Nikoline Juul Nielsen

Nikoline Juul Nielsen serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Science, specializing in the Section for Environmental Chemistry and Physics. Her research integrates advanced analytical techniques with environmental and food science applications, particularly focusing on plant metabolomics and environmental chemistry.

Dr. Nielsen's research interests center on environmental chemistry and analytical methodologies, with particular expertise in mass spectrometry applications. Her work spans environmental analysis of micropollutants, plant metabolomics (especially shea nut analysis), and food chemistry investigations. She applies cutting-edge analytical techniques including comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography, cyclic ion mobility, and high-resolution mass spectrometry to address complex environmental and food science challenges.

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on shea nut analysis from multiple perspectives - chemical composition, traditional West African processing methods, and potential environmental benefits. She also investigates phytotoxins as environmental micropollutants and develops innovative analytical approaches for environmental screening. Her work shows consistent productivity with multiple high-impact publications in 2024-2025 across journals like Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Journal of Chromatography, Scientific Reports, and Food Chemistry.

Dr. Nielsen has participated in significant academic activities including the conferences 'Natural Toxins – Environmental Fate and Safe Water Supply' (2020) and 'Natural Toxins and Drinking Water Quality - From Source to Tap' (2017), where she presented on topics related to environmental toxins and water quality. Her early career included research on fungal metabolism as indicated by her 2008 presentation on 'Metabolic fingerprinting of Fusarium graminearum'.