Emma SCHYMANSKI

Emma Schymanski is a Full Professor of Environmental Cheminformatics and Deputy Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg. She holds a dual background in Chemistry and Environmental Engineering from the University of Western Australia (2003), followed by a PhD in Environmental Chemistry at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (2011) and postdoctoral work at Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology). Her research focuses on identifying unknown environmental contaminants, particularly PFAS, using high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and non-target screening. She is a leading advocate for open science and FAIR data practices, co-developing tools like PubChemLite and the NORMAN Suspect List Exchange (NORMAN-SLE). Key awards include the FNR ATTRACT Fellowship (2018) and recognition in The Analytical Scientist Power List (2018, 2024). Her work bridges environmental chemistry, exposomics, and clinical metabolomics, emphasizing chemical identification and data standardization.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Western Australia (2003)
• Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering, University of Western Australia (2003)
• PhD in Environmental Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (2011)

Research Interests: Emma’s work centers on:

• Non-target screening of environmental pollutants
• Exposome analysis using HRMS
• Automated identification of PFAS
• Open data standards and cheminformatics tools

Grants & Collaborations:

• Principal Investigator of the Environmental Cheminformatics Group
• Co-developer of the Critical Assessment of Small Molecule Identification (CASMI) contest
• Leader of Luxembourg’s PFAS research initiatives

Labs/Teams: Her team at LCSB integrates environmental and clinical metabolomics, collaborating with global networks like NORMAN and the Metabolomics Society.