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Faculty of Science School of ChemistryNever Stand Still
School of Chemistry Annual Report 2012
CONTENTS
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HEAD OF SCHOOL REPORT 3
Mission Statement 5
School of Chemistry Organisation Chart 6
School of Chemistry Committees – 2012 7
Academic Responsibilities 8
ACADEMIC STAFF 9
RESEARCH 36
Overview 2012 36
Research Highlights 38
School Postgraduate Seminars 42
School Seminars – Invited Speakers 44
TEACHING AND LEARNING 47
Overview 47
Honours Program 49
Postgraduate Programs and Courses 49
Postgraduate Research 49
Asia Pacifi c Institute of Nuclear Science Short Courses 49
Outreach Activities 50
Degrees Awarded 51
Scholarships 54
Practicum Students 54
Programs and Activities 54
STUDENTS 57
School of Chemistry Undergraduate Student Prizes 57
Postgraduate Student Awards and Prizes 59
Students of Chemistry Society 61
SCHOOL 63
Staff 63
Invited Lectures & Conference Presentations 66
Publications & Patents 69
Grants and Research Fellowships 79
Industry and Community Interaction 83
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Enrolments 86
Conference Presentations – Students 91
Conference Posters 93
SCHOOL VISITING COMMITTEE 98
OBITUARIES 100
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
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In 2012, the School of Chemistry continued to build on its strengths. With the Excellence in Research Australia assessment process for 2012 complete, the discipline of chemistry at UNSW was ranked as one of the top in the country with an overall rating of “5”, and the areas of both Analytical Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry also rated at “5”. Other measures of research success include the publication output in international journals and the amount of research funding, both of which increased signifi cantly in 2012, confi rming the growth in research occurring in the School.
The School continued to grow in terms of staff numbers. We were fortunate to appoint Dr Neeraj Sharma as an AINSE fellow, continuing our ties with ANSTO. Scientia Professor Justin Gooding was recognized for his outstanding research contributions yet again with the award of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute R.H. Stokes Medal for Electrochemistry for 2012. A/Prof Naresh Kumar was promoted to Professor, a well-deserved recognition of the signifi cant contribution that Professor Kumar makes to the University in research, teaching and outreach. Professor Kumar was also awarded the UNSW Staff Award for Excellence in Community Outreach in 2012 and Dr Pall Thordarson was recognized for his important contribution to Health and Safety in the School with a commendation at the presentation of University staff excellence awards.
The PhD students in the School made a tremendous contribution again this year. With the numbers of PhD students steady at 80, we graduated 14. The PhD students were successful with a number of awards at local and international conferences, showing off the talents and success of the School to a wide audience. The School had been working towards a new fi rst year syllabus over 2011 (chaired by Dr Thordarson), and the new syllabus was introduced to the students in 2012. At the same time, the outcomes of the assessment review
process were also rolled out across all undergraduate courses of the School. The undergraduate student numbers continued to increase, with our higher level fi rst year course intake growing to nearly 500 students, from a number of only 200 in 2006.
2012 also saw the introduction of a series of initiatives made possible by the generous bequest of the late Theo Howard. Two new programs, visits to regional high schools (organized by Dr Luke Hunter) and the UNSW Chemistry Video Competition (A/Prof Naresh Kumar) were a great success. Another initiative funded from the bequest was a visiting lectureship, and the fi rst of these was held in 2012. The lectureship enables an outstanding academic from another institutions (typically international) to spend a few weeks in Chemistry at UNSW and provide some advanced undergraduate lectures to third year and honours students, along with a research seminar. The lectureship should encourage collaborations and interactions with academics from outside the School, and broaden our student’s horizons.
The School has also continued to grow it’s community engagement by building strong links with the Science Teachers’ Association of NSW (STANSW). The School hosted high school students from a number of schools across Sydney as part of its School Visit program, and also hosted Year 10 work experience students
2012 was a very busy year, with many successes and a signifi cant commitment from all members of the School. I would like to thank all of the staff and students who have contributed enthusiastically to the continued success of the School in 2012.
PROFESSOR BARBARA MESSERLE
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
School of Chemistry staff and research students
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Mission Statement
The School of Chemistry aspires to continue as a leading chemistry School in the region.
We aim to develop cutting edge knowledge to solve key challenges in the world today. Our research is focused in three research clusters Nanoscience, Medicinal Chemistry, and Catalysis and Energy. These research areas provide a base from which we take our research from the fundamentals of chemistry through to practical applications.
We aim to excel in the education of our future scientifi c leaders and community members. We will continue to expand our interactions with institutions across the world, and build strong ties with our community, in particular industry and schools.
Goals:In order to remain a leading School in the region in both
research and teaching, the School aims to grow to a
size of 30 academic staff over the next fi ve years. The
growth will be targeted to maintain a balance of the three
research clusters
To increase our research funding and broaden the
funding base of the research groups we will target
international funding schemes and industry support.
A key goal is to achieve high quality publications in
leading international journals with continued growth in
terms of volume of output in publications with of higher
impact. Postgraduate research students form the core of
our research strength and we need to continue to grow
the quality and number of our higher degree students,
with particular focus on attracting the best UNSW
students and high quality international students into
postgraduate studies.
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As a School we constantly seek to improve our
already high quality of teaching. We will achieve this
by ensuring that the latest research developments in
chemistry are included in our curricula and that our
teaching materials both challenge our undergraduate
students and nurture their love of chemistry. By
engaging the students we aim to promote their life long
learning of chemistry.
To lead debate, we plan to expand our infl uence in
the broader community. Our community engagement
program will continue to target high schools across
NSW and we will develop a new approach to our
marketing strategy for students. We will grow the
level of interactions with our alumni and focus on the
inclusion of our alumni in the life of the School today.
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Head of School
Deputy Head of School
Office
Administrator
Marketing
Honours Coordinator
Undergraduate Teaching
Coordinators
1st Year Coordinator
Outreach Coordinator
Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator
Postgraduate Administrator
Postgraduate Coordinator
Undergraduate Administrator
Stores
Technical Staff
Director of Research Technical & Building Manager
School Manager Director of Teaching
Postdocs
Academic Staff
Deputy Director
of Teaching
Student Services Manager
School of Chemistry Organisation Chart
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School of Chemistry Committees – 2012
School Executive Committee
A/Prof. John Stride
Prof. Barbara Messerle (Chair)
Dr Gavin Edwards
Scientia Professor Justin Gooding
School Advisory Committee
Prof. Barbara Messerle (Chair)
A/Prof. John Stride
A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
A/Prof. Shelli McAlpine
Dr Pall Thordarson
Dr Gavin Edwards
Dr Toby Jackson
Mr Rick Chan
Mr Sveto Videnovic/
Research Committee A/Prof. John Stride (Chair)
Teaching Committee Dr Gavin Edwards (Chair)
Postgraduate Committee A/Prof. Jonathan Morris (Chair)
Outreach Committee A/Prof. Naresh Kumar (Chair)
Health & Safety Committee Dr Pall Thordarson (Chair)
Search Committee Prof. Barbara Messerle (Chair)
Building & Space Committee A/Prof. John Stride (Chair)
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SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Academic Responsibilities
Responsibility Staff Member
Director of Research A/Prof. John Stride
Director of Teaching Dr Gavin Edwards
Deputy Director of Teaching Dr Jason Harper
Deputy Head of School Scientia Professor Justin Gooding
Postgraduate Coordinator A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Honours Coordinator A/Prof. Marcus Cole
Higher Year Coordinator (2-3rd year) Dr Pall Thordarson
Higher Year Laboratory Coordinator A/Prof. Steve Colbran
1st Year Coordinator Dr Nick Roberts
1st Year Laboratory Coordinator Dr Ron Haines
Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Degree Program Coordinators A/Prof Jonathan Morris – Medicinal Chemistry
A/Prof. Marcus Cole- Nanotechnology
Seminar Coordinator Dr Chuan Zhao
Outreach A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
OHS Dr Pall Thordarson
IT Dr Ron Haines
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding, A/Prof Steve Colbran, Prof. David Black, Dr Chuan Zhao, Dr Jason Harper, Prof. Barbara Messerle (Head of School), Visiting Fellow A/Prof. Roger Read, Dr Leigh Aldous, Dr Luke Hunter, Visiting Fellow A/Prof. Mike James, Dr Neeraj Sharma, Dr Pall Thordarson, Dr Nick Roberts, Dr Ron Haines, A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
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Dr Leigh Aldous B.Sc (Hon), Leeds, CAST Ph.D. Queen’s University Belfast
Born in 1982, Dr Aldous completed his undergraduate degree at Leeds (2004) and
postgraduate work at Queen’s University, Belfast (2007). He became a Postdoctoral Fellow at
Queen’s University, Belfast (2007-2009), and then at The University of Oxford (2009 - 2011).
Dr Aldous was appointed as a Lecturer at UNSW in 2011.
Current research Activities:
Biomass and Ionic Liquids: Dissolution and conversion of biomass into sustainable chemical source
Electroanalysis, with particular emphasis on nanomaterials
Ionic Liquids and hydrogen storage.
Selected Publications:
“Ionic Liquids for Lignin Processing: Dissolution, Isolation, and Conversion” M. M. Hossain; L. Aldous,
Australian Journal of Chemistry 2012, 65, 1465-1477
“Clean, effi cient electrolysis of formic acid via formation of eutectic, ionic mixtures with ammonium formate” L. Aldous; R. G. Compton, Energy & Environmental Science 2010, 3(10), 1587-1592.
“The mechanism of hydrazine electro-oxidation revealed by platinum microelectrodes: role of residual oxides” L. Aldous; R. G. Compton, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2011, 13(12), 5279-5287.
“Towards Mixed Fuels: The Electrochemistry of Hydrazine in the Presence of Methanol and Formic Acid” L. Aldous; R. G. Compton, ChemPhysChem 2011, 12(7), 1280-1287.
“The electrochemistry of quinizarin revealed through its mediated reduction of oxygen” Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Dimov, I. B.; L. Aldous; R. G. Compton, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of
the United States of America 2011, 108(50), 19891-19895.Professional Activities:
Professional Activities:
International Society of Electrochemistry (member).
Electrochemistry Society (member).
Royal Society of Chemistry (member).
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (member).
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
18th Australian Electrochemistry Conference, Perth, Australia (15th April 2012; presentation).
10th International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) Spring Meeting, Perth, Australia (15th-18th April 2012; presentation).
5th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids (ASIL5), Melbourne, Australia (3rd May 2012; poster).
The 2012 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN), Perth, Australia (5-9th February 2012; presentation).
BIT’s 2nd Annual World Congress on Nanoscience & Technology 2012, Qingdao, China (26th-28th October 2012; presentation).
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia (8th February 2012; seminar at the Department of Chemistry).
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (30th October 2012; seminar at the Department of Chemistry).
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Dr Graham Edwin Ball B.Sc., Ph.D. Sheffi eld
Born in 1965, Dr Ball completed his Undergraduate and Postgraduate work at the University
of Sheffi eld gaining his B.Sc. (1986) and Ph.D. (1990). He became a Postdoctoral Fellow at
the University of British Columbia (1990-91), and then at the University of California, Berkeley
(1991-1994). Dr Ball was appointed University of New South Wales NMR Facility Manager and
Adjunct Lecturer in 1995 and Senior Lecturer in 2005.
Current Research Activities:
Chemical and biological applications of NMR
spectroscopy
Characterisation of reactive intermediates in
organometallic chemistry
Computational chemistry
Investigations of drug-DNA interactions
Structure elucidation
Selected Publications:
Young, R.D.; Lawes, D.J.; Hill, A.F.; Ball, G.E. “Observation of a tungsten alkane σ-complex showing selective binding of methyl groups using FTIR and NMR spectroscopies” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 8294–8297.
Young, R.D.; Hill, A.F.; Hillier, W.; Ball, G.E. “Transition Metal-Alkane σ-Complexes with Oxygen Donor Co-ligands” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 13806-13809.
Ball, G.E.; Brookes, C.M.; Cowan, A.J.; Darwish, T.A; George, M.W.;. Kawanami, H.K.; Portius, P.; Rourke, J.P. “A delicate balance of complexation vs. activation of alkanes: NMR and TRIR studies of the interaction of alkanes with [Re(Cp)(CO)(PF3)].” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA., 2007, 104, 6927.
Ball, G.E.; Darwish, T.A; Geftakis, S.; George, M.W.; Lawes, D.J.; Portius, P.; Rourke, J.P. “Characterization of an Organometallic Xenon Complex using NMR and IR Spectroscopy.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA., 2005, 102, 1853.
Geftakis, S.; Ball, G.E. “Direct Observation of a Transition Metal Alkane Complex, CpRe(CO)2(cyclopentane), Using NMR Spectroscopy,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1998, 120, 9953.
Professional Activities:
RACI Inorganic Division, NSW Representative.
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
Plenary Speaker, RACI Victorian Division Inorganic
Chemistry Symposium, Melbourne, November 2012.
Oral presentation, XXV International Conference
on Organometallic Chemistry, Lisbon, Portugal,
September 2012.
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Professor David St Clair Black M.Sc. Syd., Ph.D. Camb., AMusA, CChem, FRACI
Born in 1938, Professor Black completed his postgraduate work at the University of Sydney
(MSc, 1960) and then at the University of Cambridge (PhD, 1963). He was a Post Doctoral
Research Associate at Columbia University (1963 – 1964). He was appointed as Lecturer
at Monash University (1965), promoted to Senior Lecturer (1971) and Reader in Organic
Chemistry (1975). He was appointed Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of New
South Wales in 1983.
Current Research Activities:
Synthetic organic chemistry including methods of
synthesis, heterocyclic chemistry (especially indole
chemistry), photochemistry.
Organic aspects of coordination chemistry including
ligand design and synthesis, macrocycles,
organometallic chemistry.
Polymer chemistry - new polyamides, polyesters and
modifi ed peptides. Self-assembly studies involving
hydrogen bonding.
Development of mild and effi cient new metal complex
catalysts related to Green Chemistry.
Natural products chemistry - constituents of Endiandra
and Beilschmiedia species, indole alkaloids.
Selected Publications:
Black, D. St.C., Editor, Science of Synthesis, Volume 15, Hetarenes and related ring systems: six-membered hetarenes with one nitrogen or phosphorus atom, pub. Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1320 pp (2004).
Wahyuningsih, T. D., Kumar, N. and Black, D. StC., Synthesis of indolo[2,3-c]quinolines from 3- arylindole-2-ketoximes, Tetrahedron, 63, 6713-6719 (2007).
Cheah, W. C., Black, D. StC., Goh, W. K. and Kumar, N., Synthesis of antibacterial peptidomimetics derived from N-acylisatins, Tetrahedron Letters, 49, 2965-2968 (2008).
Chen, R., Bhadbhade, M., Kumar, N and Black, D. StC., Synthesis of cyclic tetraindolyls via oxidative coupling reactions, Tetrahedron Letters, 53, 3337-3341 (2012).
Somphol, K., Chen, R., Bhadbhade, M., Kumar, N. and Black, D. StC., A new strategy for calixindole formation: synthesis of a calix[3]indole with 2,2; 7,2; 7,7-methylene linkages and a new calix[4]indole with 2,2; 7,2; 7,7; 2,7-methylene linkages, Synlett, 24-28 (2013).
Professional Activities:
Secretary General, ICSU (2011-2014)
External Examiner, University of Malaya, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Member of National Committee for Chemistry
Member of NMI Reference Materials Review
Committee, National
Measurement Institute, Australian Government
Analytical Laboratory.
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
Black, D. StC., “Macrocyclic
Tetraindolyls: Indorphyrins and related structures
as potential new foundation molecules”, Gordon
Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Salve
Regina University, Newport, RI, USA, June 2012.
Awards:
Appointed Offi cer of the Order of Australia.S
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Associate Professor Stephen Boyd Colbran B.Sc, Ph.D Otago
Associate Professor Colbran gained his Ph.D from the University of Otago, New Zealand, in
1984. He then undertook post-doctoral research with Professor the Lord Jack Lewis, FRS,
and Professor Brian Johnson, FRS, at the University Chemical Laboratories, University of
Cambridge, England, 1984–1987. Steve was appointed to the academic staff of UNSW in 1987,
and he spent 1994 on leave from UNSW as a Visiting Scientist in the Department of Chemistry,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
Current Research Activities:
Transition metal chemistry with an emphasis on:
Biological catalysis: using computational and synthetic models to uncover insights about multi-electron redox processes in biology.
Biomimetic catalysis: using biomimcry to prepare sophisticated catalysts for multi-electron reduction processes.
Catalyses for a sustainable future: multi-electron reduction of unsaturated organic substrates to produce high-value chemicals and of carbon dioxide to selectively produce formaldehyde or methanol.
Ligand ‘non-innocence’ in transition metal chemistry and its applications.
Electrochemistry and spectro-electrochemistry applied to transition metal systems.
Selected Publications:
McSkimming, A.; Bhadbhade, M. M.; Ball, G. E.; Colbran S. B., Rhodium complexes of a chelating ligand with imidazol-2-ylidene and pyridin-2-ylidene donors: the effect of C-metalation of nicotinamide groups on uptake of hydride ion, Inorganic
Chemistry, 2012, 51, 2191–2203.
McSkimming, A.; Bhadbhade, M. M.; Colbran S. B., Hydride ion-carrier ability in Rh(I) complexes of a nicotinamide-functionalised N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, Dalton Transactions, 2010, 39, 10581–10584.
Rawling, T.; Austin, C.; Buchholz, F.; Colbran S .B.; McDonagh A. M., Ruthenium phthalocyanine-bipyridyl dyads as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: Dye coverage versus molecular effi ciency, Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, 48, 3215–3227.
Moberg, V.; Mottaqlib, A. M.; Sauer, D.; Poplavskaya, Y.; Craig, D. C.; Deeming, A. J.; Colbran, S. B.; Nordlander, E., Chiral and achiral phosphine derivatives of alkylidyne tricobalt carbonyl clusters as catalysts for (asymmetric) inter- and intra-molecular Pauson-Khand reactions, Dalton
Transactions, 2008, 2442–2453.
Lonnon, D. G. Lee, S.-T.; Colbran S. B., Valence tautomerism and coordinative lability in copper(II)–imidazolyl–semiquinonate anion models for the CuB centre in cytochrome c oxidase, Journal of the
American Chemical Society, 2007, 129, 5800-5801.
Professional Activities:
Coordinator of Upper-level Laboratory Teaching for the School of Chemistry, UNSW
Member of the Teaching Committee, School of Chemistry, UNSW
Member of the Research Committee, School of Chemistry, UNSW
Chair, Assessment Committee, School of Chemistry, UNSW
Member of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SBIC) and the American Chemical Society (ACS)
ARC assessor for ARC Grant applications
Referee for the journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society; Chemistry–A European Journal; Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Inorganic Chemistry; Organometallics; Dalton Transactions; European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry Communications; Chemical Reviews
Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (IJIC) and for the Journal of Chemical Science (JChem).
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Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
Colbran, S. B, Biological and Bio-inspired
Multielectron Reduction Catalysis, Invited Lecture,
Department of Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry, Indian
Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore, India, 16 Jan.
2012
Colbran, S. B, Biological and Bio-inspired
Multielectron Reduction Catalysis, Invited Lecture,
Chemical Physics Department, ChemiCentrum, Lund
University, Sweden, 6 Sept. 2012
Colbran, S. B, Transition Metal Chemistry of
Multifunctional Organohydride Ligands, Session
Lecture, International Coordination Chemistry
Conference (ICCC) 40, Valencia, Spain, 11 Sept.
2012.
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Associate Professor Marcus Lawford Cole B.Sc (Hons) Ph.D Cardiff
Cardiff University BSc (Hons I) (Medal) 1998, PhD 2001. Lecturer and Senior Lecturer,
University of Adelaide (2004-7). Royal Society and ARC research fellowships at Monash
University (2002-3). NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award 2009. RACI Organometallic
Chemistry Award in 2010. Elected Fellow of the RACI in 2012.
Current Research Activities:
Low oxidation state and hydrido complexes of the
main group elements.
Catalytic applications of N-heterocyclic carbenes.
Low oxidation state lanthanide chemistry and its
synthetic application.
Selected Publications:
Dunn, MD; Cole, ML; Harper JB: Effects of an
ionic liquid solvent on the synthesis of gamma-
butyrolactones by conjugate addition using NHC
organocatalysts, RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 10160-
10162.
McKay, AI; Ball, GE; Cole, ML: Low valent and
hydride complexes of NHC coordinated gallium and
indium, Dalton Trans, 2012, 41, 946-952.
Gyton, MR; Cole, ML; Harper JB: Ionic liquid effects
on Mizoroki-Heck reactions: more than just carbene
formation, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 9200-9202.
Alexander, SG; Cole, ML; Forsyth, CM: Tertiary
Amine and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Coordinated
Haloalanes - Synthesis, Structure and Application,
Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 9201-9214.
Junk, PC; Cole, ML: Alkali metal bis(aryl)
formamidinates – A study of coordinative versatility,
Chem. Commun., 2007, 1579-1590 (feature article).
