Prof. Dr. Núria Aliaga-Alcalde
Physical sciences, Chemistry coordination, Chemistry, Molecular magnetism, Molecular electronics, Bioinorganics
Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner
Nominated by
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- German Research Foundation (DFG)
- AcademiaNet member since 17.05.2010
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Employed by
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung IVV
Academic Discipline/Fields
- Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Field
Physical sciences
Area of specialisation
human senses, chemocommunication, aroma research, odour research, food chemistry, sensory sciences, perception, contaminants
Research interests
Human Senses
Sense of smell
Food imprinting and food preferences
Off-tastes
Aroma development
Aroma analysis
Distinctions and Awards
AGFD Fellow Award, Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society, 2017
Nutricia Science Prize, 2013
Danone Innovation Prize, 2012
Young Investigator Award, Food and Agricultural Division, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2011
Kurt Täufel young scientist award from the Food Chemistry Society, German Chemical Society (GDCh), 2010
Fraunhofer Vintage Class, research grant for excellent scientists, 2007
Firmenich Flavor and Fragrance Science Award, 2004
Habilitation (postdoctoral qualification) fellowship and award for excellent early-career scientists from the HWPII Higher Education and Science Programme, Equal Opportunity for Women in Research and Teaching programme, 2004
German Research Foundation (DFG) research grant BU 1351/1-1 and -2, 2002
Joseph Schormüller stipend for a research visit in Sept./Oct. 2002 to the research group of Prof. P. Pelosi, Dipartimento di Chimica e Biotecnologie Agrarie, University of Pisa, Italy, topic: Human lipocalins as "odorant binding proteins", 2001
Weurman Flavour Research Award: "Best Poster" with the topic "Quantification of odour-active thiols in fresh, hand-squeezed grapefruit juices (Citrus paradisi MacFayden) by stable isotope dilution assays", 1999
Research grant for a "Short Term Scientific Mission, COST 96" for a research visit in March/April 1997 to the research group of Prof. A. Taylor, University of Nottingham, England, topic: In vivo measurements of volatile release from oranges, 1997
Interested in
- Lectures, Management position, Membership in scientific bodies, Professorship, Refereeing
Languages
English, French, German, Italian
Doctorate
- 1999: Odorants in Citrus Fruit Juices ("Flavour substances in citrus juices")
PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation
- 2006: Aroma release and perception during consumption of food
Short CV/Education and training
- 1990 – 1991Studied chemistry at the Technical University of Munich, Germany
- 1991 – 1995Studied food chemistry at LMU Munich
- 1995 – 1999Doctorate in food chemistry from the German Research Centre for Food Chemistry (DFA), Technical University of Munich
- 1999 – 2002Postdoctoral research associate, DFA, Technical University of Munich
- 2002 – 2004Habilitation (postdoctoral qualification) fellowship, DFA, Technical University of Munich, German Research Foundation (DFG) fellowship BU 1351/1
- 2004 – 2005Habilitation fellowship, DFA, Technical University of Munich, HWP II Habilitation fellowship
- 2006 – 2006HWP II fellowship for excellent early-career scientists at the Technical University of Munich
- 2006Habilitation (postdoctoral qualification) in the field of food chemistry at the Technical University of Munich
- 2007 – 2012Head of the "Molecular bases of human nutrition" junior research group at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany; a German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) programme
- 2007 – 2020Head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV Department Sensory Analytics, Freising, Germany
- 2012 – 2017Professor of Aroma Research, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 2015Founder of Business Field Product Performance at Fraunhofer IVV
- 2017 – 2019Deputy Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising
- Since 2017Chair of Aroma and Smell Research, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 2019 – 2020Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising
- Since 2020Executive Director Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising
Selected publications
Selected projects
Junior research group at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany: the BMBF "Molecular bases of human nutrition" programme
Project partner in the Emerging Fields Initiative "Neurotrition"
Project "Molecular and physiological foundations of human olfactory perception, and chemical and sensory analytics", with funding through the Fraunhofer Vintage Class, 2008 – 2013
Project "soft drinks with balancing effect based on plant ingredients" within the framework of the "Bayfood" research and innovation network
Project partner within the framework of the project "Establishment of a research and educational network on health-promoting foods with the focus on traditional Turkish foods" of the joint BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and TÜBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) Funding Initiative, 2011 – 2014
Project partner within the framework of the Bavarian research association "For-Food", 2011–2013
Research funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG): INST 90/979-1 FUGG, BU 1351/15-1, BU 1351/15-2, BU 1351/1-1, BU 1351/1-2, BU1351/1-3, BU 1351/17-1, BU 1351/20-1, BU 1351/23-1, BU 1351/24-1
C-PlaNeT, EU Project Horizon 2020-MSCA-ITN-2019
Research Initiative Campus of the Senses
EU H2020 Project Odeuropa
Membership in scientific bodies/juries
Service as member of DFG review board, academic subject area: Food Chemistry, since April 2016
Spokesperson of the DFG review board 305 Biological Chemistry and Food Chemistry, since April 2016
Member of the Scientific Evaluation Committee of the Research Association of the German Food Industry (Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie FEI)
Member of the Scientific Evaluation Committee of the Industry Association for Food Technology and Packaging (Industrievereinigung für Lebensmitteltechnologie und Verpackung e. V.)
Director and Cofunder of the Campus of the Senses
Member of the Institute for Food and Health ZIEL at TUM, since 2017
Member of the Interdisciplinary Center of Neuroscience at FAU, since 2016
Scientific member of the Fraunhofer Vintage Class programme 2007 – 2012, since 2012 alumna
COST Action 921 »Food Matrices: Structural Organisation and Impact on Flavour Release and Perception«: membership in the management committee and working group leader
Guest Associate Editor of the Research Topic »Contemporary Materials Safety«, Analytical Chemistry (specialty section of Frontiers in Chemistry) since 2017
Member of the Editorial Board of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158) since 2015
Member of the Editorial Board of Food Chemistry (specialty section of Frontiers in Chemistry and Frontiers in Nutrition) since 2015
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