Dr Andrew Kostryzhev is a project manager and material characterisation scientist at the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Queensland. He has got a PhD degree in “Manufacturing Engineering” from the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine in 2002 and a PhD degree in “Materials Science” from the University of Birmingham (UK) in 2009. Andrew has extensive experience in metallurgical research, processing technology optimisation, microstructure characterisation on SEM and TEM microscopes, mechanical testing, and analysis of chemistry-microstructure-properties relationships in metals. Currently he is developing custom focused services in chemical analysis and phase characterisation of minerals and metals for geology, mining, and resource processing.