Professional Activities:
Secretary of the Inorganic Division, Royal Australian
Chemical Institute.
Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute,
member of the American Chemical Society.
Organising committee member for the 27th
International Conference on Organometallic
Chemistry (Melbourne, 2016).
Member of the Australasian discussion group on
organometallic chemistry.
Referee for A* journals of the ACS, RSC, Wiley-VCH
and Elsevier publishing houses.
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
Ionic Liquid Effects on Catalytic Reactions: More
Than Just Carbene Formation? – Australian
Symposium on Ionic Liquids, May 2012, Monash
University, Victoria.
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Dr Gavin Leslie Edwards B.Sc, Ph. D Monash
Born in 1960, Dr Edwards completed his PhD studies at Monash University with Dr (now
Professor) Glen Deacon and Professor David St Clair Black. He then undertook postdoctoral
research at Imperial College, London, with Dr (now Professor) Willie Motherwell from 1987-
1989. Dr Edwards was appointed as a Lecturer at UNSW in 1990 and Senior Lecturer in
1999. He is currently the Director of Teaching in the School of Chemistry. In 2011 he also
took on the role of Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) in the Faculty of Science.
Current Research Activities:
Synthesis of novel DNA binding agents: new
bisintercalating threading molecules, and
organometallic drugs
Sulfones, sulfoxides and sulfoximines in organic
synthesis
Cyclometallated complexes as new catalysts
Selected Publications:
Beeren, S.R., Dabb, S.L., Edwards, G., Smith,
M.K., Willis, A.C., and Messerle, B.A., Improving
Intramolecular Hydroamination Rh(I) and Ir(I)
Catalysts Through Targeted Ligand Modifi cation,
New J. Chem., 2010, 34 1200-1208.
Edwards, G.L., Sinclair, D.J. “Sequential
cyclosulfonylation and alkylation as a versatile
strategy for dihydropyran synthesis.” Synthesis,
2005, 3613-3619.
Edwards, G.L., Black, D,St.C., Deacon, G.B.,
Wakelin, L.P.G. “In vitro and in vivo studies of
neutral cyclometallated complexes against murine
leukaemias.” Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 980-989.
Edwards, G.L., Black, D,St.C., Deacon, G.B.,
Wakelin, L.P.G. “Effect of charge and surface area
on the cytotoxicity of cationic metallointercalation
reagents.” Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 969-979.
Professional Activities:
Director of Teaching
Member: School of Chemistry Executive
Member: Faculty of Science Education Committee
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Conversions Group
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Management Committee
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Reference Group
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Member: Academic Domain – Business System
Owners Advisory Group
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and Procedures International.
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Professor Leslie D. Field Ph.D., D.Sc. USyd
Ph.D. 1979 University of Sydney; D.Sc. 1991 University of Sydney; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA 1979-1981; Research Fellow, Oxford University, UK, 1981-1982; 1982-2005 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Professor University of Sydney; Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Sydney 1990 to 2005 and Head of the School of Chemistry from 1997 to 2001; Associate Dean for Research
in the Faculty of Science, Chair of the University Research Committee, Deputy Chair of the Academic Board and Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Sydney. Vice-President & Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at UNSW from April 2005.
Current Research Activities:
Organometallic chemistry of coordinated dinitrogen - nitrogen fi xation.
C-H Bond activation and functionalisation
Organometallic chemistry of carbon dioxide
Applications of NMR spectroscopy in organic & organometallic chemistry
Transition metal catalysis in organic synthesis
Transition metal acetylides, organometallic polymers and new materials
Metallocene chemistry
Selected Publications:
Bott, G.; Field, L. D.; Sternhell, S., Steric Effects - a Study of a Rationally Designed System. J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 1980, 102 (17), 5618-5626.
Baker, M. V.; Field, L. D., Reaction of sp2 C-H Bonds in Unactivated Alkenes with Bis(Diphosphine) Complexes of Iron. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108 (23), 7433-7434.
Baker, M. V.; Field, L. D., Reaction of Ethylene with a Coordinatively Unsaturated Iron Complex, Fe(depe)2 - sp2 C-H Bond Activation without Prior Formation of a p-Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108 (23), 7436-7438.
Field, L. D.; Turnbull, A. J.; Turner, P., Acetylide-bridged organometallic oligomers via the photochemical metathesis of methyl-iron(II) complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124 (14), 3692-3702.
Field, L. D.; Li, H. L.; Dalgarno, S. J.; Turner, P., The fi rst side-on bound metal complex of diazene, HN=NH. Chem. Commun. 2008, (14), 1680-1682.
Professional Activities:
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Member of the American Chemical Society
Member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance
Journal Reviewer: Organometallics, Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Chemistry, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Chemical Communications
Australian Research Council: Ozreader
Director and Chairman NewSouth Innovations Pty Ltd
Director Australian Technology Park Innovations Pty Ltd
Director Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Director Uniseed UITT Pty Ltd
Director Uniseed Management Pty Ltd
Director Spatial Information Systems Ltd (SISL)
Alternate Director of the Environmental Biotechnology CRC
National ICT Australia Ltd (NICTA) UNSW Member Representative
Board Member ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials Advisory Board
Member of the National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) Board of Management
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Immunosensors for detection of protein analytes (with a US based biosensing company)
Understanding electron transfer through a new class of molecular wires (with Professor Michael Paddon-Row, Chemistry UNSW).
Porous silicon photonic crystals for biological imaging and disease diagnosis (with Professor Mike Gal and Dr Peter Reece, Physics UNSW and Dr. Katharina Gaus, Medicine UNSW)
Modifi ed surfaces for controlling surface interactions with cells for biomaterials applications (with Dr. Katharina Gaus, Medicine UNSW)
Nanoparticle based biosensors labelling and detection in for medical diagnostics (with Professor Rose Amal, Chemical Engineering, UNSW).
Silicon quantum dots for biolabelling (with the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine)
Detection of microRNA (with Prof. Maria Kavallaris, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine).
The three dimensional printing of cells (with Australian Centre for NanoMedicine).
Selected Publications:
Gooding JJ, Wibowo R, Liu J, Yang W, Losic D, Orbons S, Mearns FJ, Shapter JG, Hibbert DB, Protein Electrochemistry using Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 9006-9007 (2003).
K.A. Kilian, L.M.H. Lai, A. Magenau, S. Cartland, T. Böcking, N. Di Girolamo, M. Gal, K. Gaus, J.J. Gooding, Smart Tissue Culture: In Situ Monitoring of Cellular Secretion With Nanostructured Photonic Crystals NanoLett. 9 2021-2025 (2009).
D.J. Williamson, D.M. Owen, J. Rossy, M. Wehrmann, A. Magenau, J.J. Gooding, K. Gaus, Pre-existing LAT clusters do not participate in early T cell signaling events, Nature Immunology 12 655-662 (2011).
P.K. Eggers, N. Darwish, M.N. Paddon-Row, J.J. Gooding, Surface-Bound Molecular Rulers for Probing the Electrical Double Layer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134 7539-7544 (2012).
L.M.H. Lai, I.Y. Goon, K. Chuah, M. Lim, F. Braet, R. Amal, J.J. Gooding, Biochemiresistor Sensor– A New Type of Biosensor Employing Magnetic Assembly of Gold Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51 6456-6459 (2012).
Professional Activities:
Co-Director of the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine
Leader, CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Fund Research Cluster of Sensing Systems for Monitoring Aquatic Environments
Fellow of the RACI and Past-Chair of the Electrochemistry Division of the RACI
Member of The International Society of Electrochemistry and Australian Regional Representative
Associate Editor (Handling) of Australian Journal of Chemistry
Scientia Professor John Justin Gooding B.Sc. (Hons) Melb., D.Phil.
(Oxon), CChem, MRACI
Graduate of Oxford University (D. Phil., 1994). Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge, (1994-1996). Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW (1997-1998). Lecturer, Flinders University of South Australia (1998). Appointed Lecturer at UNSW (1999), Senior Lecturer (2002), Associate Professor (2006), Professor (2006) Scientia Professor (2011). NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Prize (2004), Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2005), University of Canterbury Erskine Fellow (2007), Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Analytical Chemistry Division Lloyd Smythe Medal (2007), Vice-Chancellors Teaching Award for Post-
graduate Supervision (2008), Eureka Prize for Scientifi c Research (2009), ARC Australian Professorial Fellow (2010-2014), RACI H.G. Smith Medal (2011), RACI Electrochemistry Division R.H. Stokes Medal (2012), Royal Society of Chemistry Australasian Lecturer (2012) Co-Director of the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine.
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Member of the editorial board of the journals Electrochemistry Communications, Electroanalysis, Sensors, Nanobiotechnology, Sensors and Actuators B, Sensor Letters, Journal of Nanoeducation, Analyst, Chemical Sciences, Biosensors
Member of the University Professorial Promotions Committee, School Advisory Committee, Post-Graduate Research Student Committee, Analytical Centre Solid State Advisory Group and Australian National Fabrication Facility UNSW node access committee.
Referee for the journals Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry, Langmuir, Journal of Physical Chemistry B., Electroanalysis, Electrochemistry Communications, Talanta, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Sensors, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Biosensors Bioelectronics, Nucleic Acids Research, The Analyst, Chemical Communications, Journal of Immunological Methods, Journal of Material Science.
Referee for grant applications for the Refereed Grants for ARC, City University Research Grant Program, Hong Kong, A*star Singapore, NSERC, Canada.
Consultant for AgaMatrix Inc. and Inventia Pty Ltd
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
B. Guan, L.M.H. Lai, K. Chuah, I.Y. Goon, A. Magenau, M. Lim, P.J. Reece, N. Di Girolamo, K. Gaus, Rose Amal, J.J. Gooding, Nanoparticle Based Biosensors for Diagnostics and Personalised Medicine, MQ Biofocus Research Centre 2012 Conference, Stamford Grand North Ryde, 14 Dec (2012). Plenary
J.J. Gooding, New sensing technologies with potential for nanotoxicology, International Workshop on the Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials, University of South Australia, 8-9 October (2012). Invited Talk
J.J. Gooding, A.L. Gui, G.Z. Liu, A. Barfdokht, N.A. Darwish, S. Ciampi, C.C.A. Ng, Electrodes that resist protein fouling when used in biological fl uids: Applications for biosensing, cell biology and implantable electrodes, 3rd International NanoMedicine Conference, Sydney, Australia 2-4 July (2012). Keynote presentation
S. Ciampi, A. Ng, M. Choudhury, S.G. Parker, G. Le Saux, K. Gaus, J.J. Gooding, Making Silicon Water Friendly: An Approach To Producing Stable Oxide Free Silicon for Electrochemical Applications, 10th International Society of Electrochemistry Spring Meeting, Perth, Australia, 15-18 April (2012). Keynote Speaker
J.J. Gooding, L.M.H. Lai, I.Y. Goon, K. Chuah, E. Murago, M. Lim, R. Amal, Dispersible Electrodes: Gold Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Sensing, 18th Australian Electrochemistry Symposium, Electrochemistry Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Curtin University, Perth 15 April 2012. R.H. Stokes
Medal Award Lecture
J.J. Gooding, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells, 27th Philippines Chemical Congress, Manila, Philippines, 11-13 April (2012) Opening
Plenary Address
J.J. Gooding, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells, Workshop on Biotechnological Advances for Defence Applications, Defence Scientifi c and Technology Organisation (DSTO), 18 March 2012, Invited Speaker
J.J. Gooding, L.M.H. Lai, I.Y. Goon, K. Chuah, G. Liu, E. Murago, E. Luais, M. Lim, R. Amal, Nanostructured materials for novel biosensing applications, 14th Asia Pacifi c Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress, APCChE 2012, Singapore, 21-24 February (2012). Invited Speaker
J.J. Gooding, L.M.H. Lai, I.Y. Goon, K. Chuah, G. Liu, E. Murago, E. Luais, M. Lim, R. Amal, Nanostructured materials for novel biosensing applications, International Conference of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2012, Perth, Australia, 5-9 February (2012). Invited Speaker
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78. Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, 30/11/12, Making Silicon Water Friendly for Electrochemical, Cell Biology and Molecular Electronic Applications
School of Chemistry, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, 14/11/12, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells
School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 1/11/12, Self-Assembled Monolayers: A History at UNSW that is more than just biosensors
School of Chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, 10/10/12, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells
School of Chemistry, University of Auckland, Auckland, 24/9/12, Biosensors: Then Pathway to Portable Analytical Devices Environmental Analysis
73. Department of Chemistry, University of Waikato, Hamilton, 21/9/12, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells
72. Department of Chemistry, Massey University, Palmerston North, 19/9/12, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells
Department of Chemistry, Victoria University, Wellington, 18/9/12, Why are biosensors not even more successful? Some of the issues, some of the solutions.
70. Department of Chemistry, The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 17/9/12, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells
69. Department of Chemistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, 14/9/12, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells
School of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 5/9/12, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells
School of Chemistry and Physics, The University of Adelaide, 3/9/12, Nanotechnology and biosensors: From detecting small molecules to monitoring the activity of whole cells
RACI, NT branch, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, 12/6/12, Biosensors: The Pathway to Portable Analytical Devices Environmental Analysis
School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales 8/5/12, Writing a Paper: Who’s Job is It?
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 21/2/12, Biosensors: Then Pathway to Portable Analytical Devices Environmental Analysis
School of Chemistry, Deakin University 17/2/12, Some advantages of nanomaterials for biosensing.
62. School of Chemistry, Sydney University, 15/2/12, Why are biosensors not even more successful? Some of the issues, some of the solutions.
Schools Talk: “Biosensors: What are they, who cares?” Marrara Christian College, Darwin, June 12th 2012.
Awards:
The Royal Society of Chemistry, Australasian Lecturer for 2012
The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 2012 R.H. Stokes Medal for Electrochemistry
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Dr Ronald Stanley HainesB.Sc. (Hons 1, University Medal), Ph.D. UNSW
Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. B.J. Orr, UNSW, 1982-1983; Senior Tutor, School of
Chemistry, UNSW 1983-1989; Principal Tutor, School of Chemistry, UNSW 1989-1992; Lecturer
in Physical Chemistry, UNSW 1992-present. First Year Laboratory Coordinator 2008 - present.
Current Research Activities:
Chemical education and educational technology
Applications of computers and computer networks to chemical problems including chemical kinetics, data acquisition
Selected Publications:
Bogaard M.P., Haines R., Raman Intensities and Cartesian Polarizability Derivatives, Mol. Phys, 41(6), 1980, 1281-1289
Duval A.B., King D.A., Haines R., Isenor N.R., Orr B.J., Coherent Raman Spectroscopy of Glyoxal Vapour, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 17(2), 1986, 177-182
Haines R, Teaching Computer Concepts to Undergraduate Chemists, J. Chem. Educ., 1998, 75, 785-787
Haines R.S., Woo, D.T., Hudson, B.T., Mori, J.C., Ngan, E.S.M., Pak, W-Y Interdisciplinary Educational Collaborations: Chemistry and Computer Science, J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84, 967-970
Haines, R.S., Wu, A.H.F., Lamb, R., Hua Zhang, Coffey, J., Huddle, T., Lafountaine, J.S., Lim, Zhi-Jun, White, E.A. and Tuong, N.T., Self-Cleaning Surfaces: A Senior Undergraduate Research Project, J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 365-367
Professional Activities:
Member, School of Chemistry Honours Thesis Reading Committee
School of Chemistry IT Coordinator.
Member, School of Chemistry Teaching Committee
Member, Faculty of Science IT Committee.
Member, UNSW IT End-User Hardware Procurement Steering Committee
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Born 1974. Undergraduate work carried out at the University of Adelaide (B.Sc. 1995) and in
The Faculties, Australian National University (B.Sc. (Hons) 1996). Shell Australia Postgraduate
Scholar, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University (Ph.D. 2000). C.J. Martin
Postdoctoral Fellow, University Chemical Laboratory, Cambridge (2000-2002). Associate
Lecturer, The Open University in East Anglia (2001). Appointed to the School of Chemistry,
University of New South Wales as Lecturer in 2002 and Senior Lecturer in 2007. SSP at Boston
College (2009).
Current Research Activities:
Application of physical organic chemistry to
understanding organic processes, including:
The development of an understanding of ionic liquids as novel reaction media, and their application.
The examination of the chemical and physical properties N-heterocyclic carbenes, particularly those based on ionic liquid cations (in collaboration with Assoc. Prof. Marcus Cole, School of Chemistry, UNSW)
The investigation of novel NMR spectroscopic methods for monitoring reaction kinetics (in collaboration with Dr James Hook, UNSW Analytical Centre).
Selected Publications:
Yau, H. M.; Croft, A. K.; Harper, J. B.: “One-Pot Hammett Plots: A General Method for the Rapid Aquisition of Relative Rate Data”, Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 8937-8939.
Yau, H. M.; Croft, A. K.; Harper, J. B.: “Investigating the origin of entropy-derived rate accelerations in ionic liquids”, Faraday Discussions 2012, 154, 365-371.
Gyton, M. R.; Cole, M. L.; Harper, J. B.: “Ionic liquid effects on Mizoroki-Heck reactions: More than just carbene complex formation”, Chemical Communications 2011, 47, 9200-9202.
George, S. R. D.; Edwards, G. L.; Harper, J. B.: “The effect of ionic liquids on azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions”, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2010, 8, 5354-5358.
Jones, S. G.; Yau, H. M.; Davies, E.; Hook, J. M.; Youngs, T. G. A.; Harper, J. B.; Croft, A. K.: “Ionic liquids through the looking glass: theory mirrors experiment and provides further insight into aromatic substitution processes”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2010, 12, 1873-1878.
Professional Activities:
Director, Faculty of Science Talented Students Programme
Deputy Director of Teaching, School of Chemistry
Co-Chair and Bid Developer, Local Organising Committee, 23rd IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (Sydney 2016)
Treasurer, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry
Member, Australian Chemistry Discipline Network
Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
Keynote lecture, 21st IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry.
Invited lecture, 5th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids
Invited lectures at Cardiff and Griffi th Universities and the Universities of Bristol and Queensland.
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Professor David Brynn Hibbert B.Sc., Ph.D. Lond. C.Chem FRSC FRACI
Brynn Hibbert completed his degrees in chemistry at the University of London, King’s College
(BSc 1972, PhD 1976). After a research assistantship at The City University, London, he became
a lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Bedford College, University of London. In 1987 he was
appointed to the Chair of Analytical Chemistry at UNSW. He served as Head of School from
1993 to 1996.
Current Research Activities:
Chemometrics and statistics in chemistry
Metrology and quality assurance in chemistry
Mass spectrometry and drug analysis
Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, electronic nose technology
Education with an electronic laboratory notebook
Selected Publications:
De Bièvre, P.; Dybkaer, R.; Fajgelj, A.; Hibbert, D. B., Metrological traceability of measurement results in chemistry: Concepts and implementation (IUPAC Technical report). Pure Appl. Chem. 2011, 83, 1873-1935.
Ebrahimi, D.; Li, J. F.; Hibbert, D. B., Classifi cation of weathered petroleum oils by multi-way analysis of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data using PARAFAC2 parallel factor analysis. Journal of
Chromatography A 2007, 1166, (1-2), 163-170.
Hibbert DB (2007) Quality Assurance for the
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Oxford University Press, New York, pp310 ISBN 0195162137.
Fleury, V., Kaufman, J.H. and Hibbert, D.B., A
Mechanism of Morphology Transition in Ramifi ed
Growth, Nature 367, 435-438, (1994).
Hibbert D Brynn, Bell Graham, A method of
predicting the source of data sampled from an
unknown source, Australian Patent 2006904660. Filed 28 August, 2006, PCT/AU/2007 001214.
Professional Activities:
University Committees
Member, e-research coordination group.
Membership of Committees
Australian representative to the General Assembly of IUPAC, 2006 –
Secretary, IUPAC Analytical Chemistry Division Committee (V), 2008 – 2012
Project leader, IUPAC project team for Terminology in Chemometrics
IUPAC representative on the Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology, Working Group 1. (BIPM, Paris)
Chair of Pure Reference Materials Review Committee, National Measurement Institute.
Chair of Matrix Reference Materials Review Committee, National Measurement Institute.
Australian representative to International Chemometrics Society.
Member Chemical Testing Accreditation Advisory Committee, NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities)
Member Reference Materials Accreditation Advisory Committee, NATA.
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Member Australian Academy of Forensic Science (Council, 2009 –)
Royal Society of New South Wales: (Council, 2009–2011, Vice President 2011–)
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Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry.
Editorships
International Advisory Board of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in the Analytical Laboratory (ACQUAL), Springer
Book review editor, ACQUAL
Australasian Editor, Sensors, MDPI, Basel.
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
Plenary presentation “Science in Court” - South Western Association of Forensic Scientists, Scottsdale Arizona, November 2012.
Workshop –“Bayesian Methods in Analytical Chemistry”, South Western Association of Forensic Scientists, Scottsdale Arizona, November 2012
Plenary presentation “Crooks, Cranks and Charlatans”, - The Australian Academy of Forensic Scientists, February 2012.
