Lecturer
College of Science and Engineering
Sara Miller is an analytical physical chemist who is active in the field of analytical spectroscopy. She is particularly interested in the use of multivariate and machine learning methods for the interpretation of vibrational spectroscopic data for qualitative-, quantitative- and classification-based analyses for a wide range of materials and applications including (but not limited to) pharmaceutics, primary produce, and medical diagnostics.
2023 – present Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
2023 Senior Research Fellow, Chemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2021 – 2023 Principal investigator (PI) in Te Whai Ao - Dodd-Walls centre for photonic and quantum technologies.
2017 – 2022 Research Fellow, Chemistry Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2014 - 2015 Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland.
2014 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2010 Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) with distinction from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2009 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in chemistry from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Instrument leader for the FMMA Raman microscopy facilities.
Analytical chemistry with particular emphasis on spectroscopy and associated data analysis techniques.
Associate editor for Applied spectroscopy Practica
Council member for the Australian and New Zealand Optical Society
Professional memberships
Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Member of the Australian and New Zealand Optical Society
Member of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy