ProfessorMichael Breadmore

Head of Discipline, Chemistry/Professor in Chemistry

Chemistry

  • Head of Discipline, Chemistry/Professor in Chemistry
    Chemistry
  • School of Natural Sciences, Chemistry, 432 Chemistry Building, Sandy Bay Campus, TAS

SUPERVISION AND TEACHING SUMMARy

Analytical Chemistry, Microfluids, Instrument Design.

Professor Breadmore has taught at the interface of chemistry and engineering for over 10 years, and in pure and applied analytical chemistry with a focus on electrophoresis and microfluidics. He has a keen interest in inter-disciplinary teaching, particularly assessment and how this is influenced by discipline conventions, as well as exploiting these conventions in unconventional disciplines.

Professor Breadmore has graduated 46 PhD students. All students work as part of a dynamic team with a focus on fundamental and applied analytical chemistry that is of relevance to an issue of international significance. There are always vacancies in the group for highly talented and motivated students keen to make a difference in the world through their research.

SUPERVISION & TEACHING

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Design of electrophoretic system for analysis of trace nutrients in seawater
    6 May 2026
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Methods for trace explosive detection
    13 Apr 2026
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Optimisation and Validation of In-Capillary Matrix Elimination and Concentration by Transient Isotachophoresis-Capillary Electrophoresis for Environmental Analysis
    8 Aug 2025
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Synthesis of new photoactive molecules
    31 Mar 2025
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Developing methods for the detection of microbes at drinking water standards
    24 Jun 2024
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Microbiology sensor - microfluidics
    3 Jun 2024
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Soil Health Chip
    22 Feb 2024
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Supramolecular PFAS Detection
    18 Jan 2024
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Electrokinetic Extraction and Electrokinetic Separation of Heavy Metals using Polymer Inclusion Membrane Directly from Solid Sample
    14 Mar 2022 - 22 Apr 2026
    Jia Jia Seet
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    3D printed analytical systems
    7 Feb 2022
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    3D Printing High-resolution Micro Total Analysis Systems
    16 Aug 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Microplastic Separations Enabled by Magnetic Levitation
    15 Feb 2021 - 28 Aug 2024
    Xinpeng Ren
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis and Electric Assisted Extraction for Phytochemicals and Nanoplastics Analysis in Food
    1 Dec 2020 - 16 Apr 2025
    Muhandiramge Sashikala Nipuni Ranasinghe
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    SPE of PFAS
    5 May 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Development of 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices for the In-field Colourimetric Analysis of Soil Macronutrients
    1 Dec 2019 - 18 Dec 2024
    Reuben Mah Han Yang
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Colorimetric PFAS Detection
    19 Dec 2018 - 22 Aug 2023
    Chloe Maree Taylor
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Detection of Penicillin Antibiotics in River Water, Effluent Waste and Milk using Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Laser-induced Fluorescence
    6 Dec 2018 - 27 Aug 2025
    Pavankumar Chadalawada
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Isotachophoresis Detection of Viable Bacteria for Monitoring the Quality of Food Contact Surfaces and Meat
    17 Sep 2018 - 14 Dec 2023
    Thisara Medhani Kumarajith
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    New Chemical Resins for SLA-based 3D Printers
    6 Aug 2018 - 16 Dec 2022
    Lubna Shahzadi
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Developing the Potential of Blood-based Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Disease
    31 May 2018 - 15 Dec 2023
    Md Anisuzzaman Chowdhury
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Online and Large Volume Injection Techniques for Trace Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkylated Substances in Environmental Water Samples using Liquid Chromatography
    14 May 2018 - 28 Apr 2023
    Ashley James I'anson Miller
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Developing New Chemistry for High-resolution Stereolithography (SLA) 3D Printing
    7 Nov 2017 - 23 Aug 2022
    Atiyeah Ganjalinia
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Portable Analytical Systems for Quality Control and Monitoring in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities
    6 Nov 2017 - 16 Dec 2022
    Mostafa Adel Atia Abuzeid
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Field Detection of Perfluorinated Contaminants: Instrumentation
    30 Oct 2017 - 28 Jun 2024
    Prashanth Bashyam
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Autonomous Filtration System for Portable Capillary Electrophoresis Instruments
    10 Apr 2017 - 23 Aug 2022
    Maria Gabriela Paniagua Cabarrus