People have been doing this sort of thing for years. I have an ultrasonic tub for extracting flavours into ethanol. I didn't invent it, people were talking about it years ago on the forums on this stuff.
Maybe they don't have internet over there at UNSW. They can come over and borrow mine for a bit of a search. I am just a few ks away. Or go to that internet cafe in Kensington in the next block.