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Dr Luke Hunter B. Ad.Sc (Hon), Ph.D, USyd
Born in 1979, Dr Hunter completed his Undergraduate and Postgraduate work at The
University of Sydney gaining his B. Ad.Sc (1999) and Ph. D (2004). He went on to Postdoctoral
positions at The University of Melbourne (2005), The University of St Andrews (2005 – 2008),
The University of NSW (2008 – 2009) and The University of Sydney (2009 – 2011). He was
appointed Senior Lecturer at UNSW in 2011.
Current research Activities:
Natural product total synthesis
Fluorinated amino acids
Antimicrobial cyclic peptides
GABA receptor ligands for treatment of stroke
RGD peptides for treatment of cancer
Selected Publications:
Hunter, L.; Kirsch, P.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; O’Hagan, D.,
“Synthesis and structure of stereoisomeric multi-
vicinal hexafl uoroalkanes,” Angewandte Chemie
International Edition 2009, 48, 5457.
Hunter, L.; Kirsch, P.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; O’Hagan,
D., “Synthesis and conformation of multi-vicinal
fl uoroalkane diastereoisomers,” Angewandte Chemie
International Edition 2007, 46, 7887.
Hunter, L.; Chung, J. H., “Total synthesis of unguisin
A,” Journal of Organic Chemistry 2011, 76, 5502.
Hunter, L.; Jolliffe, K. A.; Jordan, M. J. T.; Jensen,
P.; Macquart, R. B., “Synthesis and conformational
analysis of α,β-difl uoro-γ-amino acid derivatives,”
Chemistry: A European Journal 2011, 17, 2340.
Yamamoto, I.; Jordan, M. J. T.; Gavande, N.;
Doddareddy, M. R.; Chebib, M.; Hunter, L. “The
enantiomers of syn-2,3-difl uoro-4-aminobutyric acid
elicit opposite responses at the GABAC receptor,”
Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 829.
Professional Activities:
MRACI CCHEM
Member, American Chemical Society
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
ACS Spring Meeting, San Diego, USA: “Fluorinated
amino acids: building blocks for the synthesis of
shape-controlled bioactive peptides.”
Departmental seminar, The University of Melbourne:
“Fluorinated amino acids: building blocks for the
synthesis of shape-controlled bioactive peptides.”
Departmental seminar, The University of Queensland:
“Fluorinated amino acids: building blocks for the
synthesis of shape-controlled bioactive peptides.”
Departmental seminar, CSIRO (Clayton): “Fluorinated
amino acids: building blocks for the synthesis of
shape-controlled bioactive peptides.”
Contributed lecture, International Conference on
Organic Synthesis, Melbourne: “Fluorinated amino
acids: building blocks for the synthesis of shape-
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Design and synthesis of quorum-sensing inhibitors
Development of synthetic methodologies for the preparation of biologically important natural products and their analogues
Novel antimicrobial biomaterials
Heterocyclic chemistry
Calixarene chemistry
Selected Publications:
Iskander G, Zhang R, Chan D, Black DStC, Alamgir
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Cheah WC, Wood K, Black DStC, and Kumar
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development of novel peptidomimetics. Tetrahedron
2011, 67, 7603-7610.
Devakaram R, Black DStC, Andrews KT, Fisher
GM, Davis RA, Kumar N, Synthesis and antimalarial
evaluation of novel benzopyrano[4,3-b]benzopyran
derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry,
2011,19, 5199-5206.
Ho K, Cole N, Chen R, Willcox MDP, Rice S, Kumar,
N. Immobilisation of antibacterial dihydropyrrol-2-
ones onto functional polymer supports to prevent
bacterial infections in vivo, Antimicrobial Agents and
Chemotherapy, 2012, 56, 1138-1141.
Eugene MH, Pasqueir E, Iskander G, Black DStC,
and Kumar N, Synthesis of novel isofl avene-
propranolol hybrids as anti-tumor agents, Bioorganic
&. Medicinal Chemistry, 2013, 21,1652-1660.
Professional Activities:
Internal:
Academic in charge: B Med Chem program
Member: School of Chemistry Research Management Committee
Member: School of Chemistry Postgraduate Committee
Member: School of Chemistry Search Committee
Member: School of Chemistry Visiting Committee
External:
Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
Member, American Chemical Society
Chair, RACI (NSW) Natural Products Chemistry Group 2013
Assessor for ARC Discovery and Linkage Projects
Assessor for ARC Future Fellowship applications
Reviewer for NHMRC Project Grant applications
Research project evaluation for King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Reviewer for Academic Research Fund applications, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
MSc and PhD thesis examiner for national and international universities
Referee for Tetrahedron Letters, Tetrahedron, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Synlett, Synthesis, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Chirality, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Biofouling, and Acta Biomaterialia
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media
Associate Professor Naresh Kumar M.Sc. Punj. Ph.D. W’gong., CChem, MRACI
A/Prof Naresh Kumar completed his PhD in organic chemistry at Wollongong University in
1983, and after working as a Research Scientist at the School of Chemistry, University of NSW
was appointed a Lecturer in 2003. He moved through the ranks to become an Associate
Professor in chemistry in 2009.
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Presentations:
Kumar N, Synthesis of novel biologically active scaffolds based on fl avones and isofl avones, School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong 14 May 2012.
Kumar N, Synthesis of novel biologically active scaffolds based on fl avones and isofl avones, ICOS19/RACIOC24 19th International Conference on Organic Synthesis, Melbourne, 05 July 2012.
Kumar N, Novel antimicrobial coatings based on antimicrobial peptides and quorum sensing inhibitors, Asian Network for Natural and Unnatural Materials II, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 03-05 October 2012.
Kumar N, Novel antimicrobial coatings based on antimicrobial peptides and quorum sensing inhibitors, 1st International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 22-25 October 2012.
Kumar N, Novel antimicrobial coatings, 3rd Biennial International Conference on Drug Discovery from Natural Products and Traditional Medicines (DDNPTM-2012), National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), India, 22-24 November 2012.
Awards:
UNSW Staff Award for Excellence in Community Outreach
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Associate Professor Shelli Renee McAlpine Ph. D. UCLA
Born in 1969, A/Prof. McAlpine was awarded her PhD from The University of California,
Los Angeles, in 1997. She then spent three years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Harvard
University before being appointed as an Assistant Professor at San Diego State University in
2000. Shelli was promoted to Associate Professor in 2006 and Professor in 2010. In 2011 Shelli
joined UNSW as an Associate Professor.
Current research Activities:
Synthesis of Natural Products and their analogues
Development of new antibiotics
Investigating Hsp90 inhibitors as potential chemotherapeutics
Mechanistic evaluation of natural products
Creating delivery methods for our biologically active molecules
Selected Publications:
Erinprit K. Singh, Deborah M. Ramsey, and Shelli R.
McAlpine* Org. Lettv14, p1198-1201. 2012
Melinda R. Davis, Erinprit K. Singh, Hendra
Wahyudi, Leslie D. Alexander, Joseph Kunicki,
Lidia A. Nazarova, Kelly A. Fairweather, Andrew
Giltrap, Katrina A. Jolliffe, and Shelli R. McAlpine*
Tetrahedron, v68, p1029-1051, 2012
Veronica C Ardi, Leslie D. Alexander, Victoria
Johnson, and Shelli R. McAlpine, ACS Chemical
Biology v6, p1357, 2011
Leslie D. Alexander, James Partridge, David Agard,
and Shelli R. McAlpine, Bioorganic and Med. Chem.
Lett. v21, p7068-7071, 2011
Professional Activities:
American Chemical Society: Member Executive comm. (Med Chem Division) Mar 2011-Mar 2014
Section Editor for Oncology for Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry Nov 2009- current
Advisory board member for “Current Topics in Medicinal ChemistrySept 2009- current
American Chemical Society: Member Executive comm. (Organic Division) Mar 2009-Mar 2012
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
Macrocyclic peptides: the perfect tools to explore
protein function; H3-D Symposium, Cape Town,
South Africa – plenary speaker, October
Hsp90 inhibitors that modulate the immunophilins;
Swedish society for biochemistry, biophysics, and
molecular biology, Sweden – Keynote speaker,
September
Hsp90 inhibitors that modulate the immunophilins;
University of Western Australia (Biology department),
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Macrocyclic peptides: confi rmation that dictates
biological activity: University of Western Australia
(Chemistry department), July
Macrocyclic peptides: the perfect tools to explore
protein function; University of Auckland NZ, July
Macrocyclic peptides: the perfect tools to explore
protein function; University of Tasmania, May
Macrocyclic peptides: the perfect tools to explore
protein function; Howard Florey Institute, May
Macrocyclic peptides: the perfect tools to explore
protein function; University of Wollongong, May
Macrocyclic peptides: the perfect tools to explore
protein function; University of Melbourne, April
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Professor Barbara Anne Messerle Ph. D. Syd
Ph.D. University of Sydney 1987. Postdoctoral Fellow ETH Zürich, Switzerland 1987-1989,
Gritton Research Fellow, University of Sydney 1990-1991; ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellow 1992-
1997, and ARC Senior Research Fellow 1997-1998, at the University of Sydney. Appointed
to UNSW as ARC Senior Research Fellow 1999-2002, Senior Lecturer 2002-2003, Associate
Professor 2004-2007 and Professor 2008. Head of School 2007 - current.
Current Research Activities:
Enhancing the economic viability and the energy
effi ciency of chemical transformations is of fundamental
importance in the chemicals industry. Organometallic
catalysts are an increasingly important means of
providing new and more effi cient routes for chemical
processes. Our research projects involve the design and
synthesis of metal catalysts for:
The formation of C-X bonds in heterocycles (X=N,O,S)
The synthesis of amines via the hydrosilation and hydrogenation of imines.
Our projects also involve developing
Novel bimetallic catalysts for enhancing catalyst effi ciency
New approaches to catalysed multiple step reactions for the synthesis of amines and spiroketals
Novel approaches to the immobilization of transition metal catalysts on surfaces
New methods using parallel synthesis for developing catalysts for multistep processes
Selected Publications:
Carol Hua, Khuong Q. Vuong, Mohan Bhadbhade and Barbara A. Messerle New Rhodium(I) and Iridium(I) Complexes Containing Mixed Pyrazolyl-1,2,3-Triazolyl Ligands as Catalysts for Hydroamination, Organometallics, 2012, 31 (5),1790–1800
Joanne Hui Hui Ho, Sandra Choy, Stuart Macgregor, Barbara A. Messerle “Cooperativity in Bimetallic Dihydroalkoxylation Catalysts built on Aromatic Scaffolds: Signifi cant Rate Enhancements with a Rigid Anthracene Scaffold”, Organometallics, 2011,
30(21), 5978–5984.
Torstein Fjermestad, Joanne H. H. Ho, Stuart A. Macgregor, Barbara A. Messerle, and Deniz Tuna, Computational Study of the Mechanism of Cyclic Acetal Formation via the Iridium(I)-Catalyzed Double Hydroalkoxylation of 4-Pentyn-1-ol with Methanol Organometallics, 2011, 30(3), 618-626. ERA ranking A*
Michael J. Page, Jörg Wagler, and Barbara A.
Messerle “Pyrazolyl-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Rhodium as Hydrogenation Catalysts: The infl uence of Ligand Steric Bulk on Catalyst Activity”, Dalton Trans, 2009, 7029-7038
Serin Dabb, Barbara Messerle,* Gottfried Otting, Jörg Wagler and Anthony Willis “Ruthenium Complexes of Substituted Hydrazine - Novel Solution and Solid State Binding Modes”, Chem Eur J., 14(32), 10058-10065, 2008
Professional Activities:
Head of School
Member of the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) panel, 2012
Chair of National NMR Steering committee (ANZMAGnet) for developing a National NMR Facility
Chair, University Committee on Management of Hazardous Materials and Dangerous Goods
Member, Selection committee for HOS, School of Mathematics and Statistics
Member, Selection committee for HOS,
Member, University Committee on IT Business domain strategy on HR systems
Member, University of Sydney Committee for the award of a DSc
Member, Committee for University Prizes Process Review
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Chair, Appointment Committees, Lecturer Chemistry x2 and one General staff member, Chemistry, UNSW
Patron, AdminNet, UNSW
Mentor for the Academic Women in Leadership, Early Career Researcher UNSW programs
Reviewer, International Granting Agencies: American Chemical Society Petroleum research fund, USA
Member, Asia Pacifi c NMR 2013 Scientifi c committee
Presentations: North Sydney Girls High, Careers Day, June, “Careers in Chemistry
Journal Reviewer 2012: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Dalton, Chemical Communications, Organometallics, Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton, Angewandte
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
M. Timerbulatova, S. W. S. Choy, M. J. Page, S. A. Macgregor and B. A. Messerle, “Cooperativity in Bimetallic Catalysts – The Relationship Between Structure and Catalyst Effi ciency” 25th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC25), Lisbon, Portugal, 2nd-7th September 2012.
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Current Research Activities:
Total synthesis of biologically active natural products
Design of inhibitors of kinases that regulate alternative splicing [with Prof D. Bates (Nottingham) and Prof S. Knapp (Oxford)]
Applications of the Diels-Alder reaction to the synthesis of biologically active molecules
Design of phosphatase activators (with Dr Anthony Don, Lowy Cancer Centre and Dr Nikki Verrills, University of Newcastle)
Medicinal chemistry (projects with Prof Peter White, BABS and the Centre of Vascular Research).
Selected Publications:
Anderson, R. J.; Hill, J. B.; Morris, J. C., Concise
Total Syntheses of Variolin B and Deoxyvariolin B, J.
Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 6204.
Bungard, C.J.; Morris, J.C., Total Synthesis of
the 7,3’-Linked Naphthylisoquinoline Alkaloid
Ancistrocladidine, J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 7354.
Bettayeb, K.; Tirado, O. M.; Marionneau-Lambot, S.;
Ferandin, Y.; Lozach, O.; Morris, J.C.; Mateo-Lozano,
S.; Drückes, P.; Schächtele, C.; Kubbutat, M.; Liger,
F.; Marquet, B.; Joseph, B.; Echalier, A.; Endicott, J.;
Notario, V.; Meijer, L., Meriolins, a new class of cell
death-inducing, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors
with enhanced selectivity for CDK9, Cancer
Research, 2007, 67, 8325-8334
Echalier, A.; Bettayeb, K.; Ferandin, Y.; Lozach, O.; Clement, M.; Valette, A.; Liger, F.; Marquet, B.; Morris, J.C.; Endicott, J.; Joseph, B.; Meijer, L., Synthesis, protein kinase inhibitory activity and cytotoxicity of 3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)-7-azaindoles (meriolins). CDK2/cyclin A/meriolin and CDK2/cyclin A/variolin B crystal structures, J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51, 737.
Professional Activities:
Postgraduate Coordinator, School of Chemistry.
Program Director, Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (until June)
Member, School Advisory Committee, School of Chemistry, UNSW
Member, Research Committee, School of Chemistry, UNSW
Member, Faculty of Science Higher Degree Committee
Faculty of Science representative, UNSW PhD Review Implementation Committee
Member, First Year Curriculum Review committee.
Chair, RACI NSW Branch Organic Division One Day Symposium.
Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute and American Chemical Society.
Referee for ACS, RSC, Wiley and Elsevier Journals.
Associate Professor Jonathan Charles MorrisB.Sc UWA, Ph.D ANU
A/Prof Morris obtained his B.Sc. (Hons) degree from the University of Western Australia.
He completed his Ph.D. degree at the Australian National University in 1994. After a
postdoctoral appointment at the University of Texas at Austin (1994-1996), he joined the
faculty at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. In 2004, he moved to the University of
Adelaide. In late 2009, he was appointed as Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at
the University of New South Wales.
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Current Research Activities:
Synthesis and Reactions of Volatile Zinc Carbamates for Chemical Vapour Deposition.
Synthesis and Reactions of Volatile Aluminium Carbamates for Chemical Vapour Deposition.
Selected Publications:
Petrella AJ, Deng H, Roberts NK, and Lamb RN, Single-source chemical vapor deposition growth of ZnO thin fi lms using Zn4O(CO2NEt2)6, Chemistry of Materials 14 (10): 4339-4342 Oct 2002.
Heterobimetallic calix[4]arene complexes: Interconversion of dimeric (Ca, Sr or Ba)/TiIV complexes with a monomeric K/TiIV complex. Petrella, Antonella J.; Roberts, Nicholas K.; Raston, Colin L.; Craig, Donald C.; Thornton-Pett, Mark; Lamb, Robert N. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2003), (23), 4153-4158.
A heterobimetallic K2Ti2 complex incorporating two calix[5]arenes: A diverse array of metal-ligand interplay. Petrella, Antonella J.; Roberts, Nicholas K.; Craig, Donald C.; Raston, Colin L.; Lamb, Robert N., Chemical Communications (2003), (14), 1728-1729.
Dialkylcarbamato magnesium cluster complexes: precursors to the single-source chemical vapour deposition of high quality MgO thin fi lms. Hill MR, Jones AW, Russell JJ, Roberts NK, Lamb RN, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14 (21): 3198-3202, 2004
Towards new precursors for ZnO thin fi lms by single source CVD: the X-ray structures and precursor properties of zinc ketoacidoximates. Hill, MR; Jones, AW; Russell, JJ; Roberts, NK; Lamb, RN, Inorganica Chimica Acta (2005) 358(1): 201-206.
Dr Nicholas Kenneth Roberts B.Sc.(Hons) Ph.D. University of Western Australia
Born in 1952 Dr Roberts gained his BSc (Hons), 1973 and PhD, 1979, with Dr S. Bruce Wild,
University of Western Australia. Post-doctoral research followed with Prof. Bryce Bosnich at
Lash-Miller Laboratories, University of Toronto, Canada, between 1979 and 1981. Research
Fellow, Australian National University with Professor Martin A. Bennett 1981 to 84. Appointed as
a lecturer in the School of Chemistry, UNSW in 1984 and senior lecturer in 2005. Dr. Roberts is
the current coordinator of fi rst year classes.
Professional Activities:
Director of First Year Chemistry
Member: Teaching Committee
Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Society
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Dr Neeraj Sharma B.Sc. Ph.D, University Sydney
Dr Sharma completed his Undergraduate (2006) and Postgraduate (2010) work at the
University of Sydney. He then became a postdoctoral researcher at the Bragg Institute,
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). Dr. Sharma was
appointed as a Lecturer at UNSW in conjunction with an Australian Institute of Nuclear
Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Fellowship.
Current Research Activities:
Structural investigations of new materials using synchrotron X-ray and neutron scattering
In situ studies of materials functioning in real-life devices
Development of new ionic conductors
Selected Publications:
N. Sharma, G. Du, Z. Guo, J. Wang, Z. Wang, V.
K. Peterson, Direct evidence of concurrent solid-
solution and two-phase reactions and the non-
equilibrium structural evolution of LiFePO4, Journal
of the American Chemical Society, 134, 7867-7873
(2012)
R. J. Gummow, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, Y.
He, Crystal chemistry of the Pmnb polymorph of
Li2MnSiO4, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 188, 32-
37, (2012) cover
N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, In situ neutron diffraction
experiments on lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Solid
State Electrochemistry, 16, 1849-1856 (2012)
D. Li, Y. D. Huang, N. Sharma, Z. X. Chen, D. Z. Jia,
Z. P. Guo, Enhanced electrochemical properties of
LiFePO4 by Mo-substitution and graphitic carbon-
coating via a facile and fast microwave-assisted
solid-state reaction, Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics, 14, 3634-3639 (2012)
W. Miiller, M. Avdeev, Q. Zhou, B. J. Kennedy, N.
Sharma, R. Kutteh, G. J. Kearley, S. Schmid, K.
S. Knight, P. E. R. Blanchard, C. D. Ling, Giant
magnetoelastic effect at the opening of a spin-gap
in Ba3BiIr2O9, Journal of the American Chemical
Society, 134, 3265-3270 (2012)
Professional Activities:
Seminar Coordinator, Chair of the UNSW Chemical Society
Secretary Materials Division, RACI
Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Society of Crystallographers in Australian and New Zealand, Australian X-Ray Analytical Association
Invited lectures, conference & media presentations:
Investigating Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries using Neutron Diffraction, 10th Spring Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Perth, Australia
Using neutrons and X-rays to study lithium-ion batteries, Meeting of the Chemistry Education group of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Sydney
Awards:
RACI Nyholm Lecturship
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Dr. Stride obtained his B.Sc.(Hons.) in Chemistry in 1991 and a Ph.D. in 1996 from the
University of East Anglia, UK. He then held Post-Doctoral Fellowships at the Hahn-Meitner
Insitute, Germany, (1995-1998) and at the Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, France, (1998-2000)
before taking on the role of instrument scientist in the Time-of-Flight Group at the Institute Laue-
Langevin, France, (2000-2005). He moved to UNSW in 2005.
Current Research Activities:
Molecular and low dimensional magnetism
Molecular dynamics and solid state structures
Inorganic functional materials
Neutron scattering
Nano-structured materials & grapheme
Selected Publications:
A fl exible copper based microporous metal-
organic framework displaying selective adsorption
of hydrogen over nitrogen. M.A. Nadeem, A.W.
