Dr. Andreas Herrmann is a research chemist at Firmenich SA, an international flavour and fragrance company, in Genève (Switzerland), working on the development of new fragrance delivery systems. He has published a series of research papers on the chemical release of volatiles under mild reaction conditions. He is the author or co-author of about 30 scientific publications and 10 international patent applications.

Chapter 1: Volatiles - An Interdisciplinary Approach

A. Herrmann

(Firmenich SA, Genève)

Chapter 2: Biosynthesis and Emission of Isoprene, Methylbutanol and Other Volatile Plant Isoprenoids

H. K. Lichtenthaler

(Botanisches Institut, Universität Karlsruhe)

Chapter 3: Analysis of the Plant Volatile Fraction

P. Rubiolo, B. Sgorbini, E. Liberto, C. Cordero, C. Bicchi* (Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino)

Chapter 4: Plant Volatile Signalling: Multitrophic Interactions in the Headspace

A. Kessler*, K. Morrell

(Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca)

Chapter 5: Pheromones in Chemical Communication

K. Mori

(The University of Tokyo)

Chapter 6: Use of Volatiles in Pest Control

J. R. M. Thacker*, M. R. Train

(Biological Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley)

Chapter 7: Challenges in the Synthesis of Natural and Non-Natural Volatiles

A. A. Birkbeck

(Firmenich SA, Genève)

Chapter 8: The Biosynthesis of Volatile Sulphur Flavour Compounds

M. G. Jones

(School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool)

Chapter 9: Thermal Generation of Aroma-Active Volatiles in Food

C. Cerny

(Firmenich SA, Meyrin)

Chapter 10: Human Olfactory Perception

A. Gelperin

(Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University)

Chapter 11: Perfumery - The Wizardry of Volatile Molecules

C. Laudamiel

(New York)

Chapter 12: Microencapsulation Techniques for Food Flavour

Y. Byun, Y. T. Kim, K. G. H. Desai, H. J. Park* (Department of Packaging Science, Clemson University and Department of Food Technology, Korea University Seoul)

Chapter 13: Profragrances and Properfumes

A. Herrmann

(Firmenich SA, Genève)

Chapter 14: Reactions of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere

R. K. Monson

(Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado)