Dr. Susanne Kern

Personal profile

Position at the ZHAW

Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry
Lecturer in Ecology / Chemistry and Environment
Head of Research Group Environmental Analytics

www.zhaw.ch/de/lsfm/institute-zentren/icbt/analytische-chemie/umweltanalytik/

Expertise and research interests

Chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS, LC-MS), focus on small organic molecules

High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS, Orbitrap, Q-TOF)

Structure elucidation by mass spectrometry (EI spectra interpretation, CID/HCD spectra)

Work-up of (aqueous) environmental samples

Trace analysis of (environmental) samples for organic substances

Elemental analysis

Educational background

CAS "Hochschuldidaktik" at PH Zurich (2019/2020)
PhD in Environmental Chemistry/Analytics at ETH Zurich/Eawag (2006-2010)
Bachelor/Master Chemistry at ETH Zurich (2001-2006)

Professional milestones

Research Scientist, Givaudan Switzerland (2010-2018)
Practical work, SQTS in Dietikon (2001)

Membership of networks

• Swiss Chemical Society
• Swiss Group for Mass Spectrometry
• Sepawa

Projects

• Aroma beladene mesoporöse Silicapartikel (MSP) für Dropz / Team member / Project ongoing
• Etablierung analytischer Methoden für die Aquakultur / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Wissenschaftliche Begleitung von Projekten im Bereich des chemischen Bodenschutzes / Team member / Project ongoing
• Chemische Identifizierung der Riechstoffe von Japankäfer-Larven für Spürhunde-Training / Project leader / Project completed
• Dynamik Knowledge Platform / Team member / Project completed

Publications

• Mendo Diaz, O.; Tell, A.; Knobloch, M.; Canonica, E.; Walder, C.; Buser, A.M.; Stalder, U.; Bigler, L.; Kern, S.; Bleiner, D.; Heeb, N.V.,

  2023.

  Fingerprinting of chlorinated paraffins and their transformation products in plastic consumer products.

  Chemosphere.

  338(139552).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139552

• Knobloch, Marco C.; Mathis, Flurin; Fleischmann, Thomas; Kohler, Hans-Peter E.; Kern, Susanne; Bleiner, Davide; Heeb, Norbert V.,

  2021.

  Enzymatic synthesis and formation kinetics of mono- and di-hydroxylated chlorinated paraffins with the bacterial dehalogenase LinB from Sphingobium indicum.

  Chemosphere.

  291, Part 2(132939).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132939

• Knobloch, Marco C.; Sprengel, Jannik; Mathis, Flurin; Haag, Regula; Kern, Susanne; Bleiner, Davide; Vetter, Walter; Heeb, Norbert V.,

  2021.

  Chemical synthesis and characterization of single-chain C18-chloroparaffin materials with defined degrees of chlorination.

  Chemosphere.

  291, Part 2(132938).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132938

• Mainetti, Tamara; Palmisano, Marilena; Rezzonico, Fabio; Stres, Blaž; Kern, Susanne; Smits, Theo H. M.,

  2021.

  Broad diversity of bacteria degrading 17ß-estradiol-3-sulfate isolated from river sediment and biofilm at a wastewater treatment plant discharge.

  Archives of Microbiology.

  203(7), pp. 4209-4219.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02409-0

• Knobloch, Marco C.; Schinkel, Lena; Kohler, Hans-Peter E.; Mathis, Flurin; Kern, Susanne; Bleiner, Davide; Heeb, Norbert V.,

  2021.

  Transformation of short-chain chlorinated paraffins and olefins with the bacterial dehalogenase LinB from Sphingobium Indicum : Kinetic models for the homologue-specific conversion of reactive and persistent material.

  Chemosphere.

