Chargé de Recherche (CNRS) specialized in
        multidimensional and enantioselective analyses
        University Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
        Tél : +33 (0)4 92 07 61 36
        Cornelia.Meinert@unice.fr

Research Interests
Highly interested in separation science & instrumental methods
Analysis of complex samples: amino acids, environmental samples
Enantioselective separation of amino acids using two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC)
Origin of biomolecular asymmetry

Publications

• Meinert C., Myrgorodska I.,de Marcellus P., Buhse T., Nahon L., Hoffmann S.V., Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U. J.: Ribose and related sugars from ultraviolet irradiation of interstellar ice analogs. Science 352 (2016), 208-212.
• Myrgorodska I., Meinert C., Martins Z., d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U. J.: Quantitative enantioseparation of amino acids by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography applied to non-terrestrial samples. Journal of Chromatography A 1433 (2016), 131-136.
• de Marcellus P., Meinert C., Myrgorodska I., Nahon L., Buhse T., d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U. J.: Aldehydes and sugars from evolved precometary ice analogs: importance of ices in astrochemical and prebiotic evolution. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112 (2015), 965-970.
• Myrgorodska I., Meinert C., Martins Z., d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U. J.: Molecular chirality in meteorites and interstellar ices, and the chirality-experiment onboard ESA's cometary Rosetta mission. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54 (2015), 1402-1412.
• Meinert C., Cassam-Chenaï P., Jones N.C., Nahon L., Hoffmann S.V., Meierhenrich U. J.: Anisotropy-guided enantiomeric enhancement in alanine using far-UV circularly polarized light. Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 45 (2015), 149-162.
• Bredehöft J.H., Jones N.C., Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., Evans A.C., Meierhenrich U. J.: Understanding Photochirogenesis - Solvent-effects on circular dichroism and anisotropy spectroscopy. Chirality 26 (2014), 373-378.
• Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., Cassam-Chenaï P., Evans A. C., Giri C., Nahon L., Meierhenrich U. J.: Photonenergy-controlled Symmetry Breaking with Circularly Polarized Light. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53 (2014), 210-214.
• Meinert C., Meierhenrich U. J.: Derivatization and Multidimensional Gas-Chromatographic Resolution of alpha-Alkyl and alpha-Dialkyl Amino Acid Enantiomers. ChemPlusChem 79 (2014), 781-785.
• Modica P., Meinert C., de Marcellus P., Nahon L., Meierhenrich U.J., d'Hendecourt L.: Enantiomeric excesses induced in amino acids by ultraviolet circularly polarized light irradiation of extraterrestrial ice analogs: a possible source of asymmetry for prebiotic chemistry. The Astrophysical Journal 788 (2014), 79.
• Evans A. C., Meinert C., Bredehöft J. H., Giri C., Jones N. C., Hoffmann S. V., Meierhenrich U. J.: Anisotropy Spectra for Enantiomeric Differentiation of Biomolecular Building Blocks. Top. Curr. Chem. 341 (2013), 271-300.
• Giri C., Goesmann F., Meinert C., Evans A. C., Meierhenrich U. J.: Synthesis and Chirality of Amino Acids Under Interstellar Conditions. Top. Curr. Chem. 333 (2013), 41-82.
• Meinert C., Meierhenrich U. J.: A new dimension in separation science - comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51 (2012), 10460-10470.
• Evans A. C., Meinert C., Giri C., Goesmann F., Meierhenrich U. J.: Chirality, photochemistry and the detection of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues and comets. Chem. Soc. Rev. 41 (2012), 5447-5458.
• Meinert C., Bredehöft J. H., Filippi J.-J., Baraud Y., Nahon L., Wien F., Jones N. C., Hoffmann S. V., Meierhenrich U. J.: Anisotropy Spectra of Amino Acids. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51 (2012), 4484-4487.
• Meinert C., Filippi J.-J., de Marcellus P., le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U. J.: N-(2-Aminoethyl)glycine and Amino Acids in Interstellar Ice Analogues. ChemPlusChem 77 (2012), 186-191.
• Meierhenrich U. J., Filippi J.-J., Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., Bredehöft J. H., Nahon L.: Photolysis of rac-Leucine with Circularly Polarized Synchrotron Radiation. In: D-Amino Acids in Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Biotechnology. Eds. Brückner H., Fujii N., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (2011), 341-349.
• Meinert C., de Marcellus P., Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Jones N. J., Hoffmann S. V., Bredehöft J. H., Meierhenrich U. J.: Photochirogenesis: Photochemical Models on the Absolute Asymmetric Formation of Amino Acids in Interstellar Space. Physics of Life Reviews 8 (2011), 307-330
  Physics of Life Reviews 8 (2011), 337-338.
• De Marcellus P., Meinert C., Nuevo M., Filippi J.-J., Danger G., Deboffle D., Nahon L., Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U. J.: Non-Racemic Amino Acids Production by Ultraviolet Irradiation of Achiral Interstellar Ice Analogs with Circularly Polarized Light. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 727 (2011), L27.
• Meierhenrich U. J., Filippi J.-J., Meinert C., Bredehöft J. H., Takahashi J., Nahon L., Jones N. C., Hoffmann S. V.: Circular Dichroism of Amino Acids in the Vacuum-Ultraviolet Region. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49 (2010), 7799-7802.
• Meierhenrich U. J., Filippi J.-J., Meinert C., Vierling P., Dworkin J. P.: On the Origin of Primitive Cells - From Nutrient Intake to Elongation of Encapsulated Nucleotides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49 (2010), 3738-3750.
• Meierhenrich U. J., Filippi J.-J., Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., Bredehöft J. H., Nahon L.: Photolysis of rac-Leucine with Circularly Polarized Synchrotron Radiation. Chemistry & Biodiversity 7 (2010), 1651-1659.
• Meinert C., Filippi J.-J., Hoffmann S. V., Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L., de Marcellus P., Bredehöft J. H., Thiemann W. H.-P., Meierhenrich U. J.: Photochirogenesis: Photochemical Models on the Origin of Biomolecular Homochirality. Symmetry 2 (2010), 1055-1080.
• Meinert C., Schymanski E., Kuester E., Schüürmann G., Brack W.: Application of preparative capillary gas chromatography (pcGC), automated structure generation and mutagenicity prediction to improve effect-directed analysis of genotoxicants in a contaminated groundwater. Environmental Science & Pollution Research 17 (2009), 885-897. 
  
