Dr Sunny Hu
Academic Division,
Research Portfolio,
Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF)
Biography
Wan-Ping (Sunny) Hu received her BSc (Hons) and PhD degrees from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, where she studied molecular dynamics using molecular beams with Professor Peter Harland. She carried out postdoctoral research on the construction, commission and operation of position sensitive coincidence time-of-flight mass spectrometer (PSCO-TOFMS) for the study of dication-neutral reactions with Professor Stephen Price at University College London, United Kingdom. After which, she returned to New Zealand where she was a research associate at the University of Canterbury working on the detection and measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in breath and other matrices using SIFT-MS for in clinical studies, in addition to maintenance of the MarinLit database for Marine Natural Products. She then worked as a Research officer at the School of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland, on the operation of the Geochemistry laboratory specialized in (and trained users on) ICP-OES and ICP-MS for major and trace elements in a wide variety of matrices, as well as the Workplace Health and Safety Officer/Coordinator. She is currently the Analytical Laboratory Coordinator, Central Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments. She coordinates and oversees a wide range of analytical instrumentation.Personal details
Positions
- Coordinator - Analytical
Academic Division,
Research Portfolio,
Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF)
Research field
Environmental Science and Management
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Canterbury)
- BSc(Hons) (University of Canterbury)
Professional memberships and associations
MRACI CChem - Charted Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Publications
- Morelli, G., Gasparon, M., Fierro, D., Hu, S. & Zawadzki, A. (2012). Historical trends in trace metal and sediment accumulation in intertidal sediments of Moreton Bay, southeast Queensland, Australia. Chemical Geology, 300 - 301, 152–164. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/113201
- Endre, Z., Pickering, J., Storer, M., Hu, S., Moorhead, K., Allardyce, R., McGregor, D. & Scotter, J. (2011). Breath ammonia and trimethylamine allow real-time monitoring of haemodialysis efficacy. Physiological Measurement, 32(1), 115–130. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/113202
- Hu, S., Langford, V., McEwan, M., Milligan, D., Storer, M., Dummer, J. & Epton, M. (2010). Monitoring chloramines and bromamines in a humid environment using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 24(12), 1744–1748.
- Epton, M., Ledingham, K., Dummer, J., Hu, S., Rhodes, B., Senthilmohan, S., Scotter, J., Allardyce, R., Cook, J. & Swanney, M. (2009). Interference of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-containing inhalers with measurements of volatile compounds using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 23(3), 443–447.
- Blunt, J., Copp, B., Hu, S., Munro, M., Northcote, P. & Prinsep, M. (2009). Marine natural products. Natural Product Reports, 26(2), 170–244.
- Coker, M., Hu, S., Senthilmohan, S. & Kettle, A. (2008). Pathways for the decay of organic dichloramines and liberation of antimicrobial chloramine gases. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 21(12), 2334–2343.
- Hu, S., Harper, S. & Price, S. (2005). The dynamics and kinematics of the electron transfer reactions of CF2/3+ with Ar. Molecular Physics, 103(13), 1809–1819.
- Ricketts, C., Harper, S., Hu, S. & Price, S. (2005). The formation of NO+ from the reaction of N22+ with O2. Journal of Chemical Physics, 123(13), 1–12.
- Harper, S., Hu, S. & Price, S. (2004). Collision complexes in dissociative single electron transfer between Ne2+ and N2. Journal of Chemical Physics, 120(16), 7245–7248.
- Harper, S., Hu, S. & Price, S. (2004). Experimental studies of the dynamics of the bond-forming reactions of CF22+ with H2O using position-sensitive coincidence spectroscopy. Journal of Chemical Physics, 121(8), 3507–3514.
QUT ePrints
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