MSc. Christiaan Wijntjes

Pestizidmischungen in Böden und aquatischen Sedimentsystemen

Phone: +41 61 705 10 52
(UBC) Innovative Enviromental Services (IES Ltd.) Witterswil Switzerland

Curriculum vitae

Since 2018: Doctoral student, Chair of Environmental Biology and Chemodynamics (UBC), RWTH Aachen University in collaboration with Innovative Environmental Services (IES) Ltd, Witterswil, Switzerland

Since 2012: Study director, Environmental Fate, Innovative Environmental Services (IES) Ltd, Witterswil, Switzerland

2012 – 2013: Master thesis, UBC, RWTH Aachen University

Title: "Studies on the Activity of Glutathione S-Transferases in Maize Plants (Zea mays) Induced by Chemical Stress"

2010 – 2012: M.Sc. Biology, major: Environmental science, RWTH Aachen University

2010: Bachelor thesis, UBC, RWTH Aachen University

Title: "Metabolism of the 14C-labeled Herbicide Clodinafop-propargyl in Wheat cell Cultures and Leaves"

2008 – 2010: B.Sc. Biology, RWTH Aachen University

2005 – 2008: Economics, University of Basel, Switzerland and Ghent University, Belgium

2004: Military service in Moudon and Einsiedeln, Switzerland

2000 – 2004: Undergraduate degree Biology, University of Basel, Switzerland

2000: Pre-university education (VWO), Gymnasium Rolduc, Kerkrade, The Netherlands

Study-related activities

2012: Student assistant, Gaiac – Research Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment, Aachen, Germany

2010 – 2012: Student assistant, UBC, RWTH Aachen University

Memberships

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe

Publications

Articles

  • Luks, A.K., Wijntjes, C., Schmidt, B. (2016). Metabolism of the 14C-labeled herbicide clodinafop-propargyl in plant cell cultures of wheat and tobacco. J Environ Sci Health B. Vol. 51(2):71-80.

Talks

  • Wijntjes, C., Höger, S., Weber, Y., Völkel, W., Adam, D., Schäffer, A. (2019). Test design modifications to assess the transformation of chemical compounds in aquatic sediment (OECD 308) and soil (OECD 307) test systems: Simulated natural sunlight, algae, pesticide mixtures. ACS Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, 25-29 August, San Diego, USA.
  • Wijntjes, C., Höger, S., Völkel, W., Adam, D. (2018). Transformation of organic chemicals in aquatic sediment systems (OECD 308) under simulated natural sunlight. ACS Fall 2018 National Meeting & Exposition, 19-23 August, Boston, USA.
  • Wijntjes, C. (2016). Transformation of organic chemicals in environmental fate metabolism studies: A comparison between aquatic sediment and surface water test systems (OECD 308 and 309). ACS Fall 2016 National Meeting & Exposition, 21-25 August, Philadelphia, USA.

Posters

  • Wijntjes, C., Höger, S., Weber, Y., Völkel, W., Adam, D. (2019). Transformation of organic chemicals in aquatic sediment systems (OECD 308) under simulated natural sunlight. SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting, 26-30 May, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Wijntjes, C., Höger, S., Völkel, W., Adam, D. (2018). Degradation studies: Solvent systems including both polar and nonpolar solvents to extract residues from soil matrix. ACS Fall 2018 National Meeting & Exposition, 19-23 August, Boston, USA.
  • Wijntjes, C., Höger, S., Völkel, W., Adam, D. (2017). Transformation of organic chemicals in environmental fate metabolism studies: A comparison between aquatic sediment and surface water test systems (OECD 308 and 309). SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, 7-11 May, Brussels, Belgium.
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