Dr Peter Brooks
BSc(Hons) NSW, PhD NSW
Position: Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
Office: I2.14A
Tel: +61 7 5430 2828
Email: pbrooks@usc.edu.au
Teaching areas
- General Chemistry
- Analytical Techniques
- Environmental Chemistry
- Introductory Biochemistry
Research areas
Research interests involve the chemical analysis and isolation of compounds from natural and synthetic materials, and the synthesis of new or novel compounds. Dr Brooks' expertise is in chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques applied to the trace analysis of important compounds in biological, environmental and industrial samples. Positions held include supervising the chemotaxonomic studies of microorganisms in the Biotechnology Research Centre at La Trobe University, Bendigo, and the operation of an analytic service to industry and the community. Dr Brooks' current interests are in the isolation of bioactive compounds from microorganisms and the chemical monitoring of the environment.
Profile
Dr Peter Brooks was awarded his PhD in Chemistry from the University of New South Wales in 1989. He then taught in the Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Adelaide for two years. From 1991 to 2000, Dr Brooks lectured analytical, general and organic chemistry at La Trobe University, Bendigo.
Dr Brooks has extensive research experience in analytical, environmental and organic chemistry. He has held research positions, supervised Honours and PhD candidates and attracted grants on projects involving bacterial chemotaxonomic studies, environmental monitoring and organic synthesis. At the University of the Sunshine Coast, Dr Brooks' research directions include environmental monitoring, the impact of chemicals on ecosystems and chemical analysis.
Publications
Electronic copies of various academic papers from Dr Peter Brooks are available on the USC Coast Research Database website.
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