Dr. Damian W. Laird is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching in the School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics, College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. He obtained a PhD in Marine Natural Products Chemistry from the University of Newcastle Australia in 2003. Dr. Laird’s main research interests lie in the isolation and identification of natural products and their potential use in agriculture, food industries, and chemical feedstocks.