• Meinert C., Brack W.: Optimisation of injection, separating and trapping parameters in preparative capillary gas chromatography. Chemosphere 78 (2009), 416-422.
  
• Schymanski, Meinert et al. 2008. The use of MS classifiers and structure generation to assist in the identification of unknowns in effect-directed analysis. Anal.Chim.Acta 615 (2), 136-147.
  
• Meinert et al. 2007. Fractionation of technical p-nonylphenol with preparative capillary gas chromatography. Chemosphere 70 (2), 215-223.
  

Conferences

• Meierhenrich U.J., Meinert C., Myrgorodska I., de Marcellus P., Buhse T., Nahon L., Hoffmann S.V., d'Hendecourt L.: Organic molecules detected in cometary ice analogs and in comet 67P by the Rosetta Philae Lander. Chirality 2016 Symposium, University of Heidelberg, 24-27 July 2016, Germany.
• Myrgorodska I., Meinert C., de Marcellus P., d'Hendecourt L., Hoffmann S.V., Nahon L.,  Meierhenrich U.J.: Asymmetric photolysis of chiral molecules of prebiotic importance at synchrotron SOLEIL. Colloquium at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, 9 March 2016.
• Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L., de Marcellus P., Meinert C., Myrgorodska I., Modica P., Nahon L., Buhse T., Meierhenrich U.J.: Why interstellar ices can be considered as precursors for prebiotic chemistry? IAU XXIX General Assembly, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., 3-14 August 2015.
• Meinert C., Meierhenrich U.J. et al.: Chiral Photons as Trigger of Life's Handedness? Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon), Chicago, U.S.A., 15-19 June 2015.
• Nahon L., Tia M., Garcia G., Cunha de Miranda B., Meinert C., Meierhenrich U.J., Myrgorodska I., de Marcellus P., Modica P., Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L.: Astrophysical scenarii for the origin of biomolecular asymmetry probed by circularly-polarized VUV synchrotron radiation. Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon), Chicago, U.S.A., 15-19 June 2015.
• Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L., de Marcellus P., Meinert C., Myrgorodska I., Modica P., Nahon L., Buhse T., Meierhenrich U.J.: The importance of extraterrestrial ices in astrochemical and prebiotic evolution. Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon), Chicago, U.S.A., 15-19 June 2015.
• Meinert C., Hoffmann S.V., Nahon L., d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U.J.: Chiral Photons as Trigger of Life's Asymmetry? PTPC2014 - Photon Tools for Physical Chemistry, Beatenberg, Switzerland 28 September - 1 October 2014.
• Hoffmann S.V., Jones N.C., Meinert C., Bredehöft J.H., Nahon L., Meierhenrich U.J.: Anisotropy spectroscopy on chiral organic molecules. Chirality 2014, Prague, Czech Republic, 27-30 July 2014.
  
