta Filipa da Silva Redondo, LEPABE, University of Porto, Portugal

Ana Rosa Moreira da Silva, LEPABE, University of Porto, Portugal

Kwang-Ho Choo, Professor of Environmental Engineering & Director of the Advanced Institute of Water Industry, Kyungpook National University, South Korea

Md Ataul Gani Gani, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Othman Almashaqbeh, Royal Scientific Society, Knowledge, Amman-al Jubaiha, Jordan

Fatema Khamis, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates

Ana Rita Pereira, University of Porto, Portugal

Sébastien Sauvé, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada

Teresa Rocha-Santos, Department of Chemistry & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece

Paola Verlicchi, Associate Professor of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering at the Department of Engineering of the University of Ferrara, Italy

Rocío Inés Bonansea, Faculty of Chemical Science, National University of Córdoba (UNC), Argentina

Rodrigo Braz Carneiro, São Carlos Institute of Chemistry (IQSC), University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil

Valentina Guimarães da Silva, University of Aveiro, Portugal

John. P. Giesy, Department of Biomedical Veterinary Sciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemistry, Greece

Grant 2022

Diana Aga, research professor in Environmental Analytical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

Cátia Vilas Boas, Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Porto, Portugal

Rubén Gil Solsona, Researcher at IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

Gabriela Castro Varela, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

Alistair Boxall, Professor in Environmental Science, University of York, UK

Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Associate Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director of Nireas International Water Research Center at the University of Cyprus

Silvia Lacorte, Vice-Director, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Barcelona, Spain

Ester Heath, Head of the Laboratory for Organic Analytical Chemistry, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Vítor Pereira, University of Porto, Portugal

Lydia Niemi, University of Highlands and Islands, UK

Urška Šunta, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Alejandra Vargas, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

Miha Ravbar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Luis Alves, University of Porto, Portugal

Manuel-Thomas Valdivia, University of Highlands and Islands, UK

Daniela Pereira, University of Porto, Portugal

Grant 2021

Eleni Keliri, PhD Student in the Water Treatment Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology

Inês Bezerra Gomes, Junior Researcher in the Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, in University of Porto, Portugal

Diana Aga, research professor in Environmental Analytical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

Olga Gómez Navarro, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

Lahiruni Halwatura, Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

Xuerong Li, Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment, Florida International University, USA

Lan Liu, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

Diana Manjarrés-López, ENFOCHEM, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

Anne-Marie Delort, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, Université Cleront Auvergne, Aubierre, France

Walter Gössler, Institut für Chemie, Universität Graz, Austria

Albert Lebedev, Department of Organic Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Tatjana Ćirković-Veličković, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Luisa Bellanova, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Elena A. Detenchuk, Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Russia

Konstantin B. Ilijević, Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade University, Serbia

Tatjana Mijošek, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

Urszula Ryszko, Łukasiewicz Research Network-New Chemical Syntheses Institute, Lublin, Poland

Francisco Sánchez Soberón, PhD Researcher in Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, University fo Porto, Portugal

George Taxeidis, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece

Nikola Zdolšek, “Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia

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