Dr Greg Doran
Lecturer
Chemistry
Phone: +61 2 6933 4470
E-mail : gdoran@csu.edu.au
Career Brief
After completing a BSc at Latrobe University, where he majored in
chemistry/biochemistry, Dr Doran commenced postgraduate studies at RMIT
University achieving a MAppSc in inorganic analytical spectroscopy. He then worked
for a short period as a laboratory chemist with CSIRO, Melbourne before returning to
university to undertake a PhD at CSU in Wagga Wagga investigating the fate of
pesticides in rice bays. After completion of a PhD, he was appointed Lecturer in
chemistry at CSU’s School of Science and Technology, which became Wine and
Food Sciences, which became Agricultural and Wine Sciences.
Research and Teaching Activities
Research
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Pesticide fate in rice bays
Remediation of diesel contaminated sites
Teaching
First year chemistry, 2nd analytical chemistry and 3rd year instrumental analysis
Interests
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Remediation
Agricultural and environmental chemistry
Selected Publications
Doran, G; Eberbach, P; Helliwell, S 2008 The mobility of thiobencarb and fipronil in
two flooded rice-growing soilsJ. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B. B43(6)
Doran, G; Eberbach, P; Helliwell, S The sorption and degradation of the rice
pesticides fipronil and thiobencarb on two Australian rice soils 2006 Australian
Journal of Soil Research, 44 (6): 599-610
Doran, G; Eberbach, P; Helliwell, S 2006 The impact of rice plant roots on the
reducing conditions in flooded rice soils Chemosphere, 63 (11): 1892-1902 Jun 2006
Doran, G; Helliwell, S; Eberbach, P 2005 Extraction of fipronil and thiobencarb from
anaerobic water samples using solid-phase extraction Journal of AOAC International,
88 (3): 854-859 May-Jun 2005