Professor Manuel Miró, a researcher with an extensive and prestigious academic career, kindly spoke to BrJAC

Manuel Miró received his M.Sc. (1998) and Ph.D. (2002) in Chemistry from the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain. He has conducted post-doctoral research in several universities, including the Technical University of Berlin, Technical University of Denmark and University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences. He is currently Full Professor in Analytical Chemistry at the University of the Balearic Islands (since September 2017); Guest Professor at Charles University (Czech Republic) (since 2014); and member of the IUPAC Chemistry and Environment Division (Subcommittee on Chemical and Biophysical Processes in the Environment). He has completed and consolidated four teaching periods (each of 5 years) and three research periods (each of 6 years). Dr. Miró is the Reviews Editor of the journal Analytica Chimica Acta (Elsevier, IF: 6.91, the second highest IF across scientific journals for general analytical chemistry) and Associate Editor of the Encyclopedia of Analytical Science, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, positions that he has held since 2007 and 2016, respectively. His publication record shows over 220 refereed publications, including 14 book chapters and a foreword, with an h-index of 42 and over 5600 citations. He has published 24 articles in the prestigious journal ‘Analytical Chemistry’ from the American Chemical Society and is the corresponding author of 110 articles. Dr. Miró has delivered 70 oral presentations (60 as plenary, keynote, or invited lecturer) at international conferences on analytical chemistry, sample preparation, nanotechnology, environmental chemistry, and automation based on flow methodology. He has also presented over 180 poster communications in international conferences and symposiums. He has supervised 10 Ph.D. students in national and international universities (Technical University of Denmark, Mahidol University and Chiang Mai University in Thailand, University of the Balearic Islands in Spain, and Federal University of Bahia in Brazil). He has been actively engaged in 34 national and international research projects (e.g., University of Melbourne in Australia and Charles University in Czech Republic), including 16 as the Principal Investigator. Dr. Miró’s research interests are focused on the development of on-line sample processing strategies for isolation and/or preconcentration of trace levels of environmental pollutants, exploiting 3D printing in the generation of various flow injections, including 3D-printed µFIA and Lab-on-a-Valve mesofluidic platforms, in conjunction with modern analytical instrumentation.