Juan Ignacio Cacho Aparicio

Juan Ignacio Cacho Aparicio is a Researcher at the University of Murcia, Spain, actively contributing to the Instrumental Methods Applied research group. His work bridges advanced analytical instrumentation with practical chemical analysis applications across environmental and industrial contexts.

He completed his Doctorate at the University of Murcia in 2017 with the thesis 'Técnicas de microextracción acopladas a cromatografía de gases-espectrometría de masas mediante desorción térmica. Aplicaciones analíticas' (Microextraction techniques coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by thermal desorption. Analytical applications), supervised by Dr. Natalia Campillo Seva and Dr. María Pilar Viñas López-Pelegrín.

His core research domains include:

• Analytical Chemistry
• Gas Chromatography
• Mass Spectrometry
• Microextraction Techniques
• Thermal Desorption Processes
• Instrumental Method Development

Within the Instrumental Methods Applied group, Dr. Cacho Aparicio specializes in optimizing sample preparation and detection workflows using hyphenated instrumental techniques, with emphasis on thermal desorption interfaces for volatile compound analysis. His methodological innovations target enhanced sensitivity and reduced analysis times in complex matrices.