Associate Professor Melanie MacGregor

Biography

A/Professor Melanie MacGregor completed a PhD in material science in 2013, and is now an ARC Future Fellow in nanotechnology at Flinders University. Her translational research focuses on understanding the interactions between nano-objects and their surroundings, for application in the biomedical, environmental and energy fields. A/Prof MacGregor's works include industry driven projects where the nano-objects investigated are nanoplastics, conducted in close partnership with end users such as the NSW and SA EPAs, but also, clinicians, industry, and academics from complimentary disciplines.
She leads several initiatives in this area, such as
1- developing plasma-based techniques for isolating and detecting nanoplastics in water,
2- investigating the effects and toxicity of nanoplastics on human kidney cells, and
3- analysing microplastics in process wastewater
She is now the leader of the newly established Nano and Microplastics Research Consortium, an initiative supported by Flinders college of science and engineering which aims to bridge Science, Industry, Policy, and community to remediate micro and nanoplastic pollution.

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