Dr. Christopher Rüger

Forschungsthemen

  • Hochauflösende Massenspektrometrie
  • Atmosphärendruck Ionisierung mit Fokus auf Photo/Laserionisierung
  • Thermische Analyse und Kopplungstechniken für Gasphaseneinlass
  • Entwicklung von Software-Applikationen zur automatisierten Datenauswertung/prozessierung

Kurzlebenslauf

  • 2011 Bachelor of Science (Chemie) an der Universität Rostock
  • 2013 Master of Science (Chemie) an der Universität Rostock
  • 2013 ─ 2015 Landesgraduiertenstipendium Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • 2015 ─ 2018 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Analytische Chemie, Universität Rostock
  • 2018 Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) am Lehrstuhl für Analytische Chemie, Universität Rostock
  • Mai 2018 ─ Juni 2019 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (PostDoc) am Lehrstuhl für Analytische Chemie, Universität Rouen (Frankreich) in der Gruppe von Prof. Carlos Afonso in enger Kooperation mit dem C2MC-Lab (International Complex Matrices Molecular Characterization)
  • seit Juli 2019 Leiter der Forschungsgruppe „Hochauflösende Massenspektrometrie“ und Habilitand am Lehrstuhl für Analytische Chemie, Universität Rostock

Projekte

Schlüsselpuplikationen

  • Le Maître J, Hubert-Roux M, Paupy B, Marceau S, Rüger CP, Afonso C, Giusti P (2019) Structural analysis of heavy oil fractions after hydrodenitrogenation by high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry. Faraday discussions(218):417–430
     
  • Rüger CP, Maillard J, Le Maître J, Ridgeway M, Thompson CJ, Schmitz-Afonso I, Gautier T, Carrasco N, Park MA, Giusti P, Afonso C (2019) Structural Study of Analogues of Titan's Haze by Trapped Ion Mobility Coupled with a Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Mass Spectrometer. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 30(7):1169–1173
     
  • Rüger CP, Grimmer C, Sklorz M, Neumann A, Streibel T, Zimmermann R (2017) Combination of different thermal analysis methods coupled to mass spectrometry for the analysis of asphaltenes and their parent crude oils - Comprehensive characterization of the molecular pyrolysis pattern. Energy and Fuels 32(3):2699–2711
     
  • Streibel T, Schnelle-Kreis J, Czech H, Harndorf H, Jakobi G, Jokiniemi J, Karg E, Lintelmann J, Matuschek G, Michalke B, Muller L, Orasche J, Passig J, Radischat C, Rabe R, Reda A, Rüger C, Schwemer T, Sippula O, Stengel B, Sklorz M, Torvela T, Weggler B, Zimmermann R (2016) Aerosol emissions of a ship diesel engine operated with diesel fuel or heavy fuel oil. Environmental science and pollution research international
     
  • Rüger CP, Miersch T, Schwemer T, Sklorz M, Zimmermann R (2015) Hyphenation of Thermal Analysis to Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry) Using Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization For Studying Composition and Thermal Degradation of Complex Materials. Analytical chemistry 87(13):6493–6499
Alle Publikationen

Lacroix-Andrivet, O.; Castilla, C.; Rüger, C.; Hubert-Roux, M.; Mendes Siqueira, A. L.; Giusti, P.; Afonso, C. Direct Insertion Analysis of Polymer-Modified Bitumen by Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Energy Fuels 2021, 35, 2165–2173.

Neumann, A.; Chacón-Patiño, M. L.; Rodgers, R. P.; Rüger, C. P.; Zimmermann, R. Investigation of Island/Single-Core- and Archipelago/Multicore-Enriched Asphaltenes and Their Solubility Fractions by Thermal Analysis Coupled with High-Resolution Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry. Energy Fuels 2021, 35, 3808–3824.

Rüger, C. P.; Le Maître, J.; Riches, E.; Palmer, M.; Orasche, J.; Sippula, O.; Jokiniemi, J.; Afonso, C.; Giusti, P.; Zimmermann, R. Cyclic Ion Mobility Spectrometry Coupled to High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Equipped with Atmospheric Solid Analysis Probe for the Molecular Characterization of Combustion Particulate Matter. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2021, 32, 206–217.

Zherebker, A.; Kostyukevich, Y.; Volkov, D. S.; Chumakov, R. G.; Friederici, L.; Rüger, C. P.; Kononikhin, A.; Kharybin, O.; Korochantsev, A.; Zimmermann, R.; Perminova, I. V.; Nikolaev, E. Speciation of organosulfur compounds in carbonaceous chondrites. Scientific reports 2021, 11, 7410.

Castilla, C.; Rüger, C. P.; Marcotte, S.; Lavanant, H.; Afonso, C. Direct Inlet Probe Atmospheric Pressure Photo and Chemical Ionization Coupled to Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry for the Description of Lignocellulosic Biomass. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2020, 31, 822–831.

Dhahak, A.; Grimmer, C.; Neumann, A.; Rüger, C.; Sklorz, M.; Streibel, T.; Zimmermann, R.; Mauviel, G.; Burkle-Vitzthum, V. Real time monitoring of slow pyrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by different mass spectrometric techniques. Waste management (New York, N.Y.) 2020, 106, 226–239.