Thornton, M.R. Hill and J.A. Stride, Dalton Trans.,
2011, 40, 3398.
Gram-scale production of graphene based on
solvothermal synthesis and sonication. M. Choucair,
P. Thordarson and J.A. Stride, Nat. Nanotechnol.,
2009, 4, 30.
The central atom size effect on the structure of
Group XIV tetratolyls. M.C.C. Ng, D.J. Craig, J.B.
Harper, L. van-Eijck and J.A. Stride, Chemistry, Eur.
J., 2009, 15, 6569.
Structure and dynamics of a discotic liquid
crystalline charge transfer complex. O. Kruglova,
E. Mendes, Z. Yildirim, M. Wübbenhorst, F.M.
Mulder, J.A. Stride, S.J. Picken and G.J. Kearley,
ChemPhysChem., 2007, 8, 1338.
Symmetry and Topology Determine the MoV-CN-MnII Exchange Interactions in High Spin Molecules, E. Ruiz, G. Rajaraman, S. Alvarez, B. Gillon, J. Stride, R. Clérac, J. Larionova and S. Decurtins, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed, 2005, 44, 2711.
Professional Activities:
Chair: Research Committee, Research Director
Member: Faculty of Science Research Management Committee, School Research Committee, School Advisory Committee, School Executive Committee.
Member: Instrument Advisory Teams for Pelican, Lyrebird and Emu, Bragg Institute, ANSTO
Invited lectures, conference & media presentations:
Magnetic Materials: Complexity and porosity, Italy-Australia Bilateral Meeting on Magnetic Materials, October 2012.
Graphene and nanostructured carbons as templates, scaffolds or supports, ICAEN2012 Brisbane, October 2012.
Graphene and nanostructured carbons as templates, scaffolds or supports, ANNUM2012, Singapore, October 2012.
Functional Materials: Sustainable futures, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, April 2012.
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Dr Pall Thordarson B.Sc. (Iceland), Ph.D. USyd, CChem, MRACI
A/Prof. Pall Thordarson obtained his BSc. in Chemistry from the University of Iceland in 1996
and a PhD in Organic Chemistry from The University of Sydney, Australia in 2001. After a
Marie Curie Post-doc in the Netherlands he returned to the University of Sydney as a research
fellow in 2003. He was appointed at UNSW in 2007 and he is now an ARC Future Fellow and
Associate Professor in the School of Chemistry at UNSW He received the Australian NSW
Young Tall Poppy Science Award in 2008, the International SPP/JPP Young Investigator Award
for 2010 and the 2012 Le Fèvre Memorial Prize from the Australian Academy of Science for
outstanding basic research in Chemistry by a Scientist under the age of 40.
Current Research Activities:
Light-activation in bioelectronics
Self-assembled gels for biomedical applications and electroactive displays
Application of microscopy in chemistry
Non-linear interactions in supramolecular chemistry
Selected Publications:
Pall Thordarson, Determining Association Constants from Titration Experiments in Supramolecular Chemistry, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 1305-1323.
David Hvasanov, Jörg Wiedenmann, Filip Braet and Pall Thordarson, Induced Polymersome Formation from a Diblock PS-b-PAA Polymer via Encapsulation of Positively Charged Proteins and Peptides, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 6314-6316.
Joshua R. Peterson, Trevor A. Smith and Pall Thordarson, Synthesis, characterization and room temperature photo-induced electron transfer in biologically active bis(terpyridine)ruthenium(II)-cytochrome c bioconjugates and the effects of solvents on the bioconjugation of cytochrome c, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010, 8, 151-162.
Katie W. K. Tong, Sabrina Dehn, James E. A. Webb, Kio Nakamura, Filip Braet and Pall Thordarson, Pyromellitamide Gelators: Exponential Rate of Aggregation, Hierarchical Assembly and their Viscoelastic Response to Anions, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 8586-8592.
James E. A. Webb, Maxwell J. Crossley, Peter Turner and Pall Thordarson, Pyromellitamide Aggregates and Their Response to Anion Stimuli, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 7155-7162.
Professional Activities:
Editorial board member – Commissioning Editor, the Australian Journal of Chemistry.
Advisory Board Member, Biomedical Imaging Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, UNSW.
Member, Faculty of Science, Special International Strategy Committee, Faculty of Science, UNSW.
Chair, Safety Committee, the School of Chemistry, UNSW.
Membership of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, The American Chemical Society, The Icelandic Chemical Society, Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (SPP), The Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society and the Marie Curie Fellowship Association.
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
The role of electrostatic interactions in forming self-assembled gels and functional polymersomes in water, 7th International Conference on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ICMSC-7), Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, 29th Jan – 2nd Feb 2012
Self-assembly in water: From autocatalytic gels to photosynthesis-respiration hybrid mimics, 19th IUPAC International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS-19) & 24th Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Organic Conference (RACIOC-24), Melbourne, Victoria, 1-6th July 2012
A light-driven protein bioconjugate proton pump in a polymersome – what molecular machines can teach us about protein delivery, 4th International Nanomedicine Conference 2012, Coogee, Sydney, 2-4th July 2012
Bioactive peptides and their release from self-assembled gels, Drug Delivery Australia 2012, Melbourne, Victoria, 26-27th November 2012.
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Dr Zhao received his PhD in 2002 with an excellence award from Northwest University. He then
completed 4 years of postdoctoral research at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. In 2006,
he moved to Monash University as a senior research fellow. He joined UNSW in Oct 2010, and
is currently a Senior Lecturer. He also holds an ARC Australian Research Fellowship.
Current Research Activities:
Ionic liquid electrochemistry and applications for energy.
Electrocatalysts for clean energy.
Scanning electrochemical microscopy
Biosensors and bionics.
Selected Publications:
C. Zhao, A. M. Bond, X. Lu, Determination of water in
room temperature ionic liquids by cathodic stripping
voltammetry at a gold electrode, Anal. Chem. 2012,
84 (6), 2784–2791
C. Zhao, D. R. MacFarlane and A. M. Bond,
Modifi ed thermodynamics in ionic liquids for
controlled electrocrystallization of nanocubes,
nanowires and crystalline thin fi lms of silver-
tetacyanoquinodimethane. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009,
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C. Zhao, A. M. Bond, Photoinduced oxidation of
water to oxygen in ionic liquids BMIMBF4 as a
counter reaction for fabrication of exceptionally long
semiconducting polymeric AgTCNQ nanowires. J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 4279-4287
C. Zhao, I. Witte and G. Wittstock, Switching on cell
adhesion with microelectrodes. Angew. Chem. Int.
Ed., 2006, 45, 5469-5471..
C. Zhao and G. Wittstock, An SECM detection
scheme with improved sensitivity and lateral
resolution: detection of galactosidase activity with
signal amplifi cation by glucose dehydrogenase.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 4170-4172.
Professional Activities:
Chair of 4th Asian Pacifi c Conference on Ionic Liquids/ 6th Australian Syposium on Ionic Liquids
Organizing committee member for 18th Australian Electrochemistry Conference (18AEC) / 10th International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) Spring Meeting
Member Chartered Chemist of Royal Australian Chemistry Institute (RACI).
Member of American Chemical Society (ACS).
Executive committee member, treasurer of Electrochemistry Division RACI
Chair of UNSW Chemical Society.
Member of International Electrochemistry Society
Invited Lectures, Conference and Media Presentations:
3rd Asia Pacifi c Conference on Ionic Liquids and Green Process, “Electrochemical aspects of water in ionic liquids” Beijing, China, 16- 19 Sept. 2012
5th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids, “Water in ionic liquids: electrochemical concerns “ Melbourne, Australia, 3- 4 May. 2012.
10th Spring Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, “Electrochemical aspects of water in ionic liquids” Perth, Australia, 15- 18 April. 2012
Faculty of Life Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, “Nanoelectrochemical techniques and their applications in bionics and clean energy” Xi’an, Oct 2012
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Nornal University, “Electrochemistry of ionic liquids and its implications in clean energy”, Xi’an, Oct 2012
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RESEARCH Overview 20122012 saw the continued evolution of the School of Chemistry at UNSW, bringing
new staff on-board and extending the high standards set over previous years.
2012 also saw the second round of the government’s Excellence in Research for
Australia (ERA), with UNSW consolidating its position with an overall top grade
of ‘5’ in Chemical Sciences and ‘5’s in both Analytical and Macromolecular
Chemistries. Whilst rankings alone do not paint a full picture, this audit of research
strengths is yet another example of the progressive stance of the School over
recent years.
It is therefore perhaps no surprise that the research of several of our staff and
students were recognised with a number of national and international awards and
accolades;
Scientia Professor Justin Gooding was named as the Royal Society of Chemistry, Australasian Lecturer for 2012 and was awarded the Royal Australian Chemical Institute R.H. Stokes Medal for Electrochemistry for 2012.
Stephen Parker (supervisor Scientia Professor Gooding) was awarded a poster prize at the 10th Spring Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Perth, Australia.
David Hvasanov (supervisor: Dr Pall Thordarson) won a poster prize at the 2012 International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry, ISMSC-7, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Xunyu Lu (supervisor: Dr Chuan Zhao) won the RACI Bloom-Gutmann Prize, which is awarded to the best student presentation at the Australasian Electrochemistry Conference, Perth.
In addition to these notable examples, a number of students also were recipients
of local and regional awards for presentations at grass root meetings - well done to
all of you.
In a highly competitive environment, particularly in relation to international
students, the research student enrolments in 2012 were maintained at around 80
over the year. However this simple oversight is blind to the increased number
of graduating HDR students – the increased intake over the last 3-4 years
was refl ected in an increased number of completing students, highlighting the
effi ciency of the School in moving HDRs through to completion.
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We also saw the ranks of academics boosted with the
arrival of Dr. Neeraj Sharma late in 2012, recruited as
an AISNE Fellow. Neeraj comes to us from the Bragg
Institute, ANSTO and prior to that he completed his
PhD at the University of Sydney. He has a very strong
research focus on battery and energy related materials
and his research makes use of a range of diffraction
techniques – from lab-based X-rays through to synchrotron
and neutron techniques. We welcome Neeraj and wish
him every success in his career at UNSW.
Research income and outcomes also saw signifi cant
gains in 2012, with the award of new ARC Discovery
Projects (Dr Jason Harper; Associate Professor Steve
Colbran, Dr Graham Ball & Professor Les Field;
Professor Barbara Messerle and Associate Professor
Pall Thordarson); an ARC DECRA to Dr Leigh Aldous, an
ARC Future Fellowship to Dr Pall Thordarson, Dr Neeraj
Sharma’s AINSE Fellowship and a NHMRC grant to
Associate Professor Shelli McAlpine; new funding to
the collective tune of $3.3M. More importantly these
outcomes mean that more of our staff now hold external
grants, spreading the gains across the School. Staff
were also successful in securing funding from a more
diverse range of sources including international and
industry related schemes. The year-on-year increases
in funding and staffi ng over the last 3-4 years are
now being realised in signifi cant growth of research
publications. 2012 produced 147 peer-reviewed articles
published, the majority of which were in high-ranking
journals; this represents a 12% increase over 2011. In all
measures of research metrics, 2012 was a remarkable
year that saw the School set new records. We foresee
this growth continuing due to the fi rm foundations upon
which research in the School now stands.
And so another year’s reporting of the research
successes of the School passes – a task made far more
easy by the wonderful achievements of all of our staff
and students that are evident in the outcomes, but more
importantly the clear direction that the School is taking
in its research focus. The School of Chemistry at UNSW
is in good shape and like a good wine is aging well. The
School when looked at through metrics is simply a sum
of its parts; however I sense that with the rejuvenation
of the staff profi le over recent years it has within it a
research culture that is far greater than simply the sum
of dollars, papers or citations, promising positive futures
for all on-board. As Director of Research, I would like to
take this opportunity to thank everyone who has played
a role in shaping 2012, a year not without adversity. At
times an individual makes progress in leaps and bounds,
at other times seemingly falteringly; collectively however
that makes a journey and as such the School’s progress
along the bumpy road of research is gaining pace...
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN STRIDE
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Modulators of the central nervous system:
Molecules that can selectively bind to targets in the
central nervous system (CNS) have potential value as
treatments for conditions such as depression, insomnia
and stroke. To that end, we are developing fl uorinated
analogues of several natural CNS-active molecules,
in order to increase their potency and selectivity. For
example, we have created fl uorinated analogues of the
neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid),2,3
and we have shown that these fl uorinated analogues
exhibit shape-dependent GABA receptor selectivity.4
In another example, we have created fl uorinated
analogues of a plant-derived fl avonol molecule, thereby
modifying its GABA receptor activity from agonism to an
antagonism.
Antimicrobial cyclic peptides:We are investigating cyclic peptide natural products
as leads for the discovery of novel antimicrobials. The
cyclic heptapeptide unguisin A has been reported to
possess antibacterial activity, and the cyclic octapeptide
pohlianin C has been reported to possess antimalarial
activity. Importantly, both of these cyclic peptides are
rather fl exible molecules, and so we are exploiting
fl uorine chemistry to create conformationally-restricted
analogues with the aim of increasing the antimicrobial
potency.5
Research Highlights
Dr Luke Hunter
Medicinal Chemistry Cluster
Research in the Hunter group focuses on the design and synthesis of functional molecules.
We have a particular interest in using organofl uorine chemistry to optimise molecules’
properties: selectively incorporating fl uorine atoms into molecules can be valuable in terms
of controlling the molecular conformation, increasing the molecular stability, or tweaking
molecules’ electronic properties. We are exploring all of these applications, with the
primary motivation being the development of biologically active molecules. Our research is
interdisciplinary in nature, and we collaborate extensively to analyse the properties of the molecules that we create.
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Blocking the growth of solid tumours:Integrins are cell-surface receptors that mediate
a variety of processes related to cell adhesion: for
example, αVβ3 integrin is involved in angiogenesis,
and is therefore a target for the treatment of solid
tumors. Many different integrin receptors recognise
the same tripeptide sequence, RGD (arginine-glycine-
aspartate), but selectivity is determined by the ligand’s
3D conformation. To exploit this, we are creating
αVβ3-selective integrin ligands by synthesising shape-
controlled fl uorinated RGD analogues.6 Our fl uorinated
ligands are currently being investigated in integrin-
binding assays and angiogenesis assays, with the aim
of developing a drug that can block the blood supply to
solid tumours.
New synthetic methods:
Modern synthetic chemists have an obligation to
minimise energy consumption and waste. One way
to achieve this is to develop more effi cient catalysts,
and within this area organocatalysts in particular have
received much recent attention. In the Hunter group,
we are investigating fl uorinated amino acids (eg.
4-fl uoroproline) as next-generation organocatalysts that
have improved conformational rigidity and lead to higher
optical selectivity than their non-fl uorinated counterparts.
Selected publications
1. Hunter L., Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, doi:
10.3762/bjoc.6.38
2. Hunter L., Jolliffe K. A., Jordan M. J. T., Jensen P.,
Macquart R. B., Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 2340
3. Wang Z., Hunter L., J. Fluorine Chem. 2012, 143, 143
4. Yamamoto I., Jordan M. J. T., Gavande N.,
Doddareddy M. R., Chebib M., Hunter L., Chem.
Commun. 2012, 48, 829
5. Hunter L., Chung J. H. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 5502
6. Hunter L., Butler S., Ludbrook S.B., Org. Biomol.
Chem. 2012, 10, 8911
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Dr Neeraj Sharma
Catalysis and Energy Cluster
I joined the School of Chemistry UNSW in late 2012 after a postdoctoral research position at
the Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). My
research interests are in solid state and materials chemistry, where I investigate the crystal
structures of compounds and manipulate them to optimise their physical properties. Arguably
the key to my work is structural analysis using diffraction methods and my group specialises
in in situ structural characterisation, i.e., structural characterisation whilst undergoing some
chemical process. These processes may include formation studies (e.g. characterising the structural changes
occurring during synthesis and determining optimal synthetic conditions) and ion extraction/insertion from compounds.
Below I highlight some of my research and methodology.
Synthesis and characterisation of energy-related materialsFundamentally, my research is based on using a
variety of synthetic techniques to make new materials,
or modify existing materials so that they can be used
as components in energy-related devices. Structural
characterisation of the synthesized materials is
undertaken using the Rietveld method with both
neutron and X-ray diffraction data. Characterisation
of the physical properties of the materials includes
fundamental investigations of the magnetisation and
conductivity, but also more applied studies in which,
for example, an entire battery is constructed and
the properties of the materials are studied within the
functioning device. An example of the link between the
crystal structure and properties is demonstrated by our
recent work on a battery cathode material that has the
potential to double the amount of energy stored in a
lithium-ion battery. However, this electrode can deliver
this energy only a few times, limiting its applicability in
rechargeable batteries. The major reason for this is that
the structure collapses (Figure 1) when too much lithium
is removed (during charge); we are now investigating
ways to avoid this structural collapse to yield more
powerful batteries.
In situ neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction studies
of lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are found in the majority of portable
applications available today, such as mobile electronic
devices and power tools. However there is a need to
improve the amount of energy stored, safety and rates
for charging of these batteries if they are to play an even
larger role in society, e.g., providing an alternative to
combustion engines for automotive applications and
energy storage for renewable energy generation. My
research group uses in situ techniques to probe how
the crystal structure of the components within lithium-
Figure 1. A fi t of the structural model (top right) to neutron powder diffraction data (left) of a cathode material with potentially twice the energy density of currently-available commercial cathodes. The structure of the completely de-lithiated form of the cathode (bottom right), which is unfortunately unstable.
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ion batteries, namely the electrodes and electrolyte (if
crystalline), evolve during charge-discharge cycling. In
so doing, we build a detailed picture of the evolution of
lithium-ion battery components as they actually function
or work.
The image below shows the time-resolved changes in
both the anode and cathode Bragg refl ections as the
battery is charged and discharged at slower and faster
rates (Figure 2). Faster rates of discharge may occur
when a laptop is used at a higher brightness setting on
the screen requiring more energy, while slower rates are
found when a dimmer screen setting is used. Recently,
our work has tracked how lithium-ions move out of the
cathode and insert into the anode during charge and
the reverse during discharge – effectively tracking the
atomic level battery function (Figure 3). This information
provides unique insights on the structure-function
relationship from which we can develop new materials
and a rationale for improvements.
Figure 2. Time-resolved in situ neutron powder diffraction patterns of a commercial cylindrical battery (right) represented in a 2D plot (selected region) with Bragg refl ections of the cathode and anode indicated. Two current rates are employed and these are also labelled.
Figure 3. A custom made battery for in situ neutron diffraction experiments (left), a cathode Bragg refl ection evolving during charge/discharge (middle) and the derived crystal structures from Rietveld analysis showing the lithium evolution (shading on the green spheres, right).
Outlook
My research aspirations are not only limited to
batteries, we are also exploring fuel cells and
hydrogen storage materials. Effectively, we explore
materials for better devices by understanding and
manipulating the atomic-scale arrangements (crystal
structure) of the materials within these devices.
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School Postgraduate SeminarsAs part of the School’s monitoring and mentoring system, postgraduate students present seminars at various stages
of their candidature. The students giving these presentations present their latest research fi ndings and provide the
School with the opportunity to give feedback and advice. A panel of academic staff assesses each presentation,
and the student is given feedback. As detailed below, there was a wide range of topics presented. In 2012, the
seminars were held Tuesday lunchtimes and attended by the majority of the School. As in the past, the standard of the
presentations was particularly impressive.
