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Chromatography and Molecular Separations Group

A node group of the Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS)

From left: Kavitha, Elsuida, Kae, Sung Tong, Christian, Phil, Grace, Con, Erwan, Grace, Blagoj, Boon Kim

Separation science is a basic evolving science that serves the community in many diverse and important ways. Measurement of chemical species in the chemical, life, forensic, pharmaceutical and environmental sciences advances our knowledge of the composition of materials, of biological processes, and of chemicals in the environment and in pharmaceuticals. Separation science principles and capabilities underpin chemical information in many varied areas including petroleum exploration, illicit drugs profiling, homeland security and chemical weapons analysis, genomics, proteomics and lipidomics, health and disease state monitoring, perfume and fragrance characterisation, and food quality assurance. As new separation techniques are developed and refined, improved ability to provide valuable answers to many problems in science become available. Field deployable instruments capable of monitoring trace residues of chemical weapons or explosives is one example.

The ACROSS group lead a number of new developments in separation science technologies that will give to industry, technical, and life sciences the tools they need to protect health, improve the environment and progress science. The Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS) was established as a strategic agreement between key researchers at RMIT University and the University of Tasmania to form a consortium of prominent Australian researchers in separation science. This consortium was supported financially by the participating institutions. The aims of ACROSS include maintaining its outstanding international renown, advancing separation science research through a coordinated, modern research plan, and providing highest quality research and research training.

The 8 research programs listed on the ACROSS website address techniques and instrumentation permitting very high resolution separations of compounds of diverse polarity, molecular size, shape and complexity at the analytical level.

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