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Dana Alina Magdas graduated and received her PhD degree (2008) from the Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Currently, she is Head of Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics Department, at the National Institute for R&D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, INCDTIM, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The research group’s activities are mainly oriented towards the development of new analytical approaches and the identification of emerging markers for the assessment of authenticity of food and beverages. The development of research is done in the form of research projects with academic and/or industry partnership.

Olivian Marincas is an analytical chemist in the Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics Department at INCDTIM Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He recived his PhD degree in 2016 from the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. His main research interests are in environmental analytical chemistry, food quality and mass spectrometry.

Gabriela Cristea obtained her degree in physics in 2000, and received her PhD degree, also in physics in 2008, both from Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In 2008, she graduated with a master’s degree in environmental management from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her main research interests are in food and beverage authenticity and assessment of their quality.

Ioana Feher is a researcher in the Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography and Applied Physics Department at the National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She finished her doctoral studies in 2018 at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her main research focuses on development of analytical methods for different food and environmental matrices, along with chemometric processing of experimental data.

Nicoleta Simona Vedeanu is currently Associate Professor in the Pharmaceutical Physics – Biophysics Department at Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In this role, she is involved in both didactical and scientific research. Nicoleta is a graduate of the Faculty of Physics (1995), has a master’s degree in the field of atomic and molecular physics, a master’s degree in drug analysis, and completed her PhD studies in the field of material science (materials with optoelectronic potential and biomaterials) in 2007. She has participated in different training programs, and has received national and international scientific grants in her career.