March
Stephen George Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Synthesis and effects of non-planarity on reactivity
April
Wei Jiang Measuring and Controlling the Cluster State of Gold Nanoparticles in Simulated Biological Systems
Jiabin Gao Synthesis and crystal engineering of bicyclo[3.3.0]octane derivatives
Venty Suryanti The Chemistry of N-acylisatins
Yeng Ying Lee Developing Ruthenium-Based Redox Labels for Electrochemical Biosensors
May
Scott Jamieson Unconventional growth: The formation of a family of organogels
Murat Bingul Synthesis of novel heterocyclic compounds that enhance the anti-cancer effects of SAHA
Moinul Choudhury Development of Light-Addressable Electrode Arrays
Ethan HoweBio-Inspired Supramolecular Architecture Towards Switchable Ion-Pair Receptors and Catalytic Molecular Cages
Xin Chen Modifi cation of indium tin oxide for biosensor application
Giulia Mancano Ir(I)/Rh(I) complexes for catalysing the synthesis of amines
Zhiyong Wang Synthesis of fl uorinated cyclic RGD peptides
Joshua Ginges Simplifi ed Blocked Electrochemical Sensor Technology
Aravind Ramachandran Modifi ed Electrodes to Probe Extracellular Electron Transfer in Bacteria
Amirul Islam Identifying novel antibacterial agents from natural product libraries
Alex Weremfo Effectiveness of Roughened Platinum Microelectrodes in Neural Stimulation
June
Dimple Rananaware Target-specifi c approach for elucidation, selection and synthesis of anti-cancer drugs
Marcin MielczarekDesign, synthesis and antimicrobial activity of novel small molecule RNA polymerase - transcription initiation factor σ70 interaction inhibitors
Worawan Tantisantisom Synthesis of Sanguinamide B derivatives
Christopher Gardner Synthesis and Characterization of Retinoid Enhancers for Anti-Cancer Therapies
August
Warren Truong Interactions of Self-Assembling Gels with Living Systems
Alex McSkimming Transition metal complexes with ligands containing an organo-hydride domain
Alasdair McKay Hydride Complexes of the Heavy Group 13 Metals
Thanh Le Studies towards the development of novel antimicrobials
Matthew GytonRing Expanded Chiral Carbenes and Low Valent Scandium Chemistry
Hamish ToopDevelopment of Synthetic Protocols for Application in the Syntheses of Biologically Interesting Molecules
Elizabeth MuragoAu@Fe3O4 nano-electrodes: Their electro-analytical performance as 'dispersible electrodes' and their use as sensors
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Xiaoyu (Jet) Cheng Silicon quantum dots: fabrication, surface engineering and bioapplications
Dominic Francis Towards Functional Fluorous Surfactants
Andrey Tregubov Rh (I) complexes anchored on carbon supports - recyclable catalysts
Mark Gatus Homo and Heterobimetallic Complexes For Tandem One-Pot Reactions
October
Bradley Butler The effect of ionic liquids on reactions at phosphorus centres
Xunyu (Rain) Lu Advanced Electrolytes and Catalysts for Effi cient Water Oxidation Reactions
Stephen Parker Towards Single-Cell Isolation Using Electrochemically-Switchable Surfaces
Michelle Dunn Solvent effects on the acidity of heterocyclic carbon acids - correlations with organocatalytic activity
Kyloon Chuah Towards single-molecule detection using nanoparticle-based nanopore biosensor
Hendra Wahyudi Development of Macrocyclic peptides into Lead structures
Roya TavallaieTowards the biomedical applications of gold coated magnetic nanoparticles: Detection of serum circulating MicroRNAs as cancer markers
Seong Jong Kim Exploring Macrocycles as potential anticancer drug leads
Bakul Gupta Porous silicon photonic crystals for in vivo detection of protease activity
Ying Zhu Patterning of Self-assembled Monolayers on Porous Silicon Biosensor: Toward Single Cell Monitoring
November
Ekaterina Nam Surface-bound Light-activated Redox Enzyme Cascades
Sunhwa Lee Approach to Biologically Active Compounds
Veronica Tecchio Design of inhibitors for kinases that regulate alternative splicing
Swahnnya De Almeida Development of a Circulating MicroRNA Biosensor for the Detection and Monitoring of Lung Cancer
Iqbal Ahmed Conformational Fine-Tuning of Cyclic Peptides
Nripendra Biswas Novel Small Molecules for the Modulation of Bacterial Signaling Pathways
Toby Mills Analysis of micro-organism derived compounds for drug discovery
Abbas Barfi dokht Distance-Dependent Electron Transfer at Passivated Electrodes Decorated by Gold Nanoparticles
Asim Khan Oxygen reduction reaction in ionic liquids
Mokarrom HossainLignin Processing in Ionic Liquid: Electrochemical approaches towards Dissolution and Depolymerisation
Raju Cheerlavancha Synthesis of alpha, beta, gamma-trifl uoro- delta-amino acids
Lachlan Carter Nanoparticle-mediated electrochemical gating: application to electroanalysis
Sandra Choy Understanding Cooperative Catalysis with Bimetallic Rhodium(I) Complexes
Xun Lu Super-resolution Fluorescence microscopy for Surface Characterisation
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School Seminars – Invited Speakers
January
Prof Mark Rutland KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SwedenNanotribology in the Cross Hairs, with a short digression into Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy of interfaces
February
A/Prof Joohoon Kim Kyung Hee University, KoreaDevelopment of Chip-based Analytical Devices for Their Applications to Chemo/Bioanalysis
Prof Jan van Esch Delft University of Technology, NetherlandsDynamic surfactants, polymers, and networks: in control of soft matter properties by dynamic covalent and dissipative self-assembly
Prof Kelly Chibale Cape Town University, South Africa
Medicinal chemistry of antimalarial agents: integration of synthetic chemistry and pre-clinical pharmacology with drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic studies
Ian Dance UNSWNitrogenase reduces N2 to NH3 and CO to hydrocarbons. What chemistry is used?
A/Prof Shuhei Furukawa Kyoto University, JapanCrystal Interface Engineering of Porous Coordination Polymers
March
A/Prof Spencer Williams Melbourne UniversitySweet medicine: Molecular studies of the roles of carbohydrates in disease and well-being
Dr Yun Hau NgARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials
Development of semiconductor photoanodes for photoelectrochemical cells and water splitting
Dr Christopher Richardson University of WollongongPlaying tag with metal-Organic Frameworks: A tale of two Ligands
Dr Ashok NanjundanInstitute for Nanoscience and Cryogenics, France
New developments in the functionalization chemistry of carbon based nanostructures: Synthesis, characterization and properties
Prof. Guoxiu Wang University of Technology, SydneyElectrochemical Energy to Power a Sustainable Future
April
A/Prof. Lianzhou Wang The University of QueenslandDesigning layered metal oxide semiconductors for photocataltyic and electrochemical energy conversion
Prof. Dale Boger Scripps, USA Redesign of Vancomycin for Resistant Organisms
Prof. Huijun Zhao Griffi th UniversityFabrication of Nanostructured Materials: New Approaches and Control Growth Mechanisms
May
Dr Justin Hodgkiss Victoria University of WellingtonMolecular semiconductor aggregates: from photophysical dynamics to peptide-driven structures
Prof Peter Junk Monash University New metal based syntheses in rare earth chemistry
Prof Maria Forsyth Deakin UniversityNovel Electro–materials and Interphases: from Energy to Sustainable Infrastructure
A/Prof Louis Rendina University of SydneyNew Frontiers in the Therapeutic Application of Boron and Gadolinium
July
Prof Claude SpinoUniversité de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Half a Life Time of Making Chiral Quaternary Carbons
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Dr Jun Chen University of WollongongNanoCarbon Composite Materials for Energy Application
A/Prof Nathan Gianneschi University of California, San DiegoEnzymes, peptides, and nucleic acids for programming nanoparticle morphology and the nanoscale properties of materials
Dr Bun Chan University of Sydney What Can Computers Do For Chemists
Dr Anand Bhatt CSIROTowards the next generation of lithium batteries: enabling the cycling of lithium metal electrodes using ionic liquid electrolytes
Dr William Alex Donald University of MelbourneDissecting the Insect Detoxifi cation Machinery with Twin Ion Metabolite Extraction (TIME) Mass Spectrometry
Dr Malcolm McLeod The Australian National UniversityGone to the dogs: how organic chemistry can help in the fi ght against doping in sport
A/Prof Mark Coster Griffi th UniversityMolecular Probes for Pancreatic Cancer: Synthesis and Evaluation of Natural Product Inspired Anti-Austerity Agents
September
A/Prof. Richard TilleyVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Synthesis and Applications of Nanoparticles
A/Prof Marc in het Panhuis University of WollongongHydrogel composite materials
Prof Phil Baran Scripps, USAHoward Lecture: Studies in Natural Product Synthesis Part 2
Dr Wallace Wong University of MelbourneOrganic Solar Cells – From Material Design to Printed Devices
October
Prof Max Crossley University of SydneyFunctionalisation of the porphyrin periphery
Dr Aditya Rawal UNSWSolid-State NMR: Materials and Molecular Structures
A/Prof Chialiang Zhang Chang Gung University, TaiwanGraphene-based Nanocomposite Materials for Energy and Biosensor Applications
November
Dr David Lupton Monash UniversityDiscoveries in Catalysis using Nucleophilic N-heterocyclic carbenes
Dr Peter Duggan CSIROBiological applications of fl uorinated and boronated amino acids, peptides and peptide mimics
A/Prof Dusan Losic The University of AdelaideSelf-ordered nanopore and nanotube arrays for emerging applications
December
Prof Dan Li Monash UniversityGraphene + water = A new class of functional soft materials?
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OverviewProviding fi rst class teaching means a School cannot
afford to rest on its laurels and for this reason a revised
fi rst year syllabus was rolled out in 2012. As mentioned
in last year’s report, Dr Pall Thordarson chaired the
review committee and he also oversaw the introduction
of the new syllabus. The formal distinction between
“Essentials of Chemistry” and “Higher Chemistry” at fi rst
year was long overdue and the introduction of some
more advanced material into the higher-level courses
was appreciated by students (and staff!). The syllabus
review also provided the opportunity to induct a couple
of our newer staff members into fi rst year teaching and
Dr Palli Thordarson and A/Prof. Shelli McAlpine both
made excellent debuts.
One fascinating and encouraging trend is the increasing
popularity of the Higher Chemistry fi rst year courses
compared with the regular versions. From 2006 to 2012
the enrolments in Higher Chemistry 1A have skyrocketed
from the low 200’s to almost 500 students. While not
all students progress to Higher Chemistry 1B, we have
seen enrolments in the 1B course increase from 104 in
2006 to almost 300. At the same time enrolments in the
regular level courses (the “Essentials” level) have held
their own so we have seen a dramatic increase in level
I enrolments. This has resulted in an increase in higher
year enrolments: while this is in part due to students
in the new Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry program
moving into higher years, the BMedChem program is not
the sole contributor.
One initiative funded from the bequest of the late Theo
Howard was an undergraduate visiting lectureship,
and the fi rst of these was held in 2012. The aim of the
lectureship is for outstanding academics from other
institutions to visit UNSW for a short period (typically 4
to 6 weeks) and provide some advanced undergraduate
lectures in our “Topics in Contemporary Chemistry”
courses (where both third year and Honours students
can take the Topics), along with a research seminar.
Our fi rst Howard undergraduate lecturer was Associate
Professor Richard Tilley from the Victoria University of
Wellington (New Zealand). As an expert in the synthesis
of quantum dots and the use of techniques such as
transmission electron microscopy, Richard was an ideal
inaugural lecturer to present a nanomaterials-themed
Topic. By all reports the students loved his lectures and
he has set a very high standard.
DR GAVIN L. EDWARDS
Director of Teaching
TEACHING AND LEARNING
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Dr Luke Hunter with his research group.
Dr Chuan Zhao with his research group.
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Honours ProgramThe term ‘Honours Program’ in the School of Chemistry
covers several UNSW undergraduate Programs. Our
Honours cohort includes students enrolled in the Bachelor
of Science majoring in Chemistry, the Bachelor of
Advanced Science majoring in Chemistry, and the Bachelor
of Science in Nanotechnology.
In the fi rst two ‘chemistry’ focused degrees, students
undertake their entire fourth year in the School of Chemistry.
This comprises a research project in collaboration with a
member of the academic staff and contemporary chemistry
courses delivered by formal lectures.
The BSc Nanotechnology students undertake a research
project that represents just over 80% of their fi nal year. This
is carried out in the School of Chemistry, as per the BSc
Chemistry majors, and is supplemented by a number of
undergraduate courses taught by the Schools of Chemistry,
Physics and Materials Science and Engineering.
In 2012, 15 students completed Honours through the Bachelor
of Science and Advanced Science BSc Programs, with a
further three beginning Honours in July 2012. Ten students
completed their Bachelor of Science in Nanotechnology with
research projects in the School of Chemistry.
Postgraduate Programs and Courses
Chemical Analysis and Laboratory Management
The numbers in all programs reached record numbers
in 2010 and have stabilised in 2012, with the Masters in
Science and Technology being the most popular of the
courses. Numbers of international students have fl uctuated,
but local students from industry and recent graduates
seeking a postgraduate qualifi cation have contributed
to the cohort. Most courses had enrolments around 20
students.
It will be recalled that a major review was undertaken in
2011 with external experts from industry and academia.
The review showed strong support for the programs and
offered fi fteen recommendations for improvement of the
course. In 2012 the courses from the Australian School
of Business have been rationalised in line with the
recommendations, and the internal review team is
working with the University on further restructuring. In
2012 UNSW undertook a review of its postgraduate
coursework program model due to changes in AQF
requirements. This has resulted in the development of a
new policy and procedure for Postgraduate Programs,
which have impacted on the CALM courses. It is
proposed to offer only the Graduate Certifi cate and
Masters programs (to be renamed ‘Master of Chemical
Analysis and Laboratory Analysis’), but retain the
Graduate Diploma as an exit qualifi cation. The changes
will be made during 2013.
Postgraduate ResearchPostgraduate research (HDR) student enrolments
continue to grow, with 21 new HDR students enrolled
over both the sessions. In 2012, the School had 80
PhD, 4 MSc and 3 MPhil students actively enrolled.
Concurrent with this healthy growth, we have seen a
signifi cant increase in completions of HDR degrees,
with 14 PhD students submitting their theses in 2012.
The School also had its fi rst MPhil completion in 2012.
The quality of our students and their research was
recognised with a number of externally awarded prizes
for oral presentations at conferences.
Asia Pacifi c Institute of Nuclear Science Short CoursesThe APINS short course continued successfully in July
and November this year.
The ‘Radiation Safety for X-Ray Equipment Personnel’
course aims to equip participants who are seeking
a license for the installation and servicing of X-ray
equipment with the knowledge necessary to recognise
potential hazards and to minimise exposure to external
ionising radiation. This course is an accredited training
course across Australia.
The course presenters in 2012 were Dr Ron Rosen, Mr
Colin Hockings and Mr Paul Cardew.
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Outreach ActivitiesThe School of Chemistry outreach program was
established in 2007 to foster stronger links with high
schools and to stimulate an interest in science and
technology in high school students. The School has
organised a variety of programs and events in the past
year to meet these goals.
School visits
The School of Chemistry has once again been very
active in hosting visits from various high schools near
and far in the past year. The schools hosted this year
included Sydney Technical High School and Mount Sinai
College, in addition to regular attendees.
The School of Chemistry has put together a
comprehensive set of hands-on chemistry experiments
for Year 10 students. The students took an active part in
experiments, which involved fatty acid analysis of an oil
sample, preparation of biodiesel and demonstrations on
magic bottles, luminol reactions, and atomic absorption
and infrared spectroscopy.
The students thoroughly enjoyed the visit and the
feedback from the high schools has been extremely
positive. In particular the students enjoyed working in
real Chemistry laboratories and undertaking advanced
experiments that exposed them to new equipment and
modern chemical techniques.
UNSW visits to Schools
The School of Chemistry took the outreach activities to
the local schools participating in Newington College
Science Festival and giving chemistry demonstrations
at St George Girls High School. Our demonstrations on
ocean acidifi cation (dry ice + water), forensics (luminol
reaction), biofuel, redox reactions (“magic bottle” colour
changes) and equilibrium (“clock” reactions) were
quite popular and well attended. The School also did a
presentation on Haber Process for Year 12 students at
the St Aloysius College.
Presentations at the Science Teachers’ Association of NSW (STANSW) Chemistry Workshops
The School has continued to maintain strong links with
the Science Teachers’ Association of NSW (STANSW).
As part of STANSW’s teacher professional day, the
School was invited to deliver a presentation on the
HSC topic “Chemical Equilbria & Haber Process”
at the STANSW Chemistry Day, as well as a talk on
“Misconceptions in Chemistry” at the STANSW Annual
conference. The teachers really appreciated the
opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the topic
area and links to new resources. The feedback from the
teachers from the events was extremely positive.
The following is a quote from Margaret Watts, President,
Science Teachers’ Association of NSW:
“Colleagues, I have now been given an account of the STANSW Chemistry day. It is obvious that you have all contributed to a most successful day with engaging and instructive presentations that enhanced the professional learning of teachers of Chemistry in NSW. The children of NSW will be the benefi ciaries of the efforts that you put into the preparation and delivery of your presentations. I also wish to acknowledge the hard work that went on behind the scenes during the organisation of this day. Please accept my sincere thanks and hearty congratulations for a job well done in the service of science education through STANSW”.
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Visits to Country High Schools and the UNSW Chemistry Video Competition
Two new programs, Visits to Country High Schools
(organized by Dr Luke Hunter) and the UNSW Chemistry
Video Competition, initiated this year were a great
success. These programs are funded by the generous
Howard bequest.
Participation in the outreach programs organised by the Faculty of Science
Science Parent/Student night
The School actively participated in this highly successful
event organised by the Faculty and answered a number
of queries from year 11 and year 12 students keen to do
science at the university level.
Nura Gili Winter Schools Program
A number of indigenous high school students took part
in the Science stream of this program, taking a tour of
the chemistry building and undertaking some chemistry
experiments. The students thoroughly enjoyed the day
and found it highly educating.
Science High School Information Day
The objectives of the UNSW Science Info Day is
to entice potential Year 12 students to UNSW by
showcasing the range of different Science experiences
available through lectures and hands-on activities in
laboratories. The School oranised hands-on chemistry
activities for the visiting students and presented a short
talk on options for studying chemistry at UNSW.
UNSW Open Day 2012
The School actively participated in the UNSW Open Day
2012, with academics stationed at the Scientia Advisory
Centre to answer questions regarding the chemistry
programs. Two presentations on “Chemistry – A Diverse
and Expanding Science” were delivered, and seminars
on “Medicinal Chemistry” and “Nanotechnology”
attracted signifi cant interest. Academics and an army of
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students at the chemistry marquee, which hosted a
variety of new and old favourite demonstrations which
had our visitors captivated. Overall the event was a
resounding success and there was a lot of interest in
Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology.
Hosting work experience students
This year the School of Chemistry hosted 10 work
experience students who worked under the supervision
of postgraduate mentors, experiencing fi rst-hand the
joys and thrills of research.
Degrees Awarded
Master of Science and Technology in Chemical Analysis and Laboratory Management (MSc Tech, Program 8708)
Eiman M ALAHMADI
Khadijah ALAITHAN
Rasha Ali ALASMARI
Karma ALBALAWI
Mashael Tayih S ALHARBI
Turki Hamid H ALHIJI
Hajar Hmoud ALHWAITI
Amenh Hmod ALJOHANI
Eman Abdullah ALJOHANI
Mohammad HABL ALMATIN
Anhar Ali ALMUBASHIR
Jameel Ali M ALQAHTA
Sooaad Awdah ALSHAHRANI
Khadijah ALSHANQITI
Fatemah ALSHEHRI
Raed Dakhel ALSOBHI
Anna Nina CHUA
Brent HARRISON
Huiping HUANG
Juo-Chieh LEE
Yuvixza LIZARME SALAS
Zhouyue LV
Thi Nguyet Thu NGUYEN
Kylie OLUFSON
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D, Program 1870)
Dr Renxun Chen and PhD graduate Samuel Kutty (Supervisor A/Prof Naresh Kumar)
A/Prof. Jonathan Morris (Supervisor), A/Prof. Marcus Cole (Supervisor), PhD graduate Milena Czyz and her proud parents.
