Welcome to my blog! My name is Ashley Schnackenberg and I am a dual-degree student at Juniata College and ISA Lille. I am currently finishing my senior year at Juniata in my studies in Environmental Science and International Studies, while working on my MSc Engineering degree in Sustainable Pollution Management in Lille, France. This summer, I am completing an internship focusing on water pollution, or more specifically, the "Analysis of Chemical Effect Patterns in Environmental Samples" at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany. 

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My project will be to chemically analyze water and suspended particulate matter (SPM) samples collected at 13 different locations throughout Europe along the Danube river as part of the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program Project (EU-FP7), entitled “Solutions for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management.” This program aims to provide an evidence-base framework for future water quality policy development. 

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During my time at the Helmholtz Center, I will be performing chemical assessments on suspended particulate matter (SPM) and large-volume solid phase extracted (LVSPE) water samples collected along the Danube by using liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC) high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). 

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