Meet our teachers!
Prof. Ivo Leito: “Metrology lies in the core of all correct measurements, both physical and chemical. Metrological approach is increasingly required from laboratories by international standards and conventions.”
Courses: Metrology in Chemistry, Master’s seminar, practical chemical analysis
Lectures online: If you wish to get an idea what Ivo’s teaching is like, please visit the online course Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis
Other activities: Programme director (contact)
Acknowledgments: In February 2023 received the teaching staff award, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu.
Prof. Johan Bobacka: ”Chemical sensors are essential analytical tools in health diagnostics, environmental monitoring and process analysis. Novel sensor materials facilitate the development of printable, disposable and wearable chemical sensors for future needs.”
Courses: Chemical sensors and biosensors, Applied analytical chemistry, Special project in analytical chemistry, Master's thesis
Prof. Jonas Bergquist: “Today's chemical analysis must be adapted to the complex biological reality. Our research group is trying to find methods that are able to measure changes in endogenous (body-specific) substances early in a disease process. Substances that can function as biomarkers for early diagnosis contribute to the understanding of what initiates a disease.”
Courses: Separation science and mass spectrometry
Prof. Jérôme Randon: ”Industry needs skills in analytical strategy design, analytical process optimisation, data processing and quality assurance of the measurements. Strong links between industry and academia are leading to the production of such highly educated people.”
Courses: Role plays, group works, analyst-customer interactions
Associate Prof. Koit Herodes: “Within the past 10 years the whole area of trace contaminant (pesticides, drug residues, toxicants, etc) detection has been revolutionized by the development of new measurement instrumentation. I am glad that we have been able to keep pace with these developments.”
Courses: Practical Chemical Analysis, Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
Acknowledgments: In June 2022 selected by the students as the best teacher from the Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu.
Associate Prof. Tom Lindfors: “Electroactive materials – such as graphene based materials and hydrophobic conducting polymers – are important for the development of new concepts for calibration-free electrochemical sensors for ultra-trace analysis, but also in batteries and supercapacitors. The solid-state chemical sensors can be used in applications ranging from biodiagnostics to industrial processes.”
Courses: Applied electrochemistry, Special project in analytical chemistry, Master’s thesis
Dr. Riin Rebane: “When entering the real life of a chemist, in order to succeed, we need a proper interdisciplinary toolbox full of various knowledge and an ability to see the big picture.”
Courses: Measurements and the law
Dr. Irja Helm: “Although known as a simple analysis method, a titration can be actually really challenging task!”.
Courses: Metrology in Chemistry, Practical Works in Chemical Analysis and Metrology
Dr. Rose-Marie Latonen: “In situ spectroelectrochemistry is a powerful experimental method for characterization of novel materials and for the development of new sensor concepts that combine electrochemistry with spectroscopy."
Courses: Special project in analytical chemistry, Master’s thesis
Dr. Siiri Velling: “Introduction along with thorough examination of the diverse world of chemical and ecotoxicologycal methods of analysis of complex and heterogeneous environmental samples.”
Courses: Measurements and Environment
Dr. Piia Post: “Sometimes it needs a lot of imagination and time to estimate measurement uncertainty.”
Courses: Measurement Data Processing
Dr. Martin Vilbaste: “Unreliable measurements and calibrations are just a waste of resources. Physical measurements and calibrations are probably the simplest among other kinds of measurements on metrologists’ point of view. In such a sense these are very educative.”.
Courses: Practical Works on Physical Measurement and Calibration, Modern Metrology
Dr. Geven Piir: “There isn’t perfect for life. Best you can do is finding optimal model to follow. Same applies for chemometrics.”
Courses: Chemometrics
Dr. Päärn Paiste: “A machine only gives out numbers. To understand what those numbers mean, one should understand how they are generated.”
Courses: Atomic Spectroscopy
Dr. Tomasz Sokalski: “The detection limit of modern ion-selective electrodes allows determination of analytes at trace level concentrations. This opens new possibilities for the on-site detection of heavy metals in the environment.”
Courses: Chemical sensors and biosensors, Special project in analytical chemistry, Master’s thesis