PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Ariel Ramón FONTANA Date of birth: 04/09/1982
Nationality: Argentina Age: 30
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2007-2012 PhD Chemistry; Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy Faculty, National University of San Luis, Argentina.
2001-2006 B.A. Biochemistry; Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, National University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina.
FELLOWSHIPS
04/2012-03/2014 Post-doctoral Fellowship, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina.
04/2010-0432012 Doctoral Fellowship to develop the final stage of doctoral studies, Type II (2 years), CONICET, Argentina.
09/2010-12/2010 Permanent Formation Fellowship to develop a doctoral stay, Fundación Carolina, Spain. 08/2007-03/2010 Doctoral Fellowship, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica
(ANPCyT), Argentina.
06/2009 Young Scientific and Post-Grade Grant awarded by ScientificCommittee of “2nd
Latin American Pesticide Residue Workshop”
RESEARCH PROJECTS PARTICIPATION
2010-3/2012 “Líquidos iónicos como solventes modernos para la determinación y análisis de especiación elemental en alimentos y recursos naturales de importancia estratégica para el desarrollo socio-económico y productivo de la región de Cuyo”; Contributor. PICT-2008-0169 (ANPCyT, Argentina)
2009-3/2012 “Determination of Persistent Contaminants in Environment and Food”; Contributor. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo), Mendoza, Argentina.
8/2007-3/2012 “Research and Monitoring of Brominated Flame Retardants as Dangerous Emerging Contaminants in the Environment of the Argentine Republic”; Contributor. PICT 33776 (ANPCyT, Argentina).
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
4/2012-present Analytical evaluation of polyphenols profile in winemaking residues of red grapes cv Malbec using chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques.
9/2010-12/2010 Development of analytical methodologies based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass-spectrometry using triple quadrupole (QqQ) and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (QTOF) detectors. Departamento de Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Investigación y Análisis Alimentario (IIAA), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España.
2008-3/2012 Development of new analytical methodologies for sample preparation and determination of contaminants in different regional food products and natural resources such as wines, honey and water.
8/2007-3/2012 Doctoral research, LISAMEN – CCT – CONICET – Mendoza.
9/2004-9/2005 Research stay in Biological Science Departament, FBCB, UNL, Argentina. 2/2004-3/2005 Research stay in Human Physiology area, FBCB, UNL, Argentina.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
04/2012-present Assistant professor, Faculty of Agronomy Sciences, University of Cuyo.
PUBLICATIONS
[1] Simple approach based on ultrasound-assisted emulsification-microextraction for determination of polibrominated flame retardants in water samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry Ariel R. Fontana, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud, Luis D. Martínez, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Journal of
Chromatography A, 1216 (2009) 147–153.
[2] Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in water and soil samples by cloud point extraction-ultrasound-assisted back-extraction-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Ariel R. Fontana, María F. Silva, Luis D. Martínez, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1216 (2009) 4339–4346.
[3] Ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction for determination of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole in wine samples by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
Ariel R. Fontana, Sangram H. Patil, Kaushik Banerjee, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Journal of
Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (2010) 4576–4581.
[4] Sensitive determination of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole in water samples by ultrasound assisted emulsification microextraction prior to gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry analysis Ariel R. Fontana, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Talanta, 81 (2010) 1536–1541.
[5] Ultrasound-assisted leaching-dispersive solid-phase extraction followed by liquid–liquid microextraction for the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment samples by gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
Ariel R. Fontana, Nerina B. Lana, Luis D. Martinez, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Talanta, 82 (2010) 359– 366.
[6] Coacervative microextraction ultrasound-assisted back-extraction technique for determination of organophosphates pesticides in honey samples by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Ariel R. Fontana, Alejandra B. Camargo, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Journal of Chromatography A 1217 (2010) 6334–6341.
[7] Development and validation of a simple analytical method for the determination of 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole in wine by GC-MS
Sangram H. Patil, Kaushik Banerjee, Sagar C. Utture, Ariel R. Fontana, Jorgelina C. Altamirano, Dashsrath P. Oulkar, Sameer S. Wagh, Soma Dasgupta, Shubhangi B. Patil, Pandurang G. Adsule, Madhukar B. Deshmukh. Food Chemistry 124 (2011) 1734–1740.
