Timothy Reeks

Timothy Reeks is a Researcher at the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), University of Queensland. He specializes in liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS) for analyzing environmental contaminants, including PFAS, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals, in diverse matrices.

Education:

• PhD (2014), Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland

Research interests focus on developing analytical methods for small polar molecules in environmental samples, particularly LC-MS/MS techniques for quantifying glyphosate, metformin, and nicotine biomarkers in wastewater and streams. His work addresses stability of compounds during sampling and processing.

Publications highlight his expertise in environmental monitoring, with studies on PFAS trends, herbicide toxicity, and drug biomarker stability. He also contributed to snake venom venomics, characterizing novel bioactive peptides.

He manages advanced LC-MS platforms such as the SCIEX 5500Qtrap, 6500Qtrap, and 6500QQQ at QAEHS, collaborating on projects like PFAS exposure studies and wastewater drug monitoring.