Kristof Demeestere is an Associate Professor at Ghent University, Belgium. He works at the Research Group EnVOC (Environmental Organic Chemistry and Technology), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology within the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering. His research interests and activities deal with organic trace compounds in ecosystems with particular focus on high-resolution mass spectrometry based screening and (ultra-)trace analysis, new strategies for passive sampling and monitoring the occurrence, fate and behaviour of emerging organic micropollutants in the aquatic/marine environment, and ozone- or catalyst-based advanced oxidation processes for their removal from (waste)water.