Matt Jellicoe studied forensic and analytical chemistry at Flinders University (Adelaide). For his BSc (Honours) project, focused on controlling the exo and endo formation of Diels Alder reactions in the vortex fluidic device (VFD) under the supervision of Prof. Colin L. Raston AO FAA. He then started his PhD at Flinders University under the supervision of Prof. Colin L. Raston AO FAA and Prof. Jamie S. Quinton focusing on understanding the fluid flow in the VFD and applications to areas of science including; nanotechnology, biomaterials and food science.

Currently, he is a research fellow at the iPRD institute of the University of Leeds, working on automated and continuous production of nanomaterials under the supervision of Prof. Thomas W. Chamberlain and Prof. Nikil Kapur.