Dr. Jessica Beekman obtained her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Florida, USA in 2014. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Florida and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Jessica is currently a Research Chemist at the U.S. FDA where her work focuses on the development of analytical methods for the analysis of chemical contaminants in food products. In particular, Jessica has spent the last 6 years on the development of methods for the analysis of MCPD and glycidyl esters in infant formula and other processed foods. She has authored numerous publications regarding MPCD and glycidyl esters research and has presented her work at meetings and conferences worldwide.