  283(131199).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131199

• Berchtold, Christian; Bourgeois, Jean-Pascal; Christen, Verena; Dabros, Michal; Demuth, Caspar; Hoffmann, Anika; Kalman, Franka; Kern, Susanne; Marcon, Nadia; Nicolet, Olivier; Pfeifer, Marc E.; Piantini, Umberto; Prim, Denis; Portmann, Cyril; Roth, Samuel; Segura, Jean-Manuel; Vorlet, Olivier; Yeretzian, Chahan; Zollinger, Mathieu; Schlotterbeck, Götz,

  2020.

  Analytical platforms at Swiss universities of applied sciences.

  Chimia.

  74(7-8), pp. 618-628.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2020.618

• Natsch, Andreas; Kern, Susanne; Corbi, Elise; Pérès, Christophe; Nägelin, Marco; Leijs, Hans; von Strien, Michel; Calandra, Michael J.; Wang, Ying,

  2018.

  Interlaboratory evaluation of methods to quantify skin-sensitizing hydroperoxides of limonene and linalool (II) : analysis in cosmetic bases.

  Flavour and Fragrance Journal.

  33(4), pp. 322-330.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.3451

• Laue, Heike; Kern, Susanne; Badertscher, Remo P.; Ellis, Graham; Natsch, Andreas,

  2017.

  p-alkyl-benzoyl-CoA conjugates as relevant metabolites of aromatic aldehydes with rat testicular toxicity-studies leading to the design of a safer new fragrance chemical.

  Toxicological Sciences.

  160(2), pp. 244-255.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfx178

• Natsch, Andreas; Emter, Roger; Badertscher, Remo P.; Brunner, Gerhard; Granier, Thierry; Kern, Susanne; Ellis, Graham,

  2015.

  Oxidative tryptophan modification by terpene- and squalene-hydroperoxides and a possible link to cross-reactions in diagnostic tests.

  Chemical Research in Toxicology.

  28(6), pp. 1205-1208.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00039

• Kern, Susanne; Dkhil, Hafida; Hendarsa, Prisca; Ellis, Graham; Natsch, Andreas,

  2014.

  Detection of potentially skin sensitizing hydroperoxides of linalool in fragranced products.

  Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.

  406(25), pp. 6165-6178.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-014-8066-3

• Laue, Heike; Gfeller, Hans; Jenner, Karen J.; Nichols, John W.; Kern, Susanne; Natsch, Andreas,

  2014.

  Predicting the bioconcentration of fragrance ingredients by rainbow trout using measured rates of in vitro intrinsic clearance.

  Environmental Science & Technology.

  48(16), pp. 9486-9495.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/es500904h

• Kern, Susanne; Granier, Thierry; Dkhil, Hafida; Haupt, Tina; Ellis, Graham; Natsch, Andreas,

  2014.

  Stability of limonene and monitoring of a hydroperoxide in fragranced products.

  Flavour and Fragrance Journal.

  29(5), pp. 277-286.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.3210

• Kern, Susanne; Singer, Heinz; Hollender, Juliane; Schwarzenbach, René P.; Fenner, Kathrin,

  2011.

  Assessing exposure to transformation products of soil-applied organic contaminants in surface water : comparison of model predictions and field data.

  Environmental Science & Technology.

  45(7), pp. 2833-2841.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/es102537b

• Kern, Susanne; Baumgartner, Rebekka; Helbling, Damian E.; Hollender, Juliane; Singer, Heinz; Loos, Martin J.; Schwarzenbach, René P.; Fenner, Kathrin,

  2010.

  A tiered procedure for assessing the formation of biotransformation products of pharmaceuticals and biocides during activated sludge treatment.

  Journal of Environmental Monitoring.

  12(11), pp. 2100-2111.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c0em00238k

• Kern, Susanne; Fenner, Kathrin; Singer, Heinz P.; Schwarzenbach, René P.; Hollender, Juliane,

  2009.

  Identification of transformation products of organic contaminants in natural waters by computer-aided prediction and high-resolution mass spectrometry.

  Environmental Science & Technology.

  43(18), pp. 7039-7046.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/es901979h

Other publications

Organisation der ZHAW/Sepawa Summer School

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