Elia Psillakis Professor, Aquatic Chemistry Aquatic Chemistry Laboratory Division I: Environmental & Energy Management, Sustainable Development and Climate Change
1997: PhD in Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.
1994: Degree in Chemistry, Maîtrise de Chimie, Universitè Montpellier II (U.S.T.L.), Montpellier, France.
1993: Licence de Chimie, Universitè Montpellier II (U.S.T.L.), Montpellier, France.
1992: D.E.U.G. (A), Sciences des Structures et de la Matière, Universitè Montpellier II (U.S.T.L.), Montpellier, France.
Research Interests
Research efforts mainly concentrate on
the development and application of novel analytical procedures for detecting trace amounts of organic pollutants in a variety of environmental samples.
studying the fate of organic micropollutants in natural and engineered environments.
Participation in Research Programs and Projects
European network for the promotion of portable, affordable and simple analytical platforms, PortASAP; COST Action CA16215; Role: Work-group Leader; MC Member; Funding Source: COST Association; Budget: € 150000/year; Duration: 2017-2021
Leaching of chemicals of environmental concern from used heated tobacco sticks to natural water and comparison with leaching from smoked conventional cigarettes, Role: Coordinator; Funding Source: PMI Science; Budget: € 99533; Duration: 2018-2020
Vacuum-assisted headspace HiSorb, Role: Coordinator; Source: Markes International Ltd Budget: € 50000 Year: 2019 TD100-xr analytical instrumentation and related accessories and consumables installed in the laboratory.
RASP Program for Laboratory consumables; Role: Coordinator; Funding Source: RESTEK, Budget: € 3000; Duration: 2020-2021
Distinctions and Awards
2021: Elected Member of the Division of Analytical Chemistry - European Chemical Society
2021: Featured in the Power List 2021 of the magazine “The Analytical Scientist” as one of the Top 100 most influential people in analytical science
2021: Co-Chair of the IUPAC Project: Greenness of official standard sample preparation methods
2021: Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Sample Preparation, Elsevier
2007: Fulbright Research Award 2007-2008, used it at CALTECH, USA
Representative Publications
Wojnowski, M. Tobiszewski*, F. Pena-Pereira, Elefteria Psillakis, “AGREEprep – Analytical Greenness Metric for Sample Preparation” TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Accepted, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116553)
Á.I. López-Lorente, F. Pena-Pereira, S. Pedersen-Bjergaard, V.G. Zuine, S.A. Ozkan, E. Psillakis*, “The Ten Principles of Green Sample Preparation”, TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2022 (148) 116530 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116530)
N. Delbecque, S. Mascrez, E. Psillakis* G. Purcaro, “Sub-ambient temperature sampling of fish volatiles using vacuum-assisted headspace solid phase microextraction: Theoretical considerations and proof of concept” Analytica Chimica Acta, 2021, 1192, 339365 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2021.339365)
S. Alberti, M. Sotiropoulou, E. Fernández, N. Solomou, M. Ferretti and E. Psillakis*, “UV-254 degradation of nicotine in natural waters and leachates produced from cigarette butts and heat-not-burn tobacco products” Environmental Research, 2021, Environmental Research, 194, 110695 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110695).
E. Psillakis, “The effect of vacuum: an emerging experimental parameter to consider during headspace microextraction sampling”, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2020, 412(24), 5989-5997. Invited contribution. Special issue “Female Role Models in Analytical Chemistry” (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02738-x)
N. Koutela, E. Fernández, M.-L. Saru and E. Psillakis*, “A comprehensive study on the leaching of metals from heated tobacco sticks and cigarettes in water and natural waters” Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 714, 136700 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136700)
E. Psillakis, “The effect of vacuum: an emerging experimental parameter to consider during headspace microextraction sampling”, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2020, 412(24), 5989-5997. Invited contribution. Special issue “Female Role Models in Analytical Chemistry” (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02738-x)
N. Solomou, C. Bicchi, B. Sgorbini, E. Psillakis*, “Vacuum-assisted headspace sorptive extraction: Theoretical considerations and proof-of-concept extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water samples”. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020, 1096, 100-107. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2019.10.050)