Kaori Sakaguchi-Söder
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Dr.-Ing. Kaori Sakaguchi-Söder

Laboratory

Working area(s)

Soil mineralogy and soil chemistry

Contact

work +49 6151 16-20175

Work B2|01 238
Schnittspahnstraße 9
64287 Darmstadt

  • Environmental analytics
  • Compound-specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA)
  • Environmental forensics

Since 2022 Research Engineer at Dept. of Soil Mineralogy and Soil Chemistry, Institute of Applied Geoscience, TU Darmstadt, Germany

2017-2021 Leader of Working Group „Environmental Analytics“ at Chair of Material Flow Management and Resource Economy, Institute IWAR, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Relevant work experience at IWAR

2013-2017 Senior Research Associate (Postdoc) at Chair of Material Flow Management and Resource Economy, Institute IWAR, TU Darmstadt, Germany

2010-2013 Senior Research Associate (Postdoc) at Chair of Waste Technology, Institute IWAR, TU Darmstadt, Germany

2010 PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in Dept. Civil Engineering and Geodesy, TU Darmstadt, Germany. Dissertation title: “A new method for compound-specific stable chlorine isotope analyses: basics and application”, summa cum laude.

2001-2010 Research Associate at Institute IWAR – Chair of Waste Technology, TU Darmstadt, Germany

1997-2001 Master student (M.Sc., Joint degree) in Dept. Civil & Environmental Engineering and Dept. Urban and Environmental Policy, Tufts University, USA

1995-1996 Student in Advanced English Language Program, University of Hawaii, USA

1989-1995 Material & Process Engineer and Researcher at Ceramic Research and Development Laboratory, INAX (Current LIXIL) Corporation, Japan

1985-1989 Bachelor student (B. Eng.) in Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Japan

Recent publications:

Xia, L., Sakaguchi-Söder, K., Stanojkovski, D., Schebek, L. (2021): Evaluation of a quick one-step sample preparation method for the determination of the isotopic fingerprint of rapeseeds (Brassica napus) – Investigation of the influence of the use of 2,2-Dimethoxypropane (DMP) on C- and H-CSIA by GC/C/Py-IRMS. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom.2021;35:e9064. doi: 10.1002/rcm.9064

Abrha Asfaw, B., Sakaguchi-Söder, K., Bernstein, A., Siebner, H., Schüth, C. (2020): Optimization of compound-specific chlorine stable isotope analysis of chloroform using the Taguchi design of experiments. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom.2020;34:e8922. doi: 10.1002/rcm.8922

Sakaguchi-Söder, K., Jager, J., Grund, H., Matthäus, F., Schüth, C. (2007): Monitoring and evaluation of dechlorination processes using compound-specific chlorine isotope analysis. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom.2007;21: 3077–3084. doi: 10.1002/rcm.3170

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