Projects

In one of the proposed Gen IV nuclear reactor designs, lead-bismuth eutectic is being considered as the primary coolant. The goal of this PhD project is to develop analytical methods to determine impurities and corrosion products in this particular coolant in addition to developing analytical methods to analyze new, spent and experimental nuclear fuels.

The quality of drugs is an important aspect in the framework of public health. However, developing countries like Ethiopia face regularly fraudulent practices and together with a lack of resources and well trained analysts, good quality drugs can not be guaranteed. Consequently, more control is necessary. This requires the availability of (relatively) affordable analytical methods. Since these are not always available, this project will ...

The quality of drugs is an important aspect in the framework of public health. However, developing countries like Ethiopia face regularly fraudulent practices and together with a lack of resources and well trained analysts, good quality drugs can not be guaranteed. Consequently, more control is necessary. This requires the availability of (relatively) affordable analytical methods. Since these are not always available, this project will ...

In hospital pharmacies, several pharmaceutical formulations are prepared on a relatively large scale. So, they can be considered as semi-industrial. However, they are not controlled like industrially prepared drugs because they are often quite specific and proper methods are lacking.

Another issue concerns the stability. Although for some of these products stability data can be found in literature, these are not always ...

This project aims at the development of analytical methods, mainly on the basis of laser ablation – ICP-mass spectrometry, for the quasi non-destructive elemental and isotopic analysis of archaeological materials (without preceding digestion). Prehistoric rock paintings, pre-Roman and medieval ceramics and Roman coins, all originating from Spain, serve as target artifacts. The interpretation of the results thus obtained will be carried out in ...

This project focuses on the development of advanced analytical techniques for the sampling and detection of organic compounds, including PFAS, natural organic matter (NOM), and proteins. Our goal is to establish new methods that are more accurate, faster, and/or innovative. By combining novel sampling techniques (e.g., aerosols and PFAS) with enhanced detection methods such as mass spectrometry and spectroscopy, we aim to lower detection ...

Micro-XRF spectroscopy, using synchrotron or conventional X-ray source based excitation, is a well-established non-destructive, microanalytical method, providing information on the elemental distributions in the probed sample. When three dimensional spatially resolved information is of interest, often a confocal micro-XRF detection scheme is applied as an alternative to XRF tomography. However, both methods pose significant challenges when ...