DrAngel Torriero

Senior Lecturer, Chemistry

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences

  • Senior Lecturer, Chemistry
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • +61 3 924 46897 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Dr Angel A. J. Torriero teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate chemistry, with a focus on research-informed, practice-oriented learning. His teaching develops practical laboratory skills, scientific reasoning, critical evaluation, and professional readiness, aligned with contemporary chemical practice.

He has led sustained curriculum and assessment reform, including flipped and cloud-based self-directed learning, competency-based laboratory assessment, direct evaluation of practical skills, and structured integration of generative AI into scientific education. His approach requires students to connect chemical theory with experimental evidence, evaluate uncertainty, and develop the judgment needed for professional laboratory and analytical work.

This work has received School recognition for teaching innovation and was acknowledged in the 2025 RACI accreditation review, which highlighted his contribution to developing students’ ethical and effective use of AI in scientific practice. His integrated teaching and research approach connects rigorous electrochemical science with authentic laboratory learning, graduate capability and preparation for contemporary scientific careers.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE133 Chemistry in our world
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE155 Chemistry for the professional sciences
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE210 Chemistry the enabling science
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE214 Organic chemistry
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE318 Synthetic and medicinal chemistry
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE361 Inorganic chemistry
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE338 Electrochemistry for a sustainable future
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Using Artificial Intelligence and Biosensors to Identify Airborne Allergens and Improve Detection Methods
    Karla Hanoun - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Integrating Biosensors and Explainable Machine Learning for Food Safety Analysis
    Seyedeh Somayeh Hosseinikebria - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Electrochemical sensor research
    Kathryn Jeal - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Leaching of Copper Sulphide Minerals - A Surface Based Approach
    Rachel Brokenshire - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2017
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Cyanobacterial Nanowires and Characterisation of Cell-Metalloid/Metal Interactions
    Sandeep Karbhari Sure - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Effects of free fatty acid Docosahexaenoic Acid on supported lipid bilayers
    Kiera Flynn - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Amplification strategies in point-of-care electrochemical biosensors
    Ashwin Kumar Varamballi Mruthunjaya - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2022
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Understanding Thunderstorm Asthma: An Investigation of Underlying Mechanisms and Novel Detection Strategies
    Kira Morgan Hughes - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2025