[8] Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in water samples from Mendoza River Basin by HS-SPME-GC-MS/MS.
Nerina B. Lana, Ariel R. Fontana, Nestor F. Ciocco, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Revista de la Facultad
[9] Solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry for the selective determination of fungicides in wine samples
Ariel R. Fontana, Isaac Rodríguez, María Ramil, Jorgelina C. Altamirano, Rafael Cela. In press,
Journal of Chromatography A, 1218 (2011) 2165–2175.
[10] Dispersive solid-phase extraction as a simplified clean-up technique for biological sample extracts. Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
Ariel R. Fontana, Alejandra B. Camargo, Luis D. Martinez, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Journal of
Chromatography A, 1218 (2011) 2490–2496.
[11] One step derivatization and preconcentration microextraction technique for determination of bisphenol A in beverage samples by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Ariel R. Fontana, Mónica Muñoz de Toro, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Journal of Agricultural and
Food Chemistry, 59 (2011) 3559–3565.
[12] Liquid chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry following sorptive microextraction for the determination of fungicide residues in wine
Ariel R. Fontana, Isaac Rodríguez, María Ramil, Jorgelina C. Altamirano, Rafael Cela. Analytical
and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 401 (2011) 767–775.
[13] Novel clean-up technique based on dispersive solid-phase extraction for the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in biological samples
Ariel R. Fontana, Luis D. Martinez, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. Organohalogen compounds, 73 (2011) 1132–1135.
[14] Analytical methods for determination of cork-taint compounds in wines Ariel R. Fontana. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 37 (2012) 135–147.
PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL - INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC - TECHNICAL CONFERENCES
09/2011 VI Congreso Argentino de Química Analítica; Santa Fe, Argentina
1. “Microextracción en discos de silicona para la determinación de vestigios de fungicidas en muestras de vino mediante LC-TOF-MS”
Ariel R. Fontana, Isaac Rodríguez, María Ramil, Jorgelina C. Altamirano, Rafael Cela 08/2011 31st International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants;
Brussels, Belgium.
2. “Novel clean-up technique based on dispersive solid-phase extraction for the
determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in biological samples”. Oral
presentation
Ariel R. Fontana, Luis D. Martinez, Jorgelina C. Altamirano
05/2011 3rd Latin American Pesticide Residue Workshop Food and Environment (LAPRW2011); Montevideo, Uruguay.
3. “Liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry following solid-phase extraction for the selective determination of fungicides in wines”
Ariel R. Fontana, Isaac Rodríguez, María Ramil, Jorgelina C. Altamirana, Rafael Cela 04/2010 5th International Symposium on Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR2010); Kyoto,
4. “Dispersive solid-phase extraction followed by liquid-liquid microextraction for extraction and preconcentration of PBDEs from sediment samples prior gas chromatography-mass spectrometry”
Jorgelina C. Altamirano, Ariel R. Fontana, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud
11/2009 I International Congress of Environment and Renewable Energy
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Villa Maria-Cordoba, Argentina.5. “Determination of environmental persistent pollutants (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) in sediment samples of Mendoza River basin, Mendoza, Argentina”
Nerina B. Lana, Ariel R. Fontana, Néstor Ciocco, Silvia R. García, María R. Repetti, Horacio R. Beldoménico, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
09/2009 V Argentinean Congress of Analytical Chemistry; Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
6. “Sensible determinación de 2,4,6- tricloroanisol en agua mediante preconcentración con microextracción en fase líquida emulsificada con ultrasonido y determinación con GC-MS/MS”
Ariel R. Fontana, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
7. “Sensible determinación de éteres difenilos polibromados en sedimentos mediante combinación de lixiviación asistida por ultrasonido y microextracción líquido-líquido dispersiva previo al análisis por GC-MS/MS”
Ariel R. Fontana, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
06/2009 2nd Latin American Pesticide Residue Workshop. Food and Environment; Santa
Fe, Argentina.
