Mirek Macka

Mirek Macka graduated in general and analytical chemistry from the Masaryk University, Brno, Czechoslovakia, and obtained his PhD degree at the University of Tasmania. He has extensive experience from industrial pharmaceutical research in Europe as well as a productive academic research record. His main interests are separation science including capillary electrophoresis, electrochromatography, liquid chromatography and related methods, microfluidic chip-based separations, as well as in areas of molecular spectrophotometry and instrumental design. His research philosophy dares to cross boundaries between disciplines and fundamental and applied research. He is also a pioneer in utilizing modern high-tech-low-cost smart gadgets and gives Short Courses at Pittcon on solid-state light sources used in chemical analysis.