Professor Philip Marriott is an analytical chemist who obtained his PhD from LaTrobe University, Melbourne (1980). He undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Bristol, UK, in Organic Geochemistry. His first academic appointment was in the Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Department of Chemistry. Returning initially to RMIT University in Australia, he moved to his present position as Professor at Monash University, Melbourne. His primary research is in gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, specifically in comprehensive 2D GC and multidimensional GC, with mass spectrometry, covering fundamental method development and a broad applications base, including essential oils, petrochemicals, foods, drugs, and pesticides. He has had extended professorial visits to China, Portugal, Brazil, and Korea.