Biography:
Heinz Siesler is an Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, with expertise in vibrational spectroscopy for material quality and process control. He has 250+ publications (4 books), two patents and received several awards (1994 Eastern Analytical Symposium Award (USA), 2000 Tomas Hirschfeld Award (USA), 2003 Buechi NIR Award (Germany), 2011 Science Kärcher Award (Germany), 2012/2017 Fellow/ Honorary Life-time Member of the Society of Applied Spectroscopy (USA)). Prior to his academic position he gained industrial experience in the R&D Department of Bayer AG, Germany. He also worked as lecturer (Wits University, South Africa) and Post-Doc (University of Cologne, Germany), after receiving his PhD in Chemistry (University of Vienna, Austria).
Title : Rapid on-site food quality control by handheld near-infrared spectroscopy