After many years in consulting and pharmaceutical analytical chemistry, Mark completed his MSc(Hons) by research in environmental trace analysis in 2005, followed by a Master’s Degree in Science Management (MScM) in 2007. In 2009 he was awarded a doctoral scholarship by the University of Western Sydney and returned to research, with Andrew Shalliker, in 2010. His research has focused on the production and analysis of information-rich signals in multidimensional liquid chromatography, resulting in the invention of a new technique that is now the subject of an international patent application. Having successfully built and demonstrated a prototypical instrument and analysis software suite, Mark expects to complete his PhD at the end of 2013.