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A researcher from the Australian National University has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to chemical research.
Professor Martin Banwell from the Research School of Chemistry at ANU has been named the recipient of the Ryoji Noyori Award, the highest accolade conferred by the Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES).
Professor Banwell's research is focused on the synthesis of a wide range of organic compounds that are potentially useful for medical treatments - including producing anti-malarial agents from waste paper.
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Advances in technology have made detection of pathogens through DNA testing more effective and accessible in the fight to control and eradicate some of the most devastating human and animal diseases. Yet, despite these advances, these tests still have significant limitations.
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Professor Michelle Coote from the ANU Research School of Chemistry is part of a team that has been shortlisted for the UNSW Eureka Prize for Scientific Research.
The team from ANU and Curtin University is developing efficient ways to catalyse reactions and has shown that electric fields can be used to manipulate chemical reactions. This breakthrough may enable greener and safer methods for fabricating materials, from drugs to plastics.
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The RSC is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Penny Brothers as the next Director of the Research School of Chemistry. Penny joins us from the University of Auckland where she has served as Assistant Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Deputy-Head (Academic) of the School of Chemical Sciences, and Associate Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Research).
- Student profile
Ben studied a Bachelor of Philosophy — a research intensive program — at the ANU before completing his honours at RSC.
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The Research School of Chemistry welcomed Adrian Fabila Tjupurrula - AKA - Tjupurru to present a spectacular and entertaining concert to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2018.
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Starting his PhD in February this year, Adam Mater is the latest RSC student to win a Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship.
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The Lenton Parr sculpture "Untitled" was installed in 1962 on the eastern end of the now-demolished Department of Chemistry building. Following the demolition of the building, the Parr sculpture has been rehomed to the northern side of the Research School of Chemistry Building, Building 137/138.
The imagery in the sculpture was inspired by crystal formation and X-ray diffraction. It aims to reflect imaginatively the organic and inorganic structure of nature which is investigated by chemists.
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hese findings will help to design advanced photoresists in which distinct material properties are encoded with different colours of light in 3D laser lithography.