Dr Hung Hong is an analytical chemist in the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability (AGFS), where he serves as Senior Principal Scientist. Prior to this role, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI). With extensive expertise in the use, troubleshooting, method development and validation of advanced analytical instruments such as LC-MS/MS, GC-FID-ECD, GC-MS and others, Dr Hong has provided invaluable support for research, teaching and analytical services in chemical analysis at UQ and with industry partners over the past 8 years.

Dr Hong has developed numerous novel methods and extraction procedures to address current challenges in the chemical analysis of anthocyanins, carotenoids, sugars, allicin, vitamers, sulforaphanes, Sulphur hexafluoride and other volatile compounds. His work has been published in high-impact journals and recognised internationally. He is also a co-guest editor for a Special Issue on 'Novel Extraction and Separation of Bioactive Compounds in Foods and Food By-Products' for the journal FOODS.

In addition to his research, Dr Hong supervises several Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students and plays a key role in numerous research projects at AGFS and QAAFI. He is actively involved in research grant applications and experimental design for various projects.