Dr. Bruce D'Arcy
Senior Lecturer
School of Land and Food Sciences
Phone: +61 7 3346 9190
Fax: +61 7 3365 1177
Email: B.DArcy@uq.edu.au

Academic Background

Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemistry), Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education, 1977
Master of Science (Organic Chemistry), The University of Queensland, 1981
PhD (Organic Chemistry), University of New England, 1987

Employment History

Tutor, University of Queensland, 1978-81
Tutor, University of New England, 1982-87
Lecturer, Footscray Institute of Technology, 1987-1990
Lecturer, Victoria University of Technology, 1990
Lecturer, The University of Queensland, 1991-2002
Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland 2003-present

Research Interests

Bruce D'Arcy has research interests in food flavour analysis using GC, GC-MS and HPLC, particularly involving SPME (honey, tea, UHT milk, macadamia nuts); ultrasonic spectroscopy of food; microencapsulation of flavour; flavonoids in tea and honey using HPLC and LC-MS; nut composition; meat chemistry; application of ultrasound to food processing; and physico-chemical characteristics and antimicrobial properties of honey.

Dr Bruce D'Arcy is also Director of the Australian Honey Research Unit and is extensively involved in researching all aspects of Australian honey in close collaboration with the Australian honey industry.

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