Alex Mason (BSc. Honours Nanotechnology), Dr. Pall Thordarson (Supervisor), Dr. David Hvasanov (PhD Chemistry), Lev Lewis BSc. Honours Nanotechnology), Alistair Laos (BSc. Honours Science/Arts)
Candidate Research Area Supervisor
Renxun CHEN Novel antimicrobial biomaterials based on cationic peptides A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Muthukumar CHOCKALINGAM
Development of cell based biosensor with dual detection using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and optical fl uorescence microscopy
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Milena CZYZInvestigations into the synthesis and properties of atropisomeric N-heterocyclic carbenes
A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Chandramathi Sherman DURAI
Design and synthesis of DNA-binding agents using dynamic combinatorial chemistry
Prof. Margaret Harding
Lei GUIStable and low impedance anti-fouling coating formed from the reductive adsorption of aryl diazonium salts on electrode surfaces
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Belinda HUFF The development of pyrrolopyrimidines as kinase inhibitors A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Hakan KANDEMIR Synthesis of novel BIS-indole systems Prof. David Black
Sook Mei KHORExploring the scope of an electrochemical immunosensor for the direct detection of small molecules in complex matrices
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Samuel KUTTY Novel nitric oxide donors as antimicrobial agents A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Santosh RAJPUT Synthesis of novel heterocyclic analogues of isofl avones A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Ibhraim SENGUL Synthesis of new heterocycle-linked bisindole systems Prof. David Black
Hon Man YAU
A systematic approach to understanding organic reactivity in ionic liquids: changes in cybotacticity-induced solvent heterogeneity as an important determinant In reaction outcomes of substitution processes
Dr Jason Harper
Ruonan ZHANG Synthesis of novel antimicrobial agents A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
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Master of Science by Research (Program MSc 2910 & MPhil Program 2475)
Candidate Research Area Supervisor
Joana Da Rocha The development of pyrrolopyrimidine libraries A/Prof Jonathan Morris
William Rouesnel Silver nanocubes for surface nanostructure assembly Scienta Prof. Justin Gooding
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D, Program 1870)
Candidate Research Area Supervisor
Rui Chen Synthesis of novel Indole-based MacrocyclesProf Naresh Kumar, Prof. David Black
Eleanor Eiffe The synthesis of novel, biologically active isofl avone analoguesProf Naresh Kumar, Prof. David Black
Jiabin Gao Crystal engineering of bicyclo[3.3.0]octane derivatives Emeritus Prof. Roger Bishop
Ryan Gilbert-WilsonThe use of sterically bulky phosphine ligands in iron and ruthenium dinitrogen chemistry
Professor Les Field
Kitty Ka Kit HoThe development of novel antimicrobial coatings based on dihydropyrrolones
Prof Naresh Kumar, Prof. David Black
Camille HoltAn integrated synthetic and NMR spectroscopic study of photochemical organometallic bond activation
Dr. Graham Ball
David Hvasanov Light-harvesting bioconjugates as chloroplast mimics A/Prof. Pall Thordarson
Wei Jiang Analysis and toxicity of heavy metals in the environment Emeritus Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Adeline LukmantaraSynthesis and structure-activity relationships studies of novel thiosemicarbazone derivatives as potential anti-cancer agents
Prof Naresh Kumar, Prof. David Black
Giulia Mancano Organometallic chemistry and catalysis Prof. Barbara Messerle
Pauline Michaels Arsenic sensors Scienta Prof. Justin Gooding
Ellaine Munton Metrology in Analytical Chemistry Emeritus Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Thi Oanh NguyenIron, Rhodium and Iridium catalysts with N,N- and P,N-donor ligands for amine and alcohol synthesis
Prof. Barbara Messerle
Venty Suryanti Self-assembly and anion recognition studies of N-GlyoxylamidesProf Naresh Kumar, Prof. David Black
Marina Timerbulatova Bimetallic complexes as catalysts for tandem reactions Prof. Barbara Messerle
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Scholarships
Summer Scholarships
Supervisor
Raphael Hoikin Lam Faculty A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Kiara Olrich Faculty Prof. Barbara Messerle
Erin Smith Faculty A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Jonathon Ryan School A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Stephen Wearmouth School A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Kam Chung Hong School A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Ming Han Eugene Yee School A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Long Hua Chung School A/Prof. Steve Colbran
Tristan de Cure-Ryan School A/Prof. Steve Colbran
Christopher Redford School A/Prof. Steve Colbran
Christopher Barnett School Dr Jason Harper
Nicholas Konstandaras School Dr Jason Harper
James Caddy School Prof. Barbara Messerle
Brodie Cutmore School Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Practicum Students
Home Institution Supervisor
Erik Ekengard Lund University, Sweden A/Prof. Steve Colbran
Shay Mailoux Clarkson University, USA Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Chun Chieh Lin San Diego State University A/Prof Shelli McAlpine
Programs and Activities
Royal Australian Chemical Institute – NSW Branch Report
In 2012, the RACI NSW Branch once again benefi ted from its long-standing synergy with the School of Chemistry, UNSW. RACI deeply thanks the School for the continued provision of offi ce space, meeting rooms, and seminar facilities, and for its continued engagement with the Institute. Your continued support greatly encourages all our volunteers.
2012 was packed with lots of educational and exciting functions and seminars with RACI reaching out to members and the general public. Some of the special events organised by the Branch include the NSW Titration Competition, which was administered by the Chemical Education Group, with UNSW again providing one of the Sydney venues. The Nyholm Youth Lecture Series continued with Dr Joseph Bevitt, Branch Secretary and member of the Bragg Institute, delivering lectures on ‘Chemistry of the Nucleus” at various venues including University of New England (Armidale), University of Sydney, University of Western
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The Branch also continued its support of tours around NSW libraries of a series of International Year of Chemistry initiated and now Inspiring Australia program of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education–Questacon sponsored Exhibitions. In 2012, the “Healthy Chemistry” exhibition was installed in various metropolitan and country venues. During 2013 we have a different display, the “Material Futures” exhibition, visiting, in order, Orange, Singleton, Tamworth, Liverpool, Dubbo, Muswellbrook, Ryde, Questacon (ACT), Wagga Wagga, and Griffi th.
The NSW Branch has now kicked off the RACI Ambassador Program at the University of New South Wales, alongside Macquarie University and the University of Sydney, in the metropolitan area. Prof Martina Stenzel, National Hon Gen Secretary (CAMD, Chemical Engineering, UNSW), is leading this program with great support from the School of Chemistry. This program aims to reach out to all chemistry and chemistry related students, allowing RACI to provide valuable resources in terms of networking opportunities and information through seminars and symposia in 2013 and beyond. Ideas for future collaborative opportunities are always welcome.
RACI NSW Branch actively participated in the UNSW Open Day; it was a great honour to have had a table in the School of Chemistry section on the day, and our volunteer booth staff were pleased to fi eld questions and complement School of Chemistry demonstrations. Other 2012 events held at the University of New South Wales included the “Chemistry of Chocolate Evening”, as well as the “NSW Branch Organic Chemistry Group One Day Symposium” organised by A/Prof Jonathan Morris and Dr Luke Hunter, both from the School of Chemistry. In 2012, Dr Luke Hunter, in addition to his commitment in the Organic Chemistry Group, took up the role of the RACI NSW Branch Treasurer. Also, Stephen Parker of the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, School of Chemistry, UNSW, became a member of the Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Group Committee. Members of the School were also recognised with awards. Firstly, undergraduate student, Vera Diachenko, won the RACI NSW Analytical Chemistry Group Prize for
best performance in Level 3 Analytical Chemistry in 2012. Associate Professors Shelli McAlpine and Marcus Cole were separately elected as new Fellows of the RACI, and Dr Pall Thordarson was awarded the Le Févre Memorial Prize from the Australian Academy of Science, an award administered by the RACI. It is noted that UNSW students were not amongst those receiving RACI Postgraduate Student Travel Awards in 2012. Student members are encouraged to apply for these and other RACI sponsored awards, including the Masson Memorial Prize (Honours thesis) and Cornforth Medal (PhD thesis). Staff members are of course open to various RACI research and educational National Awards.
Many thanks again to the School of Chemistry, especially to Prof Barbara Messerle, Jodee, Lucy, Anne, Nick, Rick, Ken, and Terry, also to Ian and our friends in the Chemistry Store. The RACI NSW Branch is, as always, indebted to the support given to us by the School of Chemistry.
John Zavras
President – The Royal Australian Chemical Institute, NSW
Branch
UNSW Chemical Society
The UNSW Chemical Society assists in the organisation
of the School Seminar Series, a weekly program of talks
from distinguished academics around Australia and the
world. In addition the society organises a number of
prestigious, endowed lectureships each year, and in 2012
it played host to an eminent academic, Professor Phil
Baran from the Scripps Research Institute. Apart from
presenting his Howard lecture titled “Studies in Natural
Product Synthesis”, another benefi t was the time he spent
in the School of Chemistry, interacting with both members
of staff and the student body.
The Howard Lecture, 18th September 2012
PROFESSOR PHIL BARAN,
Scripps Research Institute, USA
Studies in Natural Product Synthesis
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Honours Prize Winners
The CETEC Prizes
Best performance in Honours Thesis
Chin Min Wong
The Angyal Prize
Best performance in Honours
Chemistry
Chin Min Wong
Third Year Prize Winners
The Du Pont Prize
Best performance in B.Sc. 3 Year
Degree in Chemistry,
Overall “top” of Chemistry
Kiara Olrich
The School of Chemistry Prize
Best performance in Level 3 Analytical
Chemistry
Vera Diachenko
The University of New South wales Chemical Society Dwyer Prize
Best performance in Level 3 Inorganic
Chemistry
Kiara Olrich
The Inglis Hudson and Jeffery Bequest Prize
Best performance in level 3 Organic
Chemistry
Kiara Olrich
The Bosworth Prize
and Medal for best performance in
Level 3 Physical Chemistry
Kiara Olrich
The University of New South Wales Chemical Society Parke-Pope Prize
Meritorious performance in Level 3
Chemistry Course
Erin Smith
Second Year Prize Winners
The University of New South Wales Chemical Society George Wright Prize
Meritorious performance in Level 2
Chemistry Courses
Sharon Yu
The School of Chemistry Prize
and School Medal for best
performance in Level 2 Chemistry
Max Guerry
STUDENTSSchool of Chemistry Undergraduate Student Prizes
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
First Year Prize Winners
The June Griffi th Memorial Prize
and School Medal for best
performance in Level 1 Chemistry
Courses
Ena Thea Luis
The University of New South Wales Chemical Society Prize
Meritorious performance in Level 1
Chemistry Courses
Yas Eghtedari
Year 10 Prize Winner
The School of Chemistry Prize
For Excellence and Enthusiasm in
Chemistry for Year 10 Students
Charmaine Li
Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards
Howard Awards
Laura Jeffress
Stephen Butler
Paige Hawkins
UNSW Faculty of Science Summer Vacation Research Scholarships
Jeffrey Black
Jacqueline Liu
Albert Woffenden
Sharon Yu
UNSW Chemistry Video Competition
Individual Prizes:
Michael Park (1st prize)
Courtney Lum (Meritorious)
Team Prize
Francheska Domingo and Trisha Purvis
Postgraduate Prizes, Scholarships and Fellowships
Don Craig Memorial Prize
For excellence in research using X-Ray
crystallography
Alasdair McKay
Paddon-Row Scholarship
For the highest ranked commencing
local PhD student
Alexander Mason
Black Scholarship
For the highest ranked commencing
international student
Parisa Sowti Khiabani
Teaching Fellowship Holders
Jet Chang
Sandra Choy
Kyloon Chuah
Michelle Dunn
Dominic Francis
Chris Gardner
Mark Gatus
Ethan How
Sinead Keaveney
Alex Mason
Lyz Murago
Justin Nash
Andrew robinson
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Stephen Parker (Supervisor, Scientia Professor Justin Gooding), Post Graduate Research Award (2011 – 2013)
International Society of Electrochemistry
Stephen Parker (Supervisor, Scientia Professor Justin Gooding), Poster Prize - “Towards Capture and Release of Circulating Tumour Cells (CTCs) Using Electrochemically-Switchable Surfaces”.
International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry
David Hvasanov (Supervisor, Dr Pall Thordarson), Poster Prize - “Photoinduced membrane proton pumping via polymersomes as chloroplast mimics”.
21st IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry
Eden Tanner (Supervisor Dr. Jason Harper) Poster Prize - “Does the cation really matter? The effect of the modifying an ionic liquid cation on the outcome of an SN2 process”
NewSouth Innovation
Xunyu Lu (Supervisor, Dr Chuan Zhao), Finalist – Best New Invention Award.
RACI 18th Australasian Electrochemistry Conference
Xunyu Lu (Supervisor, Dr Chuan Zhao) Bloom-Gutmann Prize.
RACI Organic Division Travel Bursary
Dominic V. Francis (Supervisor Dr Jason Harper / A/Prof. Roger Read).
Royal Society of Chemistry
David Hvasanov (Supervisor – Dr Pall Thordarson) Poster Prize - Photoinduced membrane proton-pumping via polymersome as chloroplast mimics
School of Chemistry – Research Poster PrizesThe three School Poster Prizes were awarded to:
Postgraduate Student Awards and Prizes
Catalysis & Energy: Eden Tanner (Supervisor, Dr Jason Harper) “ Does the cation really matter? The effect of modifying an ionic liquid cation on an SN2 process”
Medicinal Chemistry: Ethan Howe (Supervisor, Dr Pall Thordarson) “Supramolecular Architecture Towards Mimicry of Allosteric Regulated Enzymes and Haem Proteins”
Molecular Devices: Roya Tavallaie (Supervisors, Scientia Professor Justin Gooding & Professor Brynn Hibbert) “Direct modifi cation of gold coated magnetic nanoparticles with nitrophenyl groups by electrochemical reduction of in situ generated monodiazonium cations”
UNSW Medicinal Chemistry Drug Discovery Symposium
Ming Han Yee (Supervisor A/Prof Naresh Kumar), Best oral presentation.
Dr Jason Harper and his research group.
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Profess Barbara Messerle and her research group
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2012 was a hugely successful year for SOCS with all our
annual events and introduction of initiatives to get more
undergraduates involved.
The year started strong with the annual SOCS trivia
night. Hosted by Jason Harper, Jason Ashmore and
Stephen George. The night that was full of random facts,
glow sticks and rather obscure prizes that saw a new set
of trivia champions from the BAM and Field groups! This
year also saw the introduction of Battle of the Titans with
Mathew Gyton being declared champion.
First semester also included becoming affi liated with
Arc, having an O-Week stall, a number of undergraduate
morning teas, revamping of both the SOCS room and
lockers, a pub crawl and a number of BBQs.
Next up was the tenth annual Chemball, that saw a
record high 100 students dance the night away at
L’Aqua Goldroom at Darling Harbour. The evening
involved some chemistry games, the infamous chemistry
bingo and dry ice decorations. The night also included
a showdown over the best Gentleman and a special
rendition of Happy Birthday. The event was made
possible with a Student Community Development Grant
from Arc.
More recently, SOCS hosted it’s third annual international
food night. With food from accross the world, it’s now
becoming one of our most popular events. A big shout
out to the cooks on the night. We also hosted the annual
Honours hand in BBQ, along with the fi rst Sports afternoon
in conjunction with the School end-of-year Party.
This year also saw an increased number of
undergraduates getting involved due to both the
creation of new executive positions along with the
continued operation of Dalton G06 as a SOCS
common room, where students can study, relax and
eat their lunch.
SOCS had an amazing year due to the many hard
working students who volunteered their time and effort.
Some just to name a few include:
Michelle Dunn - President
Andrew Robinson - Treasurer
Eden Tanner- Secretary
Jonathan Carpentier - Activities Coordinator
Bradley Butler - Merchandising Offi cer
Stephen Parker - Publicity Offi cer
Ethan Truong – 3rd Year Representative
Students of Chemistry Society
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SCHOOLStaff
Administration
Head of School
Professor Barbara Ann Messerle, BSc PhD Syd.
Director of Research
Associate Professor John Arron Stride, BSc (Hons.) PhD E.Anglia
Director of Teaching
Dr Gavin Leslie Edwards, BSc PhD Monash, CChem, MRACI
Postgraduate Coordinator
Associate Professor Jonathan Charles Morris, BSc UWA, PhD ANU
Postgraduate Studies Coordinator – Coursework
Professor David Brynn Hibbert, BSc PhD Lond., CChem, FRSC, FRACI
Higher Year (2nd – 4th year) Coordinator
Dr Marcus Lawford Cole, BSc (Hons) PhD Cardiff
First Year Coordinator
Dr Nicholas Kenneth Roberts, BSc PhD W.Aust., CChem, MRACI
Laboratory Coordinator
Associate Professor Stephen Boyd Colbran, BSc PhD Otago
IT Coordinator
Dr Ronald Stanley Haines, BSc PhD UNSW
Seminar Coordinator
Dr Chuan Zhao, BSc Shaanxi, MSc PhD Northwest UT
Outreach Coordinator
Associate Professor Naresh Kumar, MSc Punj., PhD W’gong., CChem, MRACI
Administrative Offi cer
Rick Sai Kin Chan, BBus Curtin, CPA
Offi ce Administrator
Jodee Anning, BA UNSW
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Teaching Staff
Professors
David St Clair Black, MSc Syd., PhD Camb., AMusA, CChem, FRACI
(Scientia Professor) John Justin Gooding, BSc Melb., DPhil Oxon
David Brynn Hibbert, BSc PhD Lond., CChem, MRSC, FRACI
Barbara Ann Messerle, BSc PhD Syd.
Associate Professors
Stephen Boyd Colbran, BSc PhD Otago
Marcus Lawford Cole, BSc (Hons) PhD Cardiff
Naresh Kumar, MSc Punj., PhD W’gong., CChem, MRACI
Shelli Renee McAlpine, BSc Ill, PhD UCLA
Jonathan Charles Morris, BSc UWA, PhD ANU
John Arron Stride, BSc (Hons.) PhD E.Anglia
Senior Lecturers
Graham Edwin Ball, BSc PhD Sheffi eld, MRACI
Gavin Leslie Edwards, BSc PhD Monash, CChem, MRACI
Jason Brian Harper, BSc Adelaide, BSc ANU PhD ANU
Nicholas Kenneth Roberts, BSc PhD W.Aust., CChem, MRACI
Pall Thordarson, BSc Iceland, PhD Syd
Chuan Zhao, BSc Shaanxi, MSc PhD Northwest UT
Lecturers
Leigh Aldous, BSc (Hon) Leeds, PhD Queen’s
Ronald Stanley Haines, BSc PhD UNSW
Luke Hunter, BSc(Adv)(Hons), PhD USYD
Neeraj Sharma, BSc (Hons) PhD USYD
Associate Lecturer
Anna Choy, BSc (Hons), UNSW
Research Staff Professor Leslie D. Field (Deputy Vice Chancellor –
Research)
Professor Margaret M. Harding (Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Strategy) & Dean of Graduate Research)
Research Associates
Manohari Abeysinghe, BSc, PhD Wales
Mahiuddin Alamgir, B.Pharm (Hons), M.Pharm Jahangirnagar, PhD UNSW
Simone Ciampi, BSc Modena, PhD UNSW
Renxun Chen, BSc (Hons), PhD UNSW
Milena Czyz, BSc Hons (Adelaide) PhD UNSW
Nadim Darwish, BSc Lebanese, PhD UNSW
James Garner, BSc, PhD N’cle (Aus)
Carolina Gimbert- Suriñach, PhD Universtat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bin Guan, PhD UNSW
Alice Gui, PhD UNSW
Xiang-Guo Hu, PhD, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
George Iskander, BSc MSc PhD Khartoum, FRSC, MRSC, RACI
Guozhen Liu, BSc Hubei N.U., MSc C.U. Geosciences, PhD UNSW
Hsiu Lin Li, BSc (Hons), PhD Monash
David Hvasanov, PhD UNSW
Xuechao Liu, BSc Normal, PhD Najing University
Stuart Lowe, PhD Imperial College, London
Alison Magill, BSc (Hons), PhD UTas
Thomas Martin, MChem, PhD, Bath University, UK
Boon Ng, BSc, PhD, UTAS
Michael Page, BSc (Hons 1), PhD, UNSW
Joshua Peterson, BSc Wash, PhD USyd
Matthew Peterson,
Deborah Ramsey, BSc Alabama, PhD Wake Forest
Abdoreza Salek
Alexander Soeriyadi, PhD UNSW
Gordon Sutton, BSc, PhD ANU
Khuong Vuong, BSc, USyd, BSc (Hons 1, University Medal), PhD, UNSW
James E.A. Webb, PhD, USYD
Kasey Wood, BSc, PhD, UNSW
Hon Man Yau, BSc, PhD, UNSW
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Visiting Fellows
Emeritus Scientia Professor
Michael Nicholas Paddon Row, BSc Lond, PhD ANU, CChem, FRSC, FRACI
Emeritus Professor
Stephen John Charles Angyal, OBE, PhD Bud., DSc UNSW, FAA, FRACI
Roger Bishop, BSc St And., PhD Camb., CChem, FRSC, FRACI
Conjoint Professors
Grainne Mary Moran, BSc PhD NUI, CChem, MRACI
Professorial Visiting Fellows
Alan Norman Buckley, BSc Syd., PhD Monash, MRACI
Michael James, BSc Syd, PhD Cambridge, MRACI
Ronald Postle PhD Leeds
Visiting Fellows
Dr Nicholas Armstrong, B.App.Sc (Hons 1st), PhD UTS
Dr Joseph John Brophy, BSc, PhD DSc UNSW, DipEd Monash, CChem, FRACI
Dr Adam Cawley, Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory, NSW
Dr Alex Falber, Algae Enterprises Ltd, Victoria, Australia
Dr Suresh Govindaraghavan, Network Nutrition Pty Ltd
A/Prof. Roger Read, BSc PhD Syd., DIC Lond., CChem, FRACI
A/Prof. Gary David Willett, BSc PhD LaT, CChem, MRACI
International Visiting Fellows
Prof. Phil Baran, Scripps Research Institute
Dr Ashok Nanjundan, Institute for Nanoscience and Cryogenics – Grenoble, France
Prof. Catherine Ngila, University of Johannesburg – South Africa
A/Prof. Soghra Khabnadideh, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Prof. Scott Rychnovsky, University of California Irvine
1st Year Casual Teaching Staff
Dr Kakali Chowdhury, PhD, Uni New Dehli, India
Joan P. Ross, BSc Syd.
Professional and Technical Staff
Administrative Support
Anne Ayres
Kenneth Gerard McGuffi n, BA Syd
Computer Offi cer
Ray Arnhold
Laboratory Manager
Dr Toby Jackson
Technical Offi cers
Peta Di Bella, BSc (Hons) UQ
Lihn Cuba-Diem
Hitendra Gopal
Berta Litvak, BSc UTS, MEdAdmin UNSW
Michael McMahon
Dr Nancy Scoleri, BSc (Hon), PhD Adel.
Svetislav Videnovic, BChemEng, Sarajevo
School Store
Ian Aldred
Rama Anning
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Emeritus Professor Roger Bishop
Gao J., Bishop R., Bhadbhade M.M., Conference: “What makes a better host?”, 7th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ISMSC-7), Dunedin, NZ, 29 January – 2 February 2012.
