Michaela Schmitz

Prof. Dr. Michaela Schmitz is a faculty member at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg's Faculty of Agriculture Soest, where she directs the BSc. Sustainable Food Systems program. She teaches courses in food analytics, environmental chemistry, food technology, and food law. Her research integrates sustainable packaging development, plant stress physiology (particularly apple replant disease), and bioactive compound characterization.

Research interests emphasize:

• Sustainable Resource Use: Extraction of bioactive compounds from plant waste for packaging additives
• Food Safety: Dynamics of allergens (Mal d 1) in apples under storage/processing
• Analytical Innovation: Advanced HPLC/GC-MS methods for food/environmental analysis
• Plant Health: Physiological responses to biotic/abiotic stressors in crops

She leads a laboratory equipped with cutting-edge analytical instrumentation, supporting research in food quality and environmental sustainability. Collaborative projects include interdisciplinary consortia like BonaRes, addressing soil fatigue in orchards.