Andrew Stewart

Academic Qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma, Innovation and Technology Management, APESMA, 1996
• Graduate Diploma, Information Technology (Power Electronics) University of Central Qld, 1990
• Bachelor of Science (Hons), Units in Electronics Engineering, University of Queensland, 1986
• Bachelor of Science (Hons), Experimental Physics, Griffith University, 1986

Other Qualifications and Accreditations

• Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ), 2005 – Present

 

In addition to being a Master of Philosophy Candidate with the MRS Group, Andrew is also is the CEO and owner of BSD Robotics, a business he runs from Brisbane Australia. Andrew has special interests in a number of fields from sensors and life science robotics, product design and quality management. His previous roles include Physicist, Research Scientist, Senior Engineer, R&D Team Leader, Systems Engineer and Project Manager.

Andrew’s research Interests include:

• Electrochemical immunosensors and microarrays
• Dried blood spot quality assessment, sample preparation and automation
• Automation and systems for life science and molecular laboratory applications

Projects (Chief investigator)

• Development of a POC test system for the Quantification of amino acids in medical conditions