Bishop R., Gao J., Djaidi D., Bhadbhade M.M., Invited lecture: “A clathrate uncertainty principle”, Symposium: Transformations and Structural Oddities in Molecular Crystals: In Honor of Bruce M. Foxman, American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 28 July – 1 August 2012.
Gao J., Bishop R., Bhadbhade M.M., Conference: “Bicyclo[3.3.0]octane diols: a rich source of competing polymorph, co-crystal, solvate and apohost crystal forms”, Crystal & Graphene Science Symposium – 2012, Boston, MA, USA, 5 – 6 September 2012.
Gao J., Bishop R., Bhadbhade M.M., Conference: “United we stand, divided we fall: structures of double guest inclusions of a compound where a single guest fails to include”, Asian Crystallographic Association AsCA 12 – Crystal 28 2012, Adelaide, 2 – 5 December 2012.
Dr Joseph Brophy
Lawes, D., Brophy, J., Hnawia, E., Lebouvier, N., Nour, M. “Leaf Essential Oils of Some Eugenia (Myrtaceae) Species Endemic to New Caledonia”. RACI Natural Products Symposium, Sydney University, September 2012
Lawes, D., Brophy, J., Hnawia, E., Lebouvier, N., Nour, M. “Leaf, Wood and Bark Oils of Myodocarpus viellardii, a Species Endemic to New Caledonia”. RACI Organic Chemistry Symposium, UNSW, December 2012.
Professorial Visiting Fellow, Mike James
Invited Lectures:
M. James, “Neutron Scattering and Your Sense of Smell”, AsCA12, National Wine Centre, University of Adelaide, 5th December, 2012.
M. James, “Behind the Razor Wire”, Australian Synchrotron Careers Forum, National Centre for Synchrotron Science, Australian Synchrotron, 2nd October, 2012.
M. James, “Morphological Studies of Nanoscale Thin-Film Optoelectronic Devices Using Neutron Refl ectometry”, 15th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, Novotel Wollongong Northbeach Hotel, 24th September, 2012.
M. James, “Molecular Deuteration of Biological and Chemical Species For Neutron Scattering”, Synchrotron and Neutron User Symposium, Australian Synchrotron, 9th July, 2012.
Conference Presentations:
M. James, “The Australian Synchrotron Introduction and Applications”, National Characterisation Council Annual General Meeting, CSIRO North Ryde, June 12th, 2013.
M. James, “Scientifi c Update From The Australian Synchrotron”, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, 28th May 2013.
M. James, “Studies of the nanoscale using very large (neutron and Synchrotron X-ray) facilities”, Issues in Nanotechnology Seminar Program, La Trobe University, April 16th, 2013.
M. James, “Synchrotron X-rays and Neutrons: Why stop at once shining light?...”, Spring-8, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Hyogo, Japan, March 7th, 2013.
M. James, “Investigations of Peptide Interactions with Biological Membranes Using X-ray and Neutron Refl ectometry”, Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium (ACIS2013), Outrigger Resort and Spa, Noosa, February 3rd-6th, 2013.
Invited Lectures & Conference Presentations – Emeritus & Visiting Fellows
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M. James, “Studies of Nanoscale Water”, ANSTO-SINAP Workshop, Lucas Heights Research Laboratories, Australia, 11th December 2012.
S. Ciampi, J. J. Gooding, M. James, ““Click” Chemistry for the Functionalisation of Silicon for Chemical and Biological Sensing”, Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Matter by Scattering Methods Workshop – Professor John W. White Symposium, at Mercure Resort Hunter Valley Gardens, Australia, 25th - 28th November 2012.
M. James, A. Nelson, S. Holt, T. Hsu, T. Saerbeck, D. Cortie, F. Klose, and A. Le Brun, “2009 – 2012: The Age of Platypus, Neutron Refl ectometry at Australia’s OPAL Reactor”, Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Matter by Scattering Methods Workshop – Professor John W. White Symposium, at Mercure Resort Hunter Valley Gardens, Australia, 25th - 28th November 2012.
M. James, “Neutron and X-ray Scattering at ANSTO”, SAS2012, International Small-Angle Scattering Conference, ANSTO, November 21st, 2012.
Tamim Darwish, Emily Luks, Greta Moraes, Peter Holden, Michael James, “Molecular Deuteration for Contrast Variation in Neutron Studies of Multi-Component Nanoscale Systems”, SAS2012, International Small-Angle Scattering Conference, Sydney Exhibition and Convention Centre, Sydney, November 18th-23rd, 2012.
M. James, “Complementary Techniques and Preliminary Characterisation”, Powder Diffraction at OPAL and at the Australian Synchrotron: Experiment Planning to Data Analysis, ANSTO, Lucas Heights, November 12th, 2012
M. James, A. Nelson, S. Holt, T. Hsu, T. Saerbeck, D. Cortie, F. Klose, and A. Le Brun, “2009 – 2012: The Age of Platypus Neutron Refl ectometry at OPAL”, AINSE / ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium 2012, AINSE Lucas Heights Research Laboratories, Australia, 7th-9th November 2012.
Peter. Holden, T. A. Darwish, A. P. Duff, M. Gillon, V. Lake, E. Luks, G. Moraes, A. Rekas, R. A. Russell, K. L. Wilde, R. Yepuri and M. James, “Molecular Deuteration at the National Deuteration Facility”, AINSE / ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium 2012, AINSE Lucas Heights Research Laboratories, Australia, 7th-9th November 2012.
P. Shaw, H. Cavaye, S. S. Y. Chen, M. James, I. R. Gentle and P. L. Burn, “Probing the absorption and release of nirtoaromatic vapours from fl uorescent dendrimer fi lms for the detection of explosives” AINSE / ANBUG Neutron Scattering Symposium 2012, AINSE Lucas Heights Research Laboratories, Australia, 7th-9th November 2012.
M. James, “Neutrons and Nanoscience”, University of Wollongong Nanoscience Course, ANSTO, 27th August 2012.
Fact or Fiction: A series of presentations for Science Week, University of Western Sydney, August 3rd, 2012.
Peter. Holden, T. A. Darwish, A. P. Duff, M. Gillon, T. Hanley, V. Lake, E. Luks, G. Moraes, V. L. Peterson, A. Rekas, R. A. Russell, A. Sokolova, K. L. Wilde and M. James, “Molecular Deuteration at the Australian National Deuteration Facility for Investigations Using Cold and Thermal Neutron Scattering”. American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC 27th June, 2012.
P. Burn, A. R. G. Smith, K. H. Lee, A. Nelson, M. James, I. R. Gentle, “Probing morphology and interfaces in organic optoelectronic fi lms with neutrons”, ICONN2012, Perth Convention Centre, February 5-9, 2012.
Professorial Visiting Fellow, Ron Postle
Invited Professor, lecture courses and examinations,
University of Haute Alsace, ENSISA, Mulhouse, France,
Jan 2012 and Nov - Dec 2012:
Mechanics and Modelling of Soft Materials:
Ecole Doctorale, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Ingenieurs Sud Alsace; PhD qualifying entrance, Masters degree; Undergraduate degree courses for Mechanical Engineering and Textile Engineering students.
Plenary lecture, ‘Mechanics and Physics of Soft Matter: Knitted Fabrics’: 6th International Textile, Clothing & Design Conference, ITC&DC6, Dubrovnik, Croatia, October, 2012.
Research seminars, Heat and Mass Transfer through Absorbing Fibrous Materials. Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic, November, 2012.
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Plenary lecture, ‘Micromechanics of Knitted Textile Structures as Soft Matter’. 19th International Conference Structure and Structural Mechanics of Textile Materials, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic and Czech. Section, The Textile Institute, Manchester, UK, December 2012.
Postgraduate research seminar, Micromechanics of Fibre Reinforced Composite Structures, University of Leeds, UK, Dec 2012.
Visiting Fellow, Associate Professor Roger Wayne Read
19th IUPAC International Conference on Organic Synthesis in conjunction with the 24th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Conference, Melbourne, 1-6 July 2012.
Poster presentation: “Progress in the Development of Functional Fluorous Surfactants”, D. V. Francis, J. B. Harper, A. I. Mohammed, R. W. Read.
20th International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Osaka, Japan, 22-27 July 2012,
Oral presentation: “Exploiting Functional Fluorous Triazoles and Tetrazoles”, D. V. Francis, A. I. Mohammed, R. W. Read, presented by D. V. Francis.
23rd Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Moss Vale, 26-28 August 2012.
Poster presentation: “Two dibenzodiazepinone molecules with dissimilar dimeric associations and apparent different tautomerism”, M. M. Bhadbhade, M. Keller, R. W. Read, presented by R. W. Read.
Royal Australian Chemical Institute NSW Branch Organic One-Day Symposium, UNSW, 5 December 2012.
Poster presentation: “Progress in the Development of Functional Fluorous Surfactants”, D. V. Francis, J. B. Harper, A. I. Mohammed, R. W. Read.
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Dr Leigh Aldous
‘Ionic Liquids for Lignin Processing: Dissolution, Isolation, and Conversion’ M. M. Hossain, L. Aldous, Australian Journal of Chemistry 2012, 65, 1465-1477.
‘Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes covalently functionalized with amphiphilic polymer coated superparamagnetic nanocrystals’ J. C. Bear, P. D. McNaughter, K. Jurkschat, A. Crossley, L. Aldous, R. G. Compton, A. G. Mayes, G. G. Wildgoose, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2012, 383, 110-117.
‘The formal potentials and electrode kinetics of the proton/hydrogen couple in various room temperature ionic liquids’ Y. Meng, L. Aldous, S. R. Belding and R. G. Compton, Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 5572-5574.
‘One-step synthesis of fl uorescein modifi ed nano-carbon for Pd(II) detection via fl uorescence quenching’ J. Panchompoo, L. Aldous, M. Baker, M. Wallace and R. G. Compton, Analyst 2012, 137, 2054-2062.
‘A Green Approach to Fenton Chemistry: Mono-Hydroxylation of salicylic acid in aqueous medium by the electrogeneration of Fenton’s reagent’, J. Panchompoo, L. Aldous, R. G. Compton, M. Kabeshov, B. Pilgrim and T. J. Donohoe, New Journal of Chemistry 2012, 36, 1265-1272.
‘The Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in a Room Temperature Ionic Liquid: Mechanism and Electrocatalyst Trends’, Y. Meng, L. Aldous, S. R. Belding and R. G. Compton, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2012, 14, 5222-5228.
‘Volatilisation of substituted ferrocene compounds of different sizes from room temperature ionic liquids: a kinetic and mechanistic study’, C. P. Fu, L. Aldous, E. J. F. Dickinson, N. S. A. Manan and R. G. Compton, New Journal of Chemistry 2012, 36, 774-780.
‘The adsorption of quinizarin on boron-doped diamond’, I. B. Dimov, C. Batchelor-McAuley, L. Aldous and R. G. Compton, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2012, 14, 2375-2380.
‘The Use of Nano-carbon as an Alternative to Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Modifi ed Electrodes for Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry’, T. W. B. Lo, L. Aldous and R. G. Compton, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 2012, 162, 361-368.
‘Electrochemistry of Zirconium Tetrachloride in the Ionic Liquid N-Butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifl uoromethylsulfonyl)imide: Formation of Zr(III) and Exploitation of ZrCl4 as a Facile Ionic Liquid Drying Agent’, C. P. Fu, L. Aldous, N. S. A. Manan and R. G. Compton, Electroanalysis 2012, 24, 210-213.
‘Investigation of the optimal transient times for chronoamperometric analysis of diffusion coeffi cients and concentrations in non-aqueous solvents and ionic liquids’, L. Xiong, L. Aldous, M. C. Henstridge and R. G. Compton, Analytical Methods 2012, 4, 371-376.
Dr Graham E. Ball
Ball, G.E.; Andersen, R.A. “Stereodynamics in Eight-Coordination: A 2D NMR Spectroscopic and Computational Study of the Exchange Process in ThCl4(Me2NCH2CH2NMe2)2”, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 10141–10147.
Young, R.D.; Lawes, D.J.; Hill, A.F.; Ball, G.E. “Observation of a tungsten alkane σ-complex showing selective binding of methyl groups using FTIR and NMR spectroscopies” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 8294–8297.
McSkimming, A.; Ball, G. E.; Bhadbhade, M. M.; Colbran, S. B. “Rhodium Complexes of a Chelating Ligand with Imidazol-2-ylidene and Pyridin-2-ylidene Donors: The Effect of C-Metalation of Nicotinamide Groups on Uptake of Hydride Ion” Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 2191.
Ball, G.E.; Cole, M.L.; McKay, A.I. “Low Valent and Hydride Complexes of NHC Coordinated Gallium” Dalton Trans, 2012, 41, 946.
Emeritus Professor Roger Bishop
Bishop R., Synthetic clathrate systems, in Supramolecular Chemistry: From Molecules to Nanomaterials, Gale P.A., Steed J.W. (eds.), Wiley, Chichester, pp. 3033-3056, ISBN 978-0-470-74640-0 (2012).
Publications & Patents
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Bishop R., New aspects of aromatic ...π and C-H...π interactions in crystal engineering, Ch. 2, pp. 41-77, The Importance of Pi-interactions in Crystal Engineering: Frontiers in Crystal Engineering, Vol, III, Tiekink E. R. T., Zukerman-Schpector J. (eds.), Wiley, Chichester, ISBN 978-0-470-98014-9 (2012).
Bishop R., Design of clathrate compounds that use only weak intermolecular attractions, in the Research Front: Supramolecular Chemistry and Crystal Engineering, Aust. J. Chem., 2012, 65, 1361-1370.
Bishop R., Gao J., Djaidi D., Bhadbhade M.M., A clathrate uncertainty principle, Trans. Am. Crystallogr. Assoc., 2012, 43, 34-44.
Gao J., Bhadbhade M.M., Bishop R., Different crystal forms of a rich hydrogen bond acceptor compound resulting from alternative C-H…O and orthogonal C=O…C=O molecular interaction patterns, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 138-146.
Gao J., Bhadbhade M.M., Bishop R., Polymorphic crystals formed by an achiral diol under ambient conditions, Cryst. Growth Des., 2012, 12, 5746-5756.
Hemtasin C., Ung A.T., Kanokmedhakul S., Kanokmedhakul K., Bishop R., Satraruji T., Bishop D., Synthesis of alkaloid-like compounds via the bridging Ritter reaction, Monatsh. Chem., 2012, 143, 955-963.
Suryanti V., Bhadbhade M., Bishop R., Black D.S.C., Kumar N., Self-assembly of alkyl N-acetylglyoxylic amides of varying chain length, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 7345-7354.
Professor David St Clair Black
Devakaram, R., Black, D. StC. And Kumar, N., An effi cient synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted tetrahydroquinolines and quinolines, Tetrahedron Letters, 53, 2269-2272 (2012).
Devakaram, R., Black, D. StC., Choomuenwai, V., Davis, R. A. and Kumar, N., Synthesis and antiplasmodial evaluation of novel chromeno[2,3-b]chromene derivatives, Bioorg. Medicinal Chem., 20, 1527-1534 (2012).
Somphol, K., Santoso, M., Bhadbhade, M., Gardner, C., Kumar, N. and Black, D. StC., Synthesis of mixed cyclotriveratrylenes, Tetrahedron, 68, 1862-1868 (2012)
Chen, R., Bhadbhade, M., Kumar, N and Black, D. StC., Synthesis of cyclic tetraindolyls via oxidative coupling reactions, Tetrahedron Letters, 53, 3337-3341 (2012).
Deodhar, M., Wood, K., Black, D. StC., and Kumar, N., Oxidative dimerisation of isofl avones: synthesis of kudzuisofl avone A and related compounds, Aust. J. Chem., 65, 1377-1383 (2012).
Sengul, I. F., Wood, K., Bowyer, P. K., Bhadbhade, M., Chen, R., Kumar, N. and Black, D. StC., Synthesis of new di-(3-indolyl)arenes, Tetrahedron, 68, 7429-7434 (2012).
Mitchell, P. S. R., Sengul, I. F., Kandemir, H., Nugent, S. J., Chen, R., Bowyer, P. K., Kumar, N. and Black, D. StC., Bromination of 4,6-dimethoxyindoles, Tetrahedron, 68, 8163-8171 (2012).
Chawla, H, M., Santra, A., Pant, N., Kumar, N. and Black, D. StC., Evaluation of deep cavity imidazolylcalix[n]arenes for selective extraction of silver, J. Incl. Phenom. Macrocycl. Chem., 73, 55-65 (2012).
Suryanti, V., Bhadbhade, M., Bishop, R., Black, D. StC. and Kumar, N., Self-assembly of alkyl N-acetylglyoxylic amides of varying chain lengths, Cryst. Eng. Comm., 14, 7345-7354 (2012).
Sengul, I. F., Wood, K., Kumar, N. and Black, D. StC., Synthesis of macrocyclic systems derived from di-(2-indolyl)heteroarenes, Tetrahedron, 68, 9050-9055 (2012).
Dr Joseph Brophy
Hnawia, E., Brophy, J.J., Craven, L.A., Lebouvier, N., Cabalion, P., Nour, M., A preliminary examination of the leaf essential oils of the endemic Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) species of New Caledonia. J. Essent. Oil Res., 24, 273-278 (2012).
Professorial Visiting Fellow, Alan Buckley
Parker, G.K., Hope, G.A., Woods, R., Numprasanthai, A., Buckley, A.N., McLean, J. Investigation of n-octanohydroxamate reagent interaction with the surface of oxide copper minerals and copper metal. Separation Technologies for Minerals, Coal, and Earth Resources, C.A. Young, G.H. Luttrell, Editors, SME Inc., Colorado, 2012, pp. 497–508.
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Hope, G.A., Buckley, A.N., Parker, G.K., Numprasanthai, A., Woods, R., McLean, J. The interaction of n-octanohydroxamate with chrysocolla and oxide copper surfaces. Minerals Eng., 36–38 (2012) 2–11.
Hope, G.A., Numprasanthai, A., Buckley, A.N., Parker, G.K., Sheldon, G. Bench-scale fl otation of chrysocolla with n-octanohydroxamate. Minerals Eng., 36–38 (2012) 12–20.
Parker, G.K., Buckley, A.N., Woods, R., Hope, G.A. The interaction of the fl otation reagent, n-octanohydroxamate, with sulfi de minerals. Minerals Eng., 36–38 (2012) 81–90.
Cui, J., Hope, G.A., Buckley, A.N. Spectroscopic investigation of the interaction of hydroxamate with bastnaesite (cerium) and rare earth oxides. Minerals Eng., 36–38 (2012) 91–99.
Buckley, A.N., Denman, J.A., Hope, G.A. The adsorption of n-octano hydroxamate collector on Cu and Fe oxide minerals investigated by static secondary ion mass spectrometry. Minerals, 2 (2012) 493–515.
Associate Professor Stephen Boyd Colbran
McSkimming, A.; Bhadbhade, M. M.; Ball, G. E.; Colbran S. B., Rhodium complexes of a chelating ligand with imidazol-2-ylidene and pyridin-2-ylidene donors: the effect of C-metalation of nicotinamide groups on uptake of hydride ion, Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, 51, 2191–2203.
Nilsson, J; Colbran, S. B.; Behrens, U.; Rehder, D.; Nordlander, E. The redox interaction between vanadyl cation and tris(6-(2-hydroxymethl)pyridylmethyl)amine, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2012, 392, 490–493.
Gimbert-Surinach, C.; Bhadbhade, M.; Colbran, S. B. Bridgehead hydrogen atoms are important: unusual electrochemistry and proton reduction at iron dimers with ferrocenyl substituted phosphide-bridges, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 3480–3491.
Redford, C.; Gimbert-Surinach, C.; Bhadbhade, M.; Colbran, S. B. trans-Chloridobis(4-picoline)(4,4’,4’’-tritert- butyl-2,2’:6’,2’’-terpyridine)ruthenium(II) hexafl uorophosphate acetone solvate, Acta Crystallographica Section E, 2012, E68, m300.
Associate Professor Marcus Lawford Cole
Dunn, MD; Cole, ML; Harper JB: Effects of an ionic liquid solvent on the synthesis of gamma-butyrolactones by conjugate addition using NHC organocatalysts, RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 10160-10162.
McKay, AI; Ball, GE; Cole, ML: Low valent and hydride complexes of NHC coordinated gallium and indium, Dalton Trans, 2012, 41, 946-952.
Bruce, MI; Büschel, S; Cole, ML; Scoleri, N; Skelton, BW; White, AH: Some chemistry of trans-Ru(C≡C-C≡CH)2(dppe)2: Syntheses of bi- and tri-metallic derivatives and cycloaddition of tcne, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2012, 382, 6-12.
Professor Leslie D. Field
Gilbert-Wilson, R., Field, L. D. and Bhadbhade, M.
