Peter Tranchida's Biography

Peter Tranchida, Associate Professor, Universita di Messina

Prof. Dr. Peter Q. Tranchida currently occupies a position as Associate Professor in Food Chemistry in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Product Sciences (University of Messina), and he holds the course “Food and Dietary Product Chemistry” (Magister Degree in Pharmacy). He is also Coordinator of the PhD Course in “Food Chemistry and Safety” (University of Messina).
His research activities are focused mainly on the study of complex food samples by using advanced chromatography processes, such as fast and very-fast gas chromatographic systems. Furthermore, he has been devoted to the evaluation of ultimate generation stationary phases (i.e., ionic liquids), and, in particular, in the development and application of classical multidimensional and comprehensive chromatography systems. Specifically, he has performed a great deal of research work in the field of classical multidimensional gas chromatography, multidimensional liquid-gas chromatography, and comprehensive 2D gas chromatography (GC×GC).
In the field GC×GC, he has performed applications, method optimization studies, and introduced a new form of flow modulation. In 2012, at the"9th GC×GC symposium", held in Riva del Garda, he was awarded the "John Phillips Award", for his outstanding achievements in the field of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography. In terms of mass spectrometry (MS) systems, he currently uses rapid-scanning single quadrupole, triple quadrupole, and high-resolution time-of-flight devices.
Prof. Tranchida has co-authored over 100 scientific papers, 16 book chapters and given over 240 oral/poster presentations in national and international meetings.