Katarina Abrahamsson

Katarina Abrahamsson is a Professor at the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg. Her research focuses on developing analytical methodologies for organic compounds in complex matrices, emphasizing chromatography, mass spectrometry, and Raman spectroscopy combined with multivariate techniques. These approaches are applied to environmental chemistry, marine sciences, and medical contexts, with specialization in halocarbon chemistry in polar regions.

Research Interests:

• Development of analytical techniques (chromatography, mass spectrometry, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy)
• Halocarbon chemistry in coastal and polar marine environments
• Pollutant distribution and transport in marine ecosystems
• Sea ice chemistry and gas exchange processes in Arctic/Antarctic regions

Her recent publications (2015-2025) predominantly investigate methane dynamics in marine systems (including Nord Stream pipeline impacts), distribution of polycyclic aromatic compounds in coastal sediments, and physicochemical properties of polar sea ice. Analytical method development for environmental monitoring and archaeological applications is a consistent secondary theme.