Natascha Schmidt
NILU
Dr. Natascha Schmidt is a senior scientist at NILU in Tromsø, Norway. She studied ecology at Ulm University in Germany, followed by a master in marine ecology at the Aix-Marseille University in Southern France, where she also did her PhD in environmental chemistry. During this time she worked on the occurrence, transport and fate of microplastics and associated organic contaminants in the marine environment. After a postdoc at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography within the JPI Oceans ANDROMEDA project, Dr. Schmidt joined NILU in 2023.
Dr. Schmidt now has a decade of experience in microplastic research, with a current focus on atmospheric measurements. She is also focused on understanding the dynamics of tire wear particles and associated organic contaminants in the environment. Disseminating scientific knowledge to the public, stakeholders and governmental representatives and among the scientific community is one of her priorities.
Session 4 - Characterization, Transformation and Monitoring
- Investigating the Tire Tread Extractome for the Quantification of Tire and Road Wear Particles
Speaker: Luca Muth - Unlocking Tire Wear Particle Complexity: The Added Value of Py-GC×GC-(EI/PI)MS for Comprehensive Characterization
Speaker: Siebe Lievens - Temperature and Solution pH Affect Leaching From Tire Particles and Influence Leachate Composition
Speaker: Harriet Byrne - Airborne Tire Wear Particles: Occurrence in an Urban Area, Temporal Variability, and Health Implications
Speaker: Natascha Schmidt - Spatial and Seasonal Variability of 6PPD-Q in Urban Stormwater Across Alberta, Canada: Implications for Tire-Derived Contaminant Monitoring
Speaker: Elvira Vergara Pineda