Defended Theses

LC/MS Studies

Ernesto de Jesus Zapata Flores, Doctor’s Degree, 2023, “Derivatization reagents used in negative mode electrospray LC-MS

Merit Oss, Doctor’s Degree, 2021, “Ionization efficiency in electrospray ionization source and its relations to compounds’ physico-chemical properties

Krit Lossmann, Master’s Degree, 2021, “Novel fluorinated eluent additives and the achieved retention mechanisms on pentafluorophenyl stationary phase”

Max Hecht, Doctor’s Degree, 2020, “Advances in the development of a point-of-care mass spectrometer test

Ruta Hecht, Doctor’s Degree, 2020, “Novel eluent additives for LC-MS based bioanalytical methods”

Artur Gornischeff, Doctor’s Degree, 2020, “Study of ionization efficiencies for derivatized compounds in LC/ESI/MS and their application for targeted analysis

Waseem Ahmad Iftikhar, Master’s Degree, 2020, “Determination antibacterials in river water by solid phase extraction using LC-MS/MS”

Joshua Onyeka Osagu, Master’s Degree, 2020, “Simultaneous Determination of Selected Antimicrobial Agents In Sewage Sludge By Pressurised Liquid Extraction And LC-MS/MS”

Jaanus Liigand, Doctor’s Degree, 2019, “Standard substance free quantification for LC/ESI/MS analysis based on the predicted ionization efficiencies

Piia Liigand, Doctor’s Degree, 2019, “Expanding and improving methodology and applications of ionization efficiency measurements

Ernesto de Jesus Zapata Flores, Master’s Degree, 2018, “Determination of free diisocyanates in polyurethane foam”

Maarja-Liisa Oldekop, Doctor’s Degree, 2017, “Characterization of amino acid derivatization reagents for LC-MS analysis

Elmo Libek, Master’s Degree, 2017, “Predicting the hydrophobicity of ionic substances with HPLC

Gunnar Printsmann, Master’s Degree, 2017, “Screening of Estonian groundwater for regulated and emerging contaminants

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Acid-base studies

Andre Leesment, Doctor’s Degree, 2023, “Quantitative studies of Brønsted acidity in biphasic systems and gas-phase

Elisabeth Parman, Master’s Degree, 2020, “Determination of pKa values of fluorocompounds in acetonitrile using 19F NMR”

Sofja Tšepelevitš, Doctor’s Degree, 2018, “Experimental studies and modeling of solute-solvent interactions

Märt Lõkov, Doctor’s Degree, 2018, “Basicity of some nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon bases in acetonitrile

Andre Leesment, Master’s Degree, 2018, “Gas phase acidity measurements of superacids using FT-ICR method”

Agnes Heering, Doctor’s Degree, 2017, “Experimental realization and applications of the unified acidity scale

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Cultural Heritage Objects and Archemy

Shidong Chen, Doctor’s Degree, 2023, “Unravelling prehistoric plant exploitation in eastern Baltic: organic residue analysis of plant-based materials by multi-method approach

Eliise Tammekivi, Doctor’s Degree, 2021, “Derivatization and quantitative gas-chromatographic analysis of oils

Peep Põdder, Master’s Degree, 2021, “Assessment of the suitability of normal phase liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry hybrid system for analysis of materials related to pine resin”

Pilleriin Peets, Doctor’s Degree, 2020, “Development of instrumental methods for the analysis of textile fibres and dyes

Markus Veinla, Master’s Degree, 2019, “Development of an HPLC and FT-ICR-MS tandem-instrument for the analysis of complex natural materials”

Anu Teearu, Doctor’s Degree, 2017, “Development of MALDI-FT-ICR-MS methodology for the analysis of resinous materials

Liisa Eero, Master’s Degree, 2017, “Quantitative analysis of paper using ATR-FT-IR Spectroscopic Method”

Eliise Tammekivi, Master’s Degree, 2017, “Determination of binding material in oil paints using GC-MS method”

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Supramolecular Analytical Chemistry

Alo Rüütel, Doctor’s Degree, 2022, “Design principles of synthetic molecular receptors for anion-selective electrodes

Astrid Darnell, Doctor’s Degree, 2020, “Computational design of anion receptors and evaluation of host-guest binding

Sigrid Selberg, Doctor’s Degree, 2019, “Synthesis and properties of lipophilic phosphazene-based indicator molecules

Alo Rüütel, Master’s Degree, 2018, “Synthesis of bambusuril macrocycles and investigation of their binding properties”

Kristjan Haav, Doctor’s Degree, 2017, “Quantitative relative equilibrium constant measurements in supramolecular chemistry

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Metrology and Quality Assurance in Chemistry

Kodjovi Hippolyte-Fayol Toulassi, Master’s Degree, 2019, “Software tool for validation of chromatographic analytical method”

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Other defended theses

Helen Sepman, Master’s Degree, 2021, “Investigation of fluorescent reactions in charged droplets for reaction kinetics monitoring”

Marta-Lisette Pikma, Master’s Degree, 2021, “Synthesis of novel organophosphorus compounds”

Naila Nasirova, Master’s Degree, 2021, “Signal upscaling with the sequential addition of reagents for enhancement of detection sensitivity”

Manju Kasaju, Master’s Degree, 2021, “Effect of soil sample preparation on fatty acid biomarker content”

Aleihela Yamannalage Ayesh Piyara Wipulasena, Master’s Degree, 2021, “Development of a high-throughput method for soil fatty acid derivatization and analysis”

Mari Kass, Master’s Degree, 2020, “Developing a Method for the Separation of Europium from a Mixture of Sm-Eu-Gd”