Associate Professor Merilyn Manley-Harris
Chairperson
Qualifications: BSc(Hons) James Cook University (1978), PhD University of Montana (1993)
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manley-Harris, AProf Merilyn | 4384 | manleyha | E.3.19 | Chemistry | ||||
| Manley-Harris, AProf Merilyn | 4384 | manleyha | E.3.19 | Chemistry |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Direct dialling +64 7 838 then extension (for extensions starting with 4)
- Direct dialling +64 7 858 then extension (for extensions starting with 5)
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
Current research projects include: LAICPMS of automobile glass for Forensic purposes; LAICPMS to determine the geographical origin of possum teeth; studies on NZ honey; LCMS of nucleotides; studies on retention of organics in soil; analysis of setroids and pesticides in water; structural characterization of charcoal from biomass; analysis of fatty acids in insect pests; fructooligosaccharides in yacon; characterization of the hemicellulose fraction from wood.
General interests include carbohydrate chemistry, all forms of HPLC including ion chromatography; NMR spectroscopy and other forms of natural product analysis and characterization.
Students Supervised
MSc:
Ching Wan Chan - Flavonoids in Manuka Honey
Jessica Macaskill - Quantifying Toxins in Karaka Nuts
Blair Munro
Maria Revell - Prevention of the oxidative discoloration of yacon
Simon Williams - Methylglyoxal and Dihydroxyacetone variations in Leptospermum varieties throughout New Zealand
PhD:
Meenakshi Batra - Development and Validation of a method or methods for identification of vegetable oils
Jolene Brown - Seasonal Comparison of Lipid Composition and Metabolism in Parasitised and Non-parasitised Sitona lepidus (Clover Root Weevil)
Brendon Gill - Analysis of Nucleotides and related compounds in milk
Megan Grainger - Kinetics of conversion of DHA to MGO in honey
John McDonald-Wharry - Investigating the structure and chemistry of carbonized biomass for potential applications
Prakash Srinivasan - Fate and transport of veterinary medicines in the environment associated with land-application of animal waste in allophonic and non-allophonic NZ soils
Teaching Commitments
Expertise
Carbohydrate chemistry, natural and processed carbohydrates; chromatographic methods particularly HPLC; NMR of natural products; honey.
Recent Publications
- Cameron, N., Balks, M., Littler, R., Manley-Harris, M., Te Awekotuku, N. (2012) An investigation by LA-ICP-MS of possum tooth enamel as a model for identifying childhood geographical locations of historical and archaeological human remains from New Zealand
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Pacific Archaeology - Nanayakkara, B., Manley-Harris, M., Suckling, I. (2011) Understanding the degree of condensation of phenolic and etherified C-9 units of in Situ Lignins
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - Windsor, S., Pappalardo, M., Brooks, P., Williams, S., Manley-Harris, M. (2011) A convenient new analysis of dihydroxyacetone and methylglyoxal applied to Australian Leptospermum honeys
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy - Sarmah, A., Srinivasan, P., Smernik, R., Manley-Harris, M., Antal Jr, M., Downie, A., van Zwieten, L. (2010) Retention capacity of biochar-amended New Zealand dairy farm soil for an estrogenic steroid hormone and its primary metabolite
Refereed Journal Articles - Australian Journal of Soil Research