M., New Super-hindered Polydentate Polyphosphine
Ligands P(CH2CH
2PtBu
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Chloride Complexes, Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51 (5), pp
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Leslie D. Field, Hsiu L. Li, Scott J. Dalgarno,
Ruaraidh D. McIntosh, Side-on Bound Complexes of
Phenyl- and Methyl-diazene, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51,
3733-3742.
Rumble, Sarah L.; Page, Michael J.; Field, Leslie D.; Messerle, Barbara A., In Situ Catalysts for the
Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkynes –
What Ligand Properties Determine Catalyst Activity?,
Eur J. Inorg. Chem., 2012, 2012(13), 2226-2231.
Leslie D. Field, Multiple-quantum spectroscopy in
liquid crystalline solvents, in Encyclopedia of NMR,
Harris, Robin Kingsley; Wasylishen, Roderick E
(Eds), John Wiley&Sons, Chichester, UK, 2012, 5,
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Scientia Professor J. Justin Gooding
S. Ciampi, B. Guan, N. Darwish, Y. Zhu, P.J. Reece, J.J. Gooding, A Multimodal Optical and Electrochemical Device for Monitoring Surface Reactions: Redox Active Surfaces in Porous Silicon Rugate Filters, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14 16433-16439 (2012).
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X.Y. Cheng, R. Gondosiswanto, S. Ciampi, P.J. Reece, J.J. Gooding, One-pot synthesis of colloidal silicon quantum dots and surface functionalization via thiol-ene click chemistry, Chem. Comm. 48 11874-11876 (2012).
N. Darwish, P.K. Eggers, S. Ciampi, Y. Tong, S. Ye, M.N. Paddon-Row, J.J. Gooding, Probing the effect of the solution environment around redox active moieties using rigid anthraquinone terminated molecular rulers, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134 18401−18409 (2012).
B. Guan, S. Ciampi, M. James, P.J. Reece, J.J. Gooding, Depth-resolved Chemical Modifi cation of Porous Silicon by Wavelength-tuned Irradiation, Langmuir 28 15444-15449 (2012).
X. Chen, X.Y. Cheng, J.J. Gooding, Detection of trace nitroaromatic isomers using indium tin oxide electrodes modifi ed using β-cyclodextrin and silver nanoparticles, Anal. Chem. 84 8557-8563 (2012).
N. Darwish, I. Díez-Pérez, S. Guo, N. Tao, J.J. Gooding, M.N. Paddon-Row, Single molecular switches: electrochemical gating of a single anthraquinone-based norbornylogous bridge molecule, J. Phys. Chem. C 116 21093-21097 (2012).
D.D. Liana, B. Raguse, J.J. Gooding, E. Chow, Recent Advances in Paper-Based Sensors, Sensors 12 11505-11526 (2012).
J.Q. Liu, R. Wang, L. Cui, J. Tang, Z. Liu, Q. Kong, W. Yang, J.J. Gooding, Using Molecular Level Modifi cation to Tune the Conductivity of Graphene Papers, J. Phys. Chem. C 116 17939-17946 (2012).
S. Ciampi, B. Guan, N. Darwish, P.J. Reece, J.J. Gooding, Redox-Active Monolayers in Mesoporous Silicon, J. Phys. Chem. C 116 16080-16088 (2012).
C.C.A. Ng, A. Magenau, S.H. Ngalim, S. Ciampi, M. Chockalingham, J.B. Harper, K. Gaus, J.J. Gooding, Using Electrical Potential to Reversibly Switch Surfaces between Two States for Dynamically Controlling Cell Adhesion, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51 7706-7710 (2012).
G.Z. Liu, S.G. Iyengar, J.J. Gooding, An Electrochemical Impedance Immunosensor Based on Gold Nanoparticle-Modifi ed Electrodes for the Detection of HbA1c in Human Blood, Electroanalysis 24 1509-1516 (2012).
X. Chen, E. Luais, N. Darwish, S. Ciampi, P. Thordarson, J.J. Gooding, Studies on the Effect of Solvents on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed from Organophosphonic Acids on Indium Tin Oxide, Langmuir 28 9487-9495 (2012).
L.M.H. Lai, I.Y. Goon, K. Chuah, M. Lim, F. Braet, R. Amal, J.J. Gooding, Biochemiresistor Sensor– A New Type of Biosensor Employing Magnetic Assembly of Gold Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51 6456-6459 (2012).
J.Q. Liu, J. Tang, J.J. Gooding, Strategies for Chemical Modifi cation of Graphene, J. Mater. Chem. 22 12435-12452 (2012).
Y. Lu, J.R. Peterson, J.J. Gooding, A.N. Lee, Development of Sensitive Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISAs) for Monitoring Bisphenol-A in Foods and Beverages, Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 403 1607-1618 (2012).
P.K. Eggers, N. Darwish, M.N. Paddon-Row, J.J. Gooding, Surface-Bound Molecular Rulers for Probing the Electrical Double Layer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134 7539-7544 (2012).
X. Chen, X. Cheng, J.J. Gooding, Multifunctional Modifi ed Silver Nanoparticles as Ion and pH Sensors in Aqueous Solution, Analyst 137 2338-2343 (2012).
N. Darwish, I. Diez-Pérez, P. Da Silva, N.J. Tao, J.J. Gooding, M.N. Paddon-Row, Observation of Electrochemically Controlled Quantum Interference in a Single Anthraquinone-based Norbornylogous Bridge Molecule, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51 3203-3206 (2012).
K. Chuah, L.M.H. Lai, I.Y. Goon, R. Amal, J.J. Gooding, Ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of prostate-specifi c antigen (PSA) using gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles as ‘dispersible electrodes’, Chem. Comm. 48 3503-3505 (2012).
J. J. Gooding, N. Darwish, The Rise of Self-Assembled Monolayers for Fabricating Electrochemical Biosensors – An Interfacial Perspective, The Chemical Record 12 92-105 (2012).
G.Z. Liu, S.M. Khor, S.G. Iyengar, J.J. Gooding, Development of an Electrochemical Immunosensor for the Detection of HbA1c in Serum, Analyst 137 829-832 (2012).
S. Ciampi, M. James, G. Le Saux, K. Gaus, J.J. Gooding, Electrochemical ‘Switching’ of Silicon(100) Modular Assemblies for Cell Biology, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134 844-847 (2012).
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N. Darwish, P.K. Eggers, P. Da Silva, Y. Zhang, Y. Tong, S. Ye, J.J. Gooding, M.N. Paddon-Row, Electroactive self-assembled monolayers of unique geometric structures using rigid norbornylogous bridges, Chem. Eur. J. 18 283-292 (2012).
T. Bö cking, K.A. Kilian, P.J. Reece, K. Gaus, M. Gal, J.J. Gooding, Biofunctionalization of free-standing porous silicon fi lms for self-assembly of photonic devices, Soft Matter 8 360-366 (2012).
C. Hua, W.H. Zhang, S.R.M. De Almeida, S. Ciampi, D. Gloria, G. Liu, J.B. Harper, J.J. Gooding, A Novel Route to Copper Detection Using ‘Click’ Chemistry-Induced Aggregation of Gold Nanoparticles, Analyst 137 82-86 (2012).
J.J. Gooding, G.Z. Liu, A.L. Gui, The use of Aryl Diazonium Salts in the Fabrication of Biosensors and Chemical Sensors, in Aryl Diazonium Salts – New Coupling Agents in Polymer and Surface Science, Ed. M.M. Chehimi, Wiley-VCH, Germany Ch 9 pp197-218 (2012), ISBN 978-3-527-32998-4.
B. Gupta, B. Guan, P.J. Reece, J.J. Gooding, Porous silicon photonic crystals for detection of infections, Biosensors and Nanomedicine V, San Diego 12 Aug (2012), Proc. SPIE 8460 Art. No. 846000Z (2012).
Patents:
J.J. Gooding, G. Liu, Electrochemical Sensor, Australian International Patent Application, 2006901394; Filing Date: 17/03/2006, PCT/AU2007/000337. (2007), European patent appl. EP07718585.8 (EP2005161) Licensed. US patent 12/293272 Granted 26/9/11; Australian patent 2007229320 Granted 10/1/2013
T. Böcking, J.J. Gooding, K.A. Kilian, M. Gal, K. Gaus, Method of Component Assembly on a Substrate, USA Complete No. 11/933541 (2007), PCT: AU08/001616, Chinese patent granted, Sold to Intellectual Ventures
Dr Jason Brian Harper
Dunn, M. H.; Cole, M. L.; Harper, J. B.: “Effects of an ionic liquid solvent on the synthesis of γ-butyrolactones by conjugate addition using NHC organocatalysts”, RSC Advances 2012, 2, 10160-10162.
Ng, M. C. C.; Harper, J. B.; Stampfl , A. P. J.; Kearley, G. J.; Rols, S.; Stride, J. A.: “Central atom size effects on the methyl torsions of group XIV tetratolyls”, Chemistry – A European Journal 2012, 18, 13018-13024.
Yau, H. M.; Croft, A. K.; Harper, J. B.: “One-Pot Hammett Plots: A General Method for the Rapid Aquisition of Relative Rate Data”, Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 8937-8939.
Ng, C. C. A.; Magenau, A.; Ngalim, S. H.; Ciampi, S.; Chockalingham, M.: Harper, J. B.; Gaus, K.; Gooding, J. J.: “Using Electrical Potential to Reversibly Switch Surfaces between Two States for Dynamically Controlling Cell Adhesion,” Angewandte Chemie, International Edition 2012, 51, 7706-7710.
Yau, H. M.; Croft, A. K.; Harper, J. B.: “Investigating the origin of entropy-derived rate accelerations in ionic liquids”, Faraday Discussions 2012, 154, 365-371.
Hua, C.; Zhang, W. H.; De Almeida, S. R. M.; Ciampi, S.; Gloria, D.; Liu, G.; Harper, J. B.; Gooding, J. J.: “A novel route to copper(II)detection using ‘click’ chemistry- induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles” Analyst 2012, 137, 82-86..
Professor D. Brynn Hibbert
Hibbert, D. B. Experimental design in chromatography: A tutorial review. J. Chromatogr. B, 910 (2012) 2– 13. DOI:10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.01.020
Munton, E., Liu, F.-H., Murby, E. John, & Hibbert, D. Brynn (2012). Certifi cation of steroid carbon isotope ratios in a freeze-dried human urine reference material. Drug Testing and Analysis, 4(12), 928 – 933. DOI: 10.1002/dta.1366
Wei Jiang, D. Brynn Hibbert, Grainne Moran and Rabeya Akter, Measurement of gold and sulfur mass fractions in L-cysteine-modifi ed gold nanoparticles by ICP-DRC-MS after acid digestion: validation and uncertainty of results, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27 (9), 1465 – 1473
W. Bich, M.G. Cox, R. Dybkaer, C. Elster, W.T. Estler, B. Hibbert, H. Imai, W. Kool, C. Michotte, L. Nielsen, L. Pendrill, S. Sidney, A.M.H.v.d. Veen, W. Wöger, Revision of the ‘Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement’ Metrologia, 49 (6) (2012) 702 - 705.
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Dr Luke Hunter
Yamamoto, I.; Jordan, M. J. T.; Gavande, N.;
Doddareddy, M. R.; Chebib, M.; Hunter, L. “The
enantiomers of syn-2,3-difl uoro-4-aminobutyric acid
elicit opposite responses at the GABAC receptor,”
Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 829.
Hunter, L. “α,β-Difl uoro-γ-amino acids: synthesis
and applications,” Chimica Oggi [Chemistry Today]
2012, 30, 20.
Wang, Z.; Hunter, L. “Synthesis of difl uorinated β-
and γ-amino acids: investigation of a challenging
deoxyfl uorination reaction,” Journal of Fluorine
Chemistry 2012, 143, 143.
Hunter, L., Butler S.; Ludbrook S. B., “Solid-phase
synthesis of peptides containing backbone-
fl uorinated amino acids,” Organic and Biomolecular
Chemistry 2012, 10, 8911.
Harty, D. S.; Farahani, R. M.; Simonian, M. R.; Hunter,
L.; Hunter, N. “Streptococcus gordonii FSS2 challisin
affects fi brin clot formation by digestion of the
αC region and cleavage of the N-terminal region
of the Bβ chains of fi brinogen,” Thrombosis and
Haemostasis 2012, 108, 236.
Professorial Visiting Fellow, Mike James
B. Guan, S. Ciampi, E. Luais, M. James, P. J.
Reece, J. J. Gooding, “Depth-resolved Chemical
Modifi cation of Porous Silicon by Wavelength-tuned
Irradiation”, Langmuir, 28(44), 15444−15449 (2012).
DOI: 10.1021/la303649u
D. I. Fernandez, A. P. Le Brun, T. C. Whitwell, M.-A.
Sani, M. James and F Separovic, “The antimicrobial
peptide aurein 1.2 disrupts model membranes
via the carpet mechanism”, Physical Chemistry
Chemical Physics, 14(45), 15739-15751 (2012).
DOI: 10.1039/c2cp43099a
T. A. Darwish, Y. Tong, M. James, T. L. Hanley, Q.
Peng and S. Ye, “Characterizing the Photoinduced
Switching Process of a Nitrospiropyran Self-
Assembled Monolayer Using In Situ Sum Frequency
Generation Spectroscopy”, Langmuir, 28(39), 13852-
13860 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/la302204f
D. L. Cortie, K-W. Lin, C. Shueh, X. L. Wang,
M. James, H. Fritzsche, S. Brück, and F. Klose,
“Exchange bias in a nanocrystalline hematite/
permalloy thin fi lm investigated with polarised
neutron refl ectometry”, Physical Review B, 86(5),
054408 (2012). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.054408
T. Saerbeck, F. Klose, A.P. Le Brun, J. Füzi, A. Brule,
A. Nelson, S. Holt, and M. James, “Polarization
‘Down Under’: The polarized time of fl ight
neutron refl ectometer PLATYPUS”, Review of
Scientifi c Instruments, 83(8), 081301 (2012). DOI:
10.1063/1.4738579
D. Hong, Y. Yoon, K. Shin, M. James, G. Tae,
“Mimicking the receptor-aided binding of HIV-1 Tat
protein transduction domains onto phospholipid
monolayers at the air/water interface”, Soft Matter,
8(33), 8616-8623 (2012). DOI: 10.1039/c2sm25885d
P.-W. Yang, T.-L. Lin, I-T. Liu, Y. Hu and M. James, “In-
situ Neutron Refl ectivity Studies on the Adsorption
of DNA by Charged Diblockcopolymer Monolayer at
the Air-water Interface”, Soft Matter, 8(27), 7161-
7168 (2012). DOI: 10.1039/c2sm25297j (IF: 4.39)
M. Dimitrijev-Dwyer, L. He, M. James, A. Nelson,
L. Wang, A. P. J. Middelberg, “The effects of acid
hydrolysis on protein biosurfactant molecular,
interfacial, and foam properties: pH responsive
protein hydrolysates”, Soft Matter, 8(19), 5131-5139
(2012). (IF: 4.39) DOI: 10.1039/c2sm25082A
A. P. Le Brun, J. Y. H. Chow, A. Nelson, A. S. Weiss
and M. James, “Molecular Orientation of Tropoelastin
is Determined by Surface Hydrophobicity”,
Biomacromolecules, 13(2), 379-386 (2012). DOI:
10.1021/bm201404x
A. R. G. Smith, K. H. Lee, A. Nelson, M. James, P.
L. Burn and I. R. Gentle, “Diffusion – the Hidden
Menace in Organic Optoelectronic Devices”,
Advanced Materials, 24(6), 822-826 (2012). DOI:
10.1002/adma.201104029
T. A. Darwish, A. R. G. Smith, I. R. Gentle, P. L. Burn,
E. Luks, G. Moraes, M. Gillon, P. J. Holden and
M. James, “Deuteration of conjugated aromatic
heterocycles for morphological studies of organic
light emitting devices”, Tetrahedron Letters, 53,
931–935 (2012). DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.12.032
S. Ciampi, M. James, G. Le Saux, K. Gaus, and
J. J. Gooding, “Electrochemical ‘Switching’ of
Silicon(100) Modular Assemblies”, Journal of the
American Chemical Society, 134, 844-847 (2012).
DOI: 10.1021/ja210048x
J.-P. Veder, K. Patel, M. Sohail, S. P. Jiang, M. James,
R. De Marco, “An Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy/Neutron Refl ectometry Study of Water
Uptake in the Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene):
Poly(Styrene Sulfonate)/Polymethyl Methacrylate-
Polydecyl Methacrylate Copolymer Solid-Contact
Ion-Selective Electrode”, Electroanalysis, 24(1), 140-
145 (2012). DOI: 10.1002/elan.201100524
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Associate Professor Naresh Kumar
Chen, R., Willcox M. D. P., Cole, N., Ho, K. K. K., Rasul, R., Denman, J. A., and Kumar, N., (2012) Characterization of chemoselective surface attachment of the cationic peptide melimine and its effects on antimicrobial activity. Acta Biomaterialia 8:4371-4379.
Chen, R., Bhadbhade, M., Kumar, N., and Black, D. StC. (2012) Synthesis of macrocyclic tetraindolyls via oxidative coupling reactions. Tetrahedron Letters. 53:3337-3341.
Chawla, H. M., Santra, A., Pant, N., Kumar, S., Kumar, N., and Black, D. StC., (2012) Evaluation of deep cavity imidazolylcalix[n]arenes for selective extraction of silver. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 73:55-65.
Deodhar, M., Wood, K., Black, D. StC., and Kumar, N. (2012) Synthesis of oxygenated 4-arylisofl avans and 4-arylfl avans. Tetrahedron Letters. 53:6697-6700.
Deodhar, M., Wood, K., Black, D. StC., and Kumar, N. (2012) Oxidative Dimerisation of Isofl avones: Synthesis of Kudzuisofl avone A and Related Compounds. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 65:1377-1383.
Sengul, I. F., Wood, K., Bowyer, P. K., Bhadbhade, M., Chen, R., Kumar, N., and Black, D. StC. (2012) Synthesis of new di-(3-indolyl)arenes. Tetrahedron. 68:7429-7434.
Devakaram, R., Black, D. StC., Choomuenwai, V., Davis, R. A., and Kumar, N. (2012) Synthesis and antiplasmodial evaluation of novel chromeno[2,3-b]chromene derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 20: 1527-1534.
Somphol, K., Santoso, M., Bhadbhade, M., Gardner, C., Kumar, N., and Black, D. StC. (2012) Synthesis of mixed cyclotriveratrylenes. Tetrahedron 68:1862-1868.
Devakaram, R., Black, D. StC., and Kumar, N. (2012) An effi cient synthesis of novel 2,4-disubstituted tetrahydroquinolines and quinolines, Tetrahedron Letters 53(18): 2269-2272.
Gardner, C. R., Cheung, B. B., Koach, J., Black, D. StC., Marshall, G. M., and Kumar, N. (2012) Synthesis of retinoid enhancers based on 2-aminobenzothiazoles for anti-cancer therapy. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 20:6877-6884.
Ho, K., Cole, N., Chen, R., Willcox, M. D. P., Rice, S., Kumar, N. (2012) Immobilisation of antibacterial dihydropyrrol-2-ones onto functional polymer supports to prevent bacterial infections in vivo. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 56(2): 1138-1141.
Mitchell, P. S. R., Sengul, I. F., Kandemir, H., Nugent, S. J., Chen, R., Bowyer, P. K., Kumar, N., and Black, D. StC. (2012) Bromination of 4,6-dimethoxyindoles. Tetrahedron. 68:8163-8171.
Sengul, I. F., Wood, K., Kumar, N., and Black, D. StC. (2012) Synthesis of macrocyclic systems derived from di-(2-indolyl)heteroarenes. Tetrahedron. 68:9050-9055.
Suryanti, V., Bhadbhade, M., Bishop, R., Black, D. StC., and Kumar, N. (2012) Self-assembly of alkyl N-acetylglyoxylic amides of varying chain lengths. CrystEngComm. 14:7345-7354.
Patents
Willcox, M.D.P.; Kumar, N., Chen, R.; Cole, N. Antimicrobial compounds and uses thereof. PCT International Application (2012), PCT/IB2012/056599.
Willcox, M.D.P.; Kumar, N.; Cole, N. Antimicrobial peptides modifi ed for mammalian cell recognition and/or adhesion. Australian Provisional Patent Application (2012), 2012904455.
Kumar, N., Kutty, S.; Barraud, N., Rice, S. Dual action nitric oxide donors and their use as antimicrobial agents. Australian Provisional Patent Application (2012), 2012904909.
Associate Professor Shelli Renee McAlpine
Synthesis, structure-activity analysis, and biological evaluation of structurally related conformational isomers; Hendra Wahyudi, Worawan Tantisantisom, Xuechao Liu, Deborah M. Ramsey, Erinprit K. Singh, and Shelli R. McAlpine* J. Org. Chem. v77, p10596-10616, 2012
A new Hsp90 inhibitor that exhibits a novel biological profi le; Deborah M. Ramsey, Jeanette R. McConnell, Leslie D. Alexander, Kaishin W. Tanaka, Chester M. Vera, and Shelli R. McAlpine* Bioorganic and Med. Chem. Lett. v22, p3287-3290, 