Qualifications BSc(Hons) in Chemistry, Macquarie University PhD in Chemistry,Macquarie University Cert. Higher Ed. 1998

Analytical chemistry with special interests in chromatography, flow injection analysis and instrument design.

Other research interests include:

the application of analytical chemistry to the solution of geochemical problems. structural determination of immature carbonaceous sediments, and groundwater natural organic matter. modern methods of selective chemical degradation of complex natural products computer aided learning/teaching techniques.

Zhao, Jiangbo; Lu, Zhenda; Yin, Yadong; McRae, Christopher; Piper, James A; Dawes, Judith M; Jin, Dayong; Goldys, Ewa M; Upconversion luminescence with tunable lifetime in NaYF 4: Yb, Er nanocrystals: role of nanocrystal size. Nanoscale, 5(3), 944-952, 2013. Karuso, Peter, Liu, Fei, ChemVoyage : a web-based, simulated learning environment with scaffolding and linking visualization to conceptualization. Journal of chemical education, 89(7), 878-883, 2012 Nevalainen, Helena, Bradner, Ron, Wadud, Sania, Mohammed, Suja, McRae, Christopher, Te'o, Junior, Enzyme activities and biotechnological applications of cold-active microfungi. In Anitori, Roberto Paul (Ed.) Extremophiles : microbiology and biotechnology, 89-108, Wymondham: Caister Academic Press; 2012 McIntyre C.P, Wressnig A.M, McRae C.R . Fish gut content analysis by thermochemolysis with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) and gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS). Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 80 (1), 6-15, 2007. Nimmagadda, R.D., McRae, C. Characterisation of the backbone structures of several fulvic acids using a novel selective chemical reduction method. Organic Geochemistry , 38, 1061-1072, 2007. Nimmagadda, R.D., McRae, C. A novel reduction of polycarboxylic acids into their corresponding alkanes using n-butylsilane or diethylsilane as the reducing agent. Tetrahedron Letters 47, 3505-3508, 2006 Nimmagadda, R.D., McRae, C. A novel reduction reaction for the conversion of aldehydes, ketones, and primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols into their corresponding alkanes. Tetrahedron Letters 47, 5755-5758, 2006 McIntyre, C., McRae, C ., Proposed Guidelines for sample preparation and ESI-MS analysis of humic substances to avoid self-esterification. Organic Geochemistry 36, 543-553, 2005. McIntyre. C., McRae. C ., Batts. B.D. and Piccolo. A. Structural characterisation of groundwater hydrophobic acids isolated from the Tomago Sand Beds, Australia . Organic Geochemistry , 36, 385-397, 2005. Simeoni M. A., Batts B.D., McRae, C . Effect of groundwater fulvic acid on the adsorption of arsenate by ferrihydrite and gibbsite, Applied Geochemistry 18(10):1507-1515, 2003. McIntyre C. McRae C . Jardine D. Batts BD. Identification of compound classes in soil and peat fulvic acids as observed by electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry . 16; 1604-1609, 2002.