Alexandros Asimakopoulos

Alexandros Asimakopoulos serves as Associate Professor of Environmental Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, a position held since 2017. His career spans analytical chemistry research across Greece, the United States, and Norway with expertise in trace-level contaminant analysis and human exposure assessment.

His educational foundation includes:

• PhD in Analytical Chemistry (2014), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• MSc in Chemical Analysis-Quality Control (2010), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• BSc in Chemistry (2008), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Graduated (2003), The American College of Greece, Pierce College

Asimakopoulos specializes in developing advanced LC-MS/MS and GC-MS methodologies for detecting organic contaminants in environmental and biological matrices. His research examines human exposure pathways to endocrine disruptors (bisphenols, parabens), pharmaceuticals, and emerging pollutants through biomonitoring studies in urine, serum, and adipose tissue. He investigates contaminant fate in wastewater treatment systems and indoor environments across global populations, with particular focus on vulnerable groups like infants and pregnant women.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent emphasis on multi-country exposure assessments of complex chemical mixtures, methodological innovations for simultaneous multi-class contaminant detection, and health implications of environmental pollutants. His work bridges analytical chemistry with public health through rigorous biomonitoring frameworks.

Key recognitions include:

• Top 25 cited paper in Toxicology Letters (2011-2016)
• Top 5% research output by Altmetric for infant exposure study (2016)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award for Science of The Total Environment
• Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing for Chemosphere

As an active mentor, he has supervised undergraduate and postgraduate researchers in analytical method development. His research has been funded through projects like the Greek Ministry of Education's Thalis initiative and EYDAP SA wastewater studies. He serves as regular reviewer for 18 international journals and contributes to scientific committees including ACS, Sigma Xi, and SETAC where he chaired biomonitoring sessions at annual meetings.

His laboratory work integrates environmental sampling, advanced mass spectrometry, and exposure modeling to address critical questions about chemical safety in consumer products and environmental media.