• Meinert C., Hoffmann S.V., Nahon L., Myrgorodska I., d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U.J.: Chiral Photons as Trigger of Life's Asymmetry. The International Astrobiology Society and Bioastronomy (IAU C51) Joint International Conference, Nara, Japan 6-11 July 2014.
• Myrgorodska I., Meinert C., Martins Z., d'Hendecourt L., Meierhenrich U.J.: Multidimensional Analysis of Amino Acids in Murchison Meteorite. The International Astrobiology Society and Bioastronomy (IAU C51) Joint International Conference, Nara, Japan 6-11 July 2014.
• Meierhenrich U.J., Evans A., Meinert C., Hoffmann S.V., Nahon L.: The Asymmetry of Life in the Light of Chiral Photons. 3rd European GCxGC Symposium, Nice, France, 17-18 September 2013.
• Nahon L., Tia M., Garcia G., Meinert C., Meierhenrich U.J., de Marcellus P., Modica P., Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L.: Asymmetric photon-induced processes on chiral species with circularly-polarized synchrotron radiation: a possible astrophysical scenario for the origin of biomolecular asymmetry. First Workshop on Experimental Laboratory Astrophysics, Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.A., 25-27 February 2013.
  
• Meierhenrich U.J., Evans A., Meinert C., Hoffmann S.V.: Anisotropy Spectroscopy of Biomolecules. 8th SOLEIL Users' Meeting, Synchrotron SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France 23-24 January 2013.
• Modica P., Meinert C., de Marcellus P., Nahon L., Meierhenrich U.J., Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L.: Amino acid enantiomeric excesses induced by VUV circularly polarized light in interstellar ice analogs. COST Annual Meeting, The Chemical Cosmos, Catania, Italy, 2-5 October 2012.
  
• Evans A., Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Goesmann F., Giri C., Meierhenrich U. J.: Photochemical synthesis, chirality and detection of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues and comets. 21st IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, ICPOC21, Durham University, UK, 9-13 September 2012.
• Evans A., Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Goesmann F., Giri C., Meierhenrich U. J.: Photochemical synthesis, chirality and detection of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues and comets. AbGradCon, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States 27-30 August 2012.
• Giri C., Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., Evans A., d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Goesmann F., Meierhenrich U. J.: Formation and chiroptical properties of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues. 39th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research COSPAR, Mysore, India, 14-22 July 2012.
  
• Giri C., Meinert C., Evans A., Goesmann F., Meierhenrich U. J.: The sojourn of chiral organics from ISM to comets - the COSAC experiment onboard Rosetta. AstroChem Conference, Kolkata, India, 10-13 July 2012.
  
• Evans A., Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Goesmann F., Giri C., Meierhenrich U. J.: Photochemical synthesis, chirality and detection of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues and comets. Astrobiology Science Conference, AbSciCon, Atlanta, United States 16-20 April 2012.
  
• Meinert C., Meierhenrich U. J.: The origin of biomolecular asymmetry - insights from cometary matter using multidimensional gas chromatography. 2nd European GCxGC Symposium, Universität Regensburg, Germany, 20-21 September 2011. 
• Meinert C., Meierhenrich U. J.: The origin of life - enantioselective analysis of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues and meteorites by multidimensional GC-MS. LECO conference on GCxGC. University of Aachen, Germany, 30 November - 1 December 2010.

Professional experience
(2004-2009) PhD Student, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig
(2003-2004) Diploma thesis, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig
(2002-2003) Student Research Assistant, Leipniz Instiute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig
(2002-2004) Master of Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Germany
(1999-2002) Bachelor of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Germany

Memberships
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

My favourite motto :)
Shoot for the moon: Even if you miss you'll still be among the stars!