Ana Maria Ferreira da Silva da Costa Freitas
Dean of the University of Évora
2002 – Habilitation, Chromatographic Methods applied to the Food Industry, University of Évora, Unanimously Approved
1988 – PhD, Food Biotechnology, University of Évora, approved with Distinction and Honor
1978 – BACHELOR in Agronomy, Institute Superior of Agronomy (School of Agriculture), UTL (former Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, current University of Lisbon), final grade of 14 points out of 20 (Portuguese grading system)
Field of activity
Analysisandfoodtechnology.InstrumentalAnalysisincludinghighresolutionliquidandgaschromatography,aswellashyphenatedtechniquessuchasmassspectrometry.Specialfocusonassessmentoftheimpactofthearomacompounds(identificationandquantification)witharomasidentifiedbysensorypanels.Useofenantioselectivechromatographyandsensoryimpactofenantiomers.Influenceofenantiomericexcessinthesensoryimpact.Morearraysstudiedwines,oliveoilanddairyproducts.
Chromatography;Sensory Analysis; Enantioselective andmultidimensionalchromatography;Analysisofflavors.
Authorofmorethen100articlesandcommunicationsrelatedtothisfield.
Current Research Interest
ResearchespeciallydirectedtowardstheanalysisofMediterraneanfoodproductswithspecialemphasisonwinesandoliveoils.Identificationofcompoundspresentintheextractofthearomaanddeterminingtherelationshipbetweenthechemicalcompoundsandsensoryimpact.
Identificationofenantiomers,determinationofenantiomericexcessusingenantioselectivechromatography.Applicationofchiralityindeterminingtheauthenticityandfrauddetection.
Limitsofdetectionandolfactodetectionofenantiomers.Relationshipwiththearomaoffoodproducts.UsingcomprehensivemultidimensionalChromatography.