Michael Geary

Dr. Michael Geary serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Applied Science within the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. His research bridges analytical chemistry and environmental biology through advanced chromatographic techniques and honey bee conservation studies.

His core research domains include:

• Chromatography (specializing in Liquid Chromatography and Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography)
• Food Safety Analysis (focusing on phenolic compounds and abscisic acid in consumables)
• Honey Bee Genetics (documenting pure Apis mellifera mellifera populations in Ireland)
• Pharmaceutical Impurity Profiling (domperidone and oxatomide analysis)

Publication trends reveal two synergistic research trajectories: First, rapid chromatographic method development for food/pharmaceutical quality control, emphasizing mobile phase optimization and stability testing. Second, genetic conservation research on Irish honey bees using microsatellite analysis to confirm subspecies purity. Both streams demonstrate interdisciplinary applications of analytical chemistry to ecological and public health challenges, with significant real-world impact evidenced by Wikipedia references and news coverage.