Alexander Mistretta

Personal profile

Position at the ZHAW

Research Associate

www.zhaw.ch/en/lsfm/institutes-centres/icbt/analytical-chemistry/analytical-technologies/coffee-excellence-center/

Expertise and research interests

GC-MS, GC, GC-FID, Coffee, Coffee Aroma, Chromatography, Chemical Analytics, Chemical Organic Analytics, GC-HS, GC-SPME, SPME, Hydrogen peroxide, ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species)

Educational background

Bachelor of Science ZFH in Chemistry, 2018, ZHAW - Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Membership of networks

Linkedin

Projects

• Evaluation of Cafetto cleaning protocols for porta filter & automatic coffee machines / Team member / Project completed
• Density of green coffee beans / Team member / Project completed
• Osmotex - Sterilizing Textiles / Team member / Project completed
• Julius Meinl Kaffee - The Golden Age of Coffee / Team member / Project completed
• Melitta 1 / Team member / Project completed
• Using data analysis techniques for the interpretation of stable isotope labelling incorporation from real-time PTR-ToF-MS data / Team member / Project completed
• Atomo Coffee - Coffee Without the Bean / Team member / Project completed
• Technical recommendation on potential chemical markers of flavor degradation of roast coffee during long-term storage and associated measurement techniques / Team member / Project completed

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Steinsberger, T.; Kathriner, P.; Meier, P.; Mistretta, A.; Hauser, P. C.; Müller, B. (2018) A portable low cost coulometric micro-titrator for the determination of alkalinity in lake and sediment porewaters, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 255, 3558-3563, doi:10.1016/j.snb.2017.09.191

Other publications

Mistretta, A. (2019) Fliegende Sensoren − Evaluierung und Aufbau eines
unbemannten Luftfahrzeugs zur Vermessung von Luft, À JOUR, 2/19, 4-6

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