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Starting work at the RSC in January 2018, Dr Pu Xiao is one of the newest additions to the Research School of Chemistry. Xiao has been interested in the photophysical chemistry of materials for his entire career, and joining the ANU has taken this interest into a new and exciting direction.
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Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s are one of the biggest concerns for our ageing population, especially with no cure or therapies to stop their progression. That is something that PhD student and Rickard’s Scholarship holder Junna Hayashi is trying to change, taking an interest in protein chemistry to try and understand these devastating illnesses.
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ANU PhD student Adam Mater has won a prized 2018 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship for his work on computer-aided chemical design.
Mr Mater is one of 17 exceptional young Australians to win the scholarship, to fund post-graduate study at Australia's leading universities.
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The Research School of Chemistry would like to thank Heriot-Watt University for hosting the ANU Ambassador Program, with special note to Dr Gareth Lloyd (HWU) for all his hard work making the Ambassador Program a success, as well as the Heriot-Watt Chemistry Society for arranging and hosting numerous social activities throughout the trip.
For more information about going on exchange: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/careers-opportunities/global-programs/anu-exchange-partners
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Distinguished members of the ANU community have been recognised in the 2018 Australia Day Honours for their contribution to Australia.
Leading the Honours list is Emeritus Professor Lewis Mander, who received the nation's top honour by being appointed a Companion in the Order of Australia (AC) for his eminent service to organic chemistry and to higher education.
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We spoke to Walker on a visit back to the School, where he spoke to students about the different career paths available to chemistry graduates.
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When you have experienced the almost immediate, transforming effect of antibiotics at a time when you’re feeling your absolute worst, it’s not something you forget.
Particularly the next time you’re feeling a whole new level of absolute worst, and your doctor won’t hand you the antibiotics you’re certain you need.
But we are now paying the price for swapping get better soon with get better right now, and the result isn’t just personal frustration at our GP who won’t “cure” our sore throat.
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Dr Brendan Burkett, a Research School of Chemistry alumnus who has now left academia, has taken a different approach. His series of comics, ChemScrapes, is connecting with students, academics and the general population to get them inspired in chemistry.
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When Danielle Skropeta, an Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, was completing her undergraduate degree she noticed that there were very few female academics in chemistry. So she set herself on an academic career path – one that has been driven by diverse interests, and has taken her to places all over the world.
After finishing her undergraduate at Monash University, Danielle did her PhD at the ANU.