8. “Simple approach based on dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction technique for determination of polibrominated flame retardants in water samples by GC–MS/MS” Ariel R. Fontana, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
9. “Coacervative microextraction: innovative preconcentration technique for determination of organophosphates pesticides in honey samples by GC–MS”
Ariel R. Fontana, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud, Alejandra B. Camargo, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. 10/2008 COLACRO XII, Latin American Congress of Chromatography and Related
Techniques; Florianópolis(SC), Brazil.
10. "Micellar Organized Medium as Extraction and Preconcentration Technique for GC-MS: Determination of Brominated Flame Retardants in Water Samples"
Ariel R. Fontana, María F. Silva, Fabio De Souza Dias, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
10/2008 XVII Argentinean Congress of Geology; San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina.
11. “Determinación de Contaminantes Persistentes del Ambiente (Polibrominados Difenil Éteres) en Aguas superficiales de la Cuenca del Río Mendoza Mediante Cromatografía Gaseosa con Detección de Masas”
Nerina B. Lana, Ariel R. Fontana, María F. Silva, José A. D´ Angelo, Wolfgang Volkheimer, Néstor F. Ciocco, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
09/2008 XXVII Argentinean Congress of Chemistry; Tucumán, Argentina.
12. “Aplicación de sistemas micelares organizados como técnica de extracción y preconcentración para GC-MS: análisis de éteres difenilos polibromados en muestras de agua”
Ariel R. Fontana, María F. Silva, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud, Luis D. Martínez, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
13. “Microextracción en fase líquida emulsificada por ultrasonido para preconcentración de éteres difenilos polibromados y posterior análisis por GC-MS”
Ariel R. Fontana, Rodolfo G. Wuilloud, Luis D. Martínez, Jorgelina C. Altamirano.
14. “Determinación de compuestos retardantes de llama bromados en la cuenca del Río Mendoza”
Nerina B. Lana, Ariel R. Fontana, Néstor Ciocco, Jorgelina C. Altamirano. 9/2005 9º Young research students meeting of UNL; Santa Fe, Argentina.
12. “El contaminante alimentario DEHF altera la tolerancia oral y el metabolismo de la glucosa en hígado de animales de experimentación”. Ariel R. Fontana (Oral presentation)
6/2005 III Biochemistry meeting, Santa Fe, Argentina.
13. “El contaminante alimentario DEHF altera el flujo glucolítico en músculo e hígado de animales de experimentación”.
Marcela I. Martinelli, Norberto O. Mocchiutti, Ariel R. Fontana, Claudio A. Bernal.
REFEREE OF INTERNACIONAL JOURNALS
Actuation as reviewer of research works in Analytical Letters, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of
Ethiopia and the Journal Vitae.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Member of Argentinean Association of Analytical Chemistry.
LECTURES AND SPREADING ACTIVITIES
06/2011 Top 50 Most Cited Articles (2008-2009) in Journal of Chromatography A. Publication: J.
Chromatogr. A (2009) 1216 (1), pp. 147-153.
05/2011 On-line and newspaper publication “Investigación local sobre retardadores de llama”. Published in “Los Andes” newspaper printed ando n-line version. http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2011/5/8/investigacion-local-sobre-retardadores-llama-566863.asp
08/2010 “Descontaminar el laboratorio: analizan muestras contaminantes con una técnica ecológica”. Note published in Infouniversidades, Divulgación y noticias universitarias. http://infouniversidades.siu.edu.ar/noticia.php?titulo=descontaminar_el_laboratorio:_ana lizan_muestras_contaminantes_con_una_tecnica_ecologica&id=895#
06/2010 “Triple play extraction of PBDEs”, Note published in Separationsnow.com http://www.separationsnow.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?id=23850&type=Feature&chId=0&pa ge=1
09/2009 Lecture title: “Determinación de contaminantes persistentes del ambiente mediante metodologías analíticas ecológicas”, series of seminaries organized by Basic Sciences Institute, UNCuyo.
MEETING ORGANIZATION
11/2004 Contributor in the organization of “Jornadas de Nutrición y Salud” organized by Capítulo Argentino de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición and FBCB from UNL.
