J. Sam Murray

J. Sam Murray has a diverse work experience in the field of laboratory management and chemistry. From 2004 to 2008, they worked as a Water Microbiologist at Citilab, where they analyzed water and shellfish samples, performed sampling techniques, and ensured compliance with quality control procedures and regulations.

In 2008, they joined Cawthron Institute as a Laboratory Supervisor, where they managed staff, budgets, and operations of an accredited laboratory. J. Sam also played a role in the design and construction of an oenology laboratory, and was involved in method development, validation, key account management, and customer service.

In 2012, J. Sam Murray became a Laboratory Manager at Hill Laboratories, where they were responsible for managing staff, budgets, and operations of an international accredited laboratory for aquaculture, food microbiology, and oenology. J. Sam also handled method development and validation, as well as key account management and customer service.

Since 2013, they have been working at Cawthron Institute as a Senior Scientist in Marine Chemistry. The specific roles and responsibilities in this position are not mentioned, but it can be inferred that they have been contributing to research and development in analytical chemistry.

Overall, J. Sam Murray has accumulated extensive experience in laboratory management, method development and validation, as well as customer service in the field of aquaculture, food microbiology, oenology, and marine chemistry.

J. Sam Murray began their education journey in 2002 at Otago Polytechnic, where they pursued a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) degree in Environmental Science. They completed their studies in 2004. In 2014, they enrolled at The University of Waikato and obtained a Graduate Diploma in Analytical Chemistry, finishing their program in 2015. Following this, from 2017 to 2018, they pursued a BSc (First class honours) degree in Analytical Chemistry at the same institution. Their educational pursuit continued, and currently, from 2019 to 2021, J. Sam Murray is a PhD candidate at The University of Waikato, studying Analytical Chemistry in their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program.