Grimmer, C.; Friederici, L.; Streibel, T.; Naim, A.; Cirriez, V.; Giusti, P.; Afonso, C.; Rüger, C. P.; Zimmermann, R. Characterization of Polyethylene Branching by Thermal Analysis-Photoionization Mass Spectrometry. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2020, 31, 2362–2369.

Le Maître, J.; Paupy, B.; Hubert-Roux, M.; Marceau, S.; Rüger, C.; Afonso, C.; Giusti, P. Structural Analysis of Neutral Nitrogen Compounds Refractory to the Hydrodenitrogenation Process of Heavy Oil Fractions by High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility–Mass Spectrometry. Energy Fuels 2020, 34, 9328–9338.

Maillard, J.; Ferey, J.; Rüger, C. P.; Schmitz-Afonso, I.; Bekri, S.; Gautier, T.; Carrasco, N.; Afonso, C.; Tebani, A. Optimization of ion trajectories in a dynamically harmonized Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance cell using a design of experiments strategy. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM 2020, 34, e8659.

Neumann, A.; Käfer, U.; Gröger, T.; Wilharm, T.; Zimmermann, R.; Rüger, C. P. Investigation of Aging Processes in Bitumen at the Molecular Level with High-Resolution Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Mass Spectrometry and Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Energy Fuels 2020, 34, 10641–10654.

Adair, E.; Afonso, C.; Bell, N. G. A.; Davies, A. N.; Delsuc, M.-A.; Godfrey, R.; Goodacre, R.; Hawkes, J. A.; Hertkorn, N.; Jones, D.; Lameiras, P.; Le Guennec, A.; Lubben, A.; Nilsson, M.; Paša-Tolić, L.; Richards, J.; Rodgers, R. P.; Rüger, C. P.; Schmitt-Kopplin, P.; Schoenmakers, P. J.; Sidebottom, P.; Staerk, D.; Summerfield, S.; Uhrín, D.; van Delft, P.; van der Hooft, J. J. J.; van Zelst, F. H. M.; Zherebker, A. High resolution techniques: general discussion. Faraday discussions 2019, 218, 247–267.

Afonso, C.; Barrow, M. P.; Bell, N. G. A.; Davies, A. N.; Duca, D.; Focsa, C.; Gauchotte-Lindsay, C.; Giusti, P.; Godfrey, R.; Goodacre, R.; Hawkes, J. A.; Hertkorn, N.; Jansen, J. J.; Jones, D.; Kew, W.; Le Guennec, A.; Lubben, A.; Paša-Tolić, L.; Rodgers, R. P.; Rüger, C. P.; Schmitt-Kopplin, P.; Schoenmakers, P. J.; Sciarrone, D.; Summerfield, S.; Uhrín, D.; van Zelst, F. H. M. Dealing with complexity: general discussion. Faraday discussions 2019, 218, 138–156.

Grimmer, C.; Rüger, C. P.; Streibel, T.; Cuoq, F.; Kwakkenbos, G.; Cordova, M.; Peñalver, R.; Zimmermann, R. Description of Steam Cracker Fouling and Coking Residues by Thermal Analysis-Photoionization Mass Spectrometry. Energy Fuels 2019, 33, 11592–11602.

Käfer, U.; Gröger, T.; Rüger, C. P.; Czech, H.; Saraji-Bozorgzad, M.; Wilharm, T.; Zimmermann, R. Direct inlet probe - High-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry as fast technique for the chemical description of complex high-boiling samples. Talanta 2019, 202, 308–316.

Le Maître, J.; Hubert-Roux, M.; Paupy, B.; Marceau, S.; Rüger, C. P.; Afonso, C.; Giusti, P. Structural analysis of heavy oil fractions after hydrodenitrogenation by high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry. Faraday discussions 2019, 218, 417–430.

Rüger, C. P.; Maillard, J.; Le Maître, J.; Ridgeway, M.; Thompson, C. J.; Schmitz-Afonso, I.; Gautier, T.; Carrasco, N.; Park, M. A.; Giusti, P.; Afonso, C. Structural Study of Analogues of Titan's Haze by Trapped Ion Mobility Coupled with a Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Mass Spectrometer. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2019, 30, 1169–1173.

Rüger, C. P.; Grimmer, C.; Sklorz, M.; Neumann, A.; Streibel, T.; Zimmermann, R. Combination of Different Thermal Analysis Methods Coupled to Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Asphaltenes and Their Parent Crude Oils: Comprehensive Characterization of the Molecular Pyrolysis Pattern. Energy Fuels 2018, 32, 2699–2711.

Rüger, C. P.; Schwemer, T.; Sklorz, M.; O'Connor, P. B.; Barrow, M. P.; Zimmermann, R. Comprehensive chemical comparison of fuel composition and aerosol particles emitted from a ship diesel engine by gas chromatography atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry with improved data processing routines. European journal of mass spectrometry (Chichester, England) 2017, 23, 28–39.

