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MY BIOGRAPHY
I graduated from the University of Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, majoring in Chemistry. However, rather than
pursue PhD studies for which my undergraduate course was
designed, I opted to work in various fields to obtain a
broader knowledge base. I have worked in private industry,
government research, and teaching. I now live in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia. I have travelled extensively within
Australia and overseas for discussions, lectures, and
conferences. The main fields that I have worked in include:
Electrochemistry
Pharmaceutical R&D
Nutrient Recycling at Coral Reefs
HPLC/ GC-MS/ NMR/ FT-IR/ FT-MS
Humic Acids
Climate Change
Chemistry and Mathematics Teaching
I began researching humic acids in 1986 and completed
the work in 2001. Initially the work was part of a
project to identify and quantify fluorescent bands
in coral skeletons. These bands led to the hind-
casting of rainfall levels in tropical areas (such as
Northern Queensland) where tree-ring analysis has
little potential. For further information refer to
my biography in Who's Who in the World (Marquis, New
York, USA, 1995-), and in Who's Who in Science and
Engineering (Marquis, New York, USA, 1995/6-).
My 5 most important publications are:
Klein, R., Loya, Y., Gvirtzman, G., Isdale, P.J. & Susic, M.
Seasonal rainfall in the Sinai Desert during the Late Quaternary
inferred from fluorescent bands in fossil corals. Nature, 345,
145-147 (1990), plus cover photo and article.
Susic, M. & Alongi, D.M. Determination of terrestrial markers in
marine environments by gas chromatography--mass-selective detection
compared to high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence
detection. Journal of Chromatography A, 758, 243-254 (1997).
Susic, M. & Boto, K.G. High-performance liquid chromatography
determination of humic acids in environmental samples at the nano-
gram level using fluorescence detection. Journal of Chromatography,
502, 443-446 (1990).
Susic, M., Boto, K.G. & Isdale, P.J. Fluorescent coral skeletal
bands result from terrestrial runoff. Marine Chemistry, 33,
91-104 (1991).
Susic, M. & Isdale, P. A model for humic acid carbon export from
a tropical river system using coral skeletal fluorescence data. In
Hydraulic and Environmental Modelling of Coastal, Estuarine and
River Waters (ed. Falconer, R.A.,Goodwin, P. & Matthews, R.G.S.),
PP. 588-597 (Gower, Aldershot, UK, 1989).
PHOTOS OF MYSELF AND MY WIFE ISABEL
SIGHTSEEING IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
DINING OUT IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
AT A ZOO IN CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA
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