Christian Klampfl

Christian Klampfl is an Associate Professor at Johannes Kepler University Linz, serving as Department Head in the Institute of Analytical and General Chemistry. He has held this academic position since 2001 and has demonstrated significant leadership through roles including Member of the JKU Senate (2013-2016, serving as Deputy Chair).

His educational background includes:

• Doctorate in Natural Sciences from the University of Innsbruck (1993)
• Mag. rer. nat from the University of Innsbruck (1990)
• Research work at Herberts-Lacke Wuppertal/Germany during dissertation
• Research stay at the University of Tasmania/Australia (1999/2000)

Professor Klampfl's research spans multiple analytical chemistry domains with particular emphasis on environmental applications, natural product analysis, and advanced analytical techniques. His work bridges fundamental method development with practical applications in environmental monitoring, quality control of consumer products, and polymer science. He has established expertise in hyphenated techniques combining chromatography with mass spectrometry for complex sample analysis.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on applying advanced analytical methods to pressing real-world problems. Key trends include environmental pharmaceutical monitoring using water hyacinth as bioindicators, quality control of dietary supplements (particularly Ashwagandha products), and analysis of polymer recycling processes. His work frequently employs sophisticated instrumentation including HPLC-Drift-Tube-Ion-Mobility Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and GC-MS.

Professor Klampfl actively supervises numerous Bachelor's and Master's theses and teaches across the chemistry curriculum, from introductory courses to advanced analytical chemistry topics. His teaching portfolio includes Introduction to General Chemistry, Introduction to Chemical Calculations, Introduction to Analytical Chemistry, and Instrumental Analytical Chemistry.

He has led or participated in several significant research projects:

• "Pharmaceuticals in the environment and interaction with plants" (FWF-funded, 2017-2020)
• "Intelligent stabilization of powder coatings" (FFG-funded, 2017-2020)
• "METABO-BL, Infrastructure for Metabolomics Research and Medicinal Chemistry" (EU-funded, 2017-2020)