Speakers

Willem de Lange is a versatile chemist and environmental scientist, founder and owner of two companies in the field of environment and sustainability, a musician, and a board member of many organizations. Since 2009, he has been the international secretary of EuChemS, Division of Chemistry and the Environment.

Dr. hab. Eng. Justyna Płotka-Wasylka is a Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland, where she currently serves as Vice-Dean for Research. Her scientific interests focus on separation science, chromatography, sample preparation techniques, green solvents, and Green Analytical Chemistry, with particular emphasis on sustainable analytical methodologies and environmentally friendly sample preparation strategies. She received her MSc degree in Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Pollution Monitoring in 2010, obtained her PhD in 2014, and was awarded the habilitation degree in 2019. Prof. Płotka-Wasylka has received numerous prestigious distinctions, including the Minister of Science and Higher Education Award for Young Scientists, the Award of the Committee of Analytical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the Best Habilitation, and multiple Rector’s Awards for scientific achievements. She is actively involved in the international scientific community as an Editor of the Microchemical Journal and as a member of several expert panels and scientific committees in Poland and abroad. Her research contributes to the development of greener and more sustainable analytical procedures for environmental and food analysis.

Marek Tobiszewski, Assoc. Prof. (Gdańsk University of Technology), works in analytical chemistry, especially the analysis of organic compounds in environmental and food samples and in green chemistry. His research interests include solvent-based microextraction processes and the development of accessible, simplified analytical procedures. He also studies the greenness of chemical reagents, solvents, and broader chemical processes, applying multivariate statistics and multi-criteria decision-making techniques for this purpose.

Dott. Danilo Corradini investigates fundamental and practical aspects of capillary electromigration techniques and HPLC at the Institute of Agronomical Biology and Biotechnology, belonging to CNR (the Italian National Research Council). He currently serves as Principal Investigator of the CNR Unit of EU Project PATHFOOD, is the Chairman of the Separation Science Group of the Italian Chemical Society, member of the Steering Committee of CEGSS, and of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Czochralski Institute, Toruń, Poland) and of the Austrian Drug Screening Institute (Innsbruck, Austria). He has received several awards and honours, including the Csaba Horváth Memorial Award from the Hungarian Society for Separation Science in 2009, the CEGSS Award in 2011, the Arnaldo Liberti Medal from SCI in 2014, the Giovanni Dugo Medal from SCI in 2021, the Prof. Andrzej Waksmundzki Award from the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2023, and the Medal Award for Lifetime Achievements from CEGSS in 2025.

Professor Ian Scowen is a chemist and academic leader working across advanced functional materials and analytical sciences. He has extensive experience in interdisciplinary R&D and innovation at the academic–industry interface, particularly in materials science, energy technologies and pharmaceutical engineering. His research explores functionality and structure–performance relationships, underpinned by a passion for interrogating structure through X-ray crystallography and vibrational spectroscopy.

Prof. Gerhard Lammel is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany, and is a Professor of Environmental Chemistry at RECETOX, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. His research focuses on the environmental fate and exposure of organic pollutants across large spatial and temporal scales, combining field studies, laboratory experiments, and multicompartmental modelling. He has led numerous national and international research projects and field campaigns. Prof. Lammel has authored more than 150 scientific publications, with over 6,000 citations. He has contributed to scientific assessments and policy advice for organisations including the IPCC, WHO, UNEP, UNECE-HTAP, AMAP, and WBGU.