Research Research groups Colebatch Group toc We develop homogeneous organometallic transition metal catalysts which utilise molecular cooperativity to improve catalytic efficiency and develop new processes label Research theme Research themes Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry contact_support Contact Annie Colebatchannie.colebatch@anu.edu.au+61 2 6125 4293 About Our research interests span inorganic chemistry, synthesis, catalysis, supramolecular chemistry and electrochemistry. The main focus across these areas is looking at the way multiple chemical entities can “cooperate” to achieve a particular chemical outcome and designing systems capable of utilising these cooperative effects. Our team are developing bimetallic complexes and investigating the interplay of the two metals on the chemical and catalytic reactivity as well as physical properties such as electrochemical and photochemical properties. A key focus of the group’s work is ligand design to support such systems where multiple metal centres can bind and interact. The long term aim of our work is to develop catalysts to address challenges in sustainability. Our work involves the synthesis of ligands and their transition metal complexes, and studying their reactivity and catalytic behaviour, using an array of analytical techniques including NMR spectroscopy, UV/Vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, electrochemistry and X-ray crystallography. Visit our group website for more information https://colebatchlab.com/. Projects Designing cooperative transition metal catalysts Designing cooperative transition metal catalysts. Read more Student intake Open for Honours, PhD students Theme Catalysis, Energy, Environment and Green Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry Read more Members Leader Dr Annie Colebatch Senior LecturerRita Cornforth FellowARC DECRA Fellow Researcher Dr. Michael Stevens Postdoctoral Fellow Student Ms Andie Delaney PhD Candidate Peter Hall PhD Candidate Luke Hemmingsen Honours Student Vuyelwa Ngwenya PhD Candidate Jingyun Wu PhD Candidate News WESTPAC Scholarship Recipient - Andie Delaney Andie Delaney has received the WESTPAC future leaders scholarship for 2021. Read the article toc