Palm Oil – an edible oil case study in quality, safety and process monitoring by means of elemental analysis and UV/Vis spectroscopy

Dr. Sebastian Wünscher has over 15 years of experience in applied chemistry and atomic spectrometry. Sebastian studied applied Chemistry in Nuremberg and did his PhD at the University of Jena and the University of Manchester. He worked as a researcher in Adelaide, Manchester and Jena before joining Analytik Jena as an application specialist for ICP techniques. Today, Sebastian is the global product manager for the ICP-OES portfolio of Analytik Jena and leads the industry team “food & agriculture” at the company.

Dr Francisco Escobar is a chemist with more than 10 years of experience in molecular spectroscopy, both in application and spectrometer development. After finishing his PhD at the Berlin Institute of Technology, he worked as a senior researcher and laboratory head in the field of molecular spectroscopy with focus in applications such as coffee and edible oil extraction. Francisco is currently the Product Manager for molecular spectroscopy systems at Analytik Jena.