• 28 Feb 2008
    Paper accepted for publication

    Paper accepted for publication entitled "Liquid chromatographic method for the determination of lutein in milk and pediatric formulas" to be published in the International Dairy Journal. This paper describes the development and validation of a rapid method for routine compliance testing of lutein in pediatric formulas.

  • 17 Sept 2007
    AOAC Annual Meeting & Conference—Anaheim, CA, USA

    I attended the 121st AOAC Annual Meeting in Anaheim. This was my first AOAC meeting and I reveled in the excitement and enthusiasm of the AOAC members for their association.

    Walked down the road to Disneyland but did not go in.

  • 12 Sept 2007
    Laboratory visit—Madison, WI, USA

    Visited a laboratory and learned about solid phase extraction technique with application to nucleotides.

  • 30 May 2007
    Paper accepted for publication

    Paper accepted for publication entitled "Determination of nucleotides and nucleosides in milks and pediatric formulas: a review" to be published in the Journal of AOAC International. This review summarizes the analytical techniques used to date in the analysis of nucleospecies in bovine and human milks and infant formulas.

  • 01 Aug 2006
    Paper accepted for publication

    Paper accepted for publication entitled "Development and application of a liquid chromatographic method for analysis of nucleotides and nucleosides in milk and infant formulas" to be published in the International Dairy Journal. This paper describes the development and validation of a method for the simultaneous determination in milk of the 5′‑mononucleotides and their corresponding nucleosides. This technique was applied to the analysis of bovine and human milk, a range of commercial bovine milk-based infant and follow-on formulas, a seasonal study of skim milk powders and an assessment of alkaline phosphatase influence on nucleotide retention.

  • 03 Jul 2006
    Promotion—Waitoa, New Zealand

    I have been promoted to Research Scientist from my previous role as Research Associate.

  • 16 Apr 2003
    Paper accepted for publication

    Paper accepted for publication entitled "Use of natural abundance 15N DEPT NMR to investigate curing of urea-formaldehyde resin in the presence of wood fibers" to be published in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. This paper describes the use of natural abundance 15N NMR using a DEPT pulse sequence to follow the curing of urea-formaldehyde resin in the presence of wood fiber, fiber extracts and acid or base.

  • 20 Oct 2000
    University of Waikato Graduation Ceremony—Hamilton, New Zealand

    Attended the University of Waikato Graduation Ceremony at Hamilton's Founders Theatre, at which I was presented with my master's degree by the Chancellor of University of Waikato, Mrs Caroline Bennett.

  • 21 Nov 1999
    1999 NZIC Conference—Wellington, New Zealand

    I attended the 1999 NZIC Conference at Victoria University in Wellington. This was my first NZIC conference and presented a poster on my MSc research.

    In spare time several of my fellow Waikato students and I went into the city and saw the movie The 13th Warrior.

  • 20 Apr 1998
    University of Waikato Graduation Ceremony—Hamilton, New Zealand

    Attended the University of Waikato Graduation Ceremony at Hamilton's Founders Theatre, at which I was presented with my bachelor's degree by the Chancellor of University of Waikato, Mrs Caroline Bennett.