Rüger, C. P.; Neumann, A.; Sklorz, M.; Schwemer, T.; Zimmermann, R. Thermal Analysis Coupled to Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry with Collision Induced Dissociation for Complex Petroleum Samples: Heavy Oil Composition and Asphaltene Precipitation Effects. Energy Fuels 2017, 31, 13144–13158.

Streibel, T.; Schnelle-Kreis, J.; Czech, H.; Harndorf, H.; Jakobi, G.; Jokiniemi, J.; Karg, E.; Lintelmann, J.; Matuschek, G.; Michalke, B.; Müller, L.; Orasche, J.; Passig, J.; Radischat, C.; Rabe, R.; Reda, A.; Rüger, C.; Schwemer, T.; Sippula, O.; Stengel, B.; Sklorz, M.; Torvela, T.; Weggler, B.; Zimmermann, R. Aerosol emissions of a ship diesel engine operated with diesel fuel or heavy fuel oil. Environmental science and pollution research international 2017, 24, 10976–10991.

Wirth, M. A.; Rüger, C. P.; Sklorz, M.; Zimmermann, R. Using aromatic polyamines with high proton affinity as "proton sponge" dopants for electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry. European journal of mass spectrometry (Chichester, England) 2017, 23, 49–54.

Kruse, J.; Abraham, M.; Amelung, W.; Baum, C.; Bol, R.; Kühn, O.; Lewandowski, H.; Niederberger, J.; Oelmann, Y.; Rüger, C.; Santner, J.; Siebers, M.; Siebers, N.; Spohn, M.; Vestergren, J.; Vogts, A.; Leinweber, P. Innovative methods in soil phosphorus research: A review. Journal of plant nutrition and soil science = Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenernahrung und Bodenkunde 2015, 178, 43–88.

Oeder, S.; Kanashova, T.; Sippula, O.; Sapcariu, S. C.; Streibel, T.; Arteaga-Salas, J. M.; Passig, J.; Dilger, M.; Paur, H.-R.; Schlager, C.; Mülhopt, S.; Diabaté, S.; Weiss, C.; Stengel, B.; Rabe, R.; Harndorf, H.; Torvela, T.; Jokiniemi, J. K.; Hirvonen, M.-R.; Schmidt-Weber, C.; Traidl-Hoffmann, C.; BéruBé, K. A.; Wlodarczyk, A. J.; Prytherch, Z.; Michalke, B.; Krebs, T.; Prévôt, A. S. H.; Kelbg, M.; Tiggesbäumker, J.; Karg, E.; Jakobi, G.; Scholtes, S.; Schnelle-Kreis, J.; Lintelmann, J.; Matuschek, G.; Sklorz, M.; Klingbeil, S.; Orasche, J.; Richthammer, P.; Müller, L.; Elsasser, M.; Reda, A.; Gröger, T.; Weggler, B.; Schwemer, T.; Czech, H.; Rüger, C. P.; Abbaszade, G.; Radischat, C.; Hiller, K.; Buters, J. T. M.; Dittmar, G.; Zimmermann, R. Particulate matter from both heavy fuel oil and diesel fuel shipping emissions show strong biological effects on human lung cells at realistic and comparable in vitro exposure conditions. PloS one 2015, 10, e0126536.

Rüger, C. P.; Sklorz, M.; Schwemer, T.; Zimmermann, R. Characterisation of ship diesel primary particulate matter at the molecular level by means of ultra-high-resolution mass spectrometry coupled to laser desorption ionisation--comparison of feed fuel, filter extracts and direct particle measurements. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015, 407, 5923–5937.

Rüger, C. P.; Miersch, T.; Schwemer, T.; Sklorz, M.; Zimmermann, R. Hyphenation of Thermal Analysis to Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry) Using Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization For Studying Composition and Thermal Degradation of Complex Materials. Analytical chemistry 2015, 87, 6493–6499.

Schwemer, T.; Rüger, C. P.; Sklorz, M.; Zimmermann, R. Gas Chromatography Coupled to Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry for Improvement of Data Reliability. Analytical chemistry 2015, 87, 11957–11961.

Smit, E.; Rüger, C. P.; Sklorz, M.; Goede, S. de; Zimmermann, R.; Rohwer, E. R. Investigating the Trace Polar Species Present in Diesel Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Selective Ionization Techniques. Energy Fuels 2015, 29, 5554–5562.

Yang, J.; Röwer, C.; Koy, C.; Ruß, M.; Rüger, C. P.; Zimmermann, R.; Fritschen, U. von; Bredell, M.; Finke, J. C.; Glocker, M. O. Mass spectrometric characterization of limited proteolysis activity in human plasma samples under mild acidic conditions. Methods (San Diego, Calif.) 2015, 89, 30–37.

Universität Rostock
Institut für Chemie
Abteilung für analytische Chemie
Interdisziplinäre Fakultät Life Light & Matter
Dr. Christopher Rüger
Albert-Einstein-Straße 25
18059 Rostock

Tel.: +49 (0) 381 498 - 8990
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iC2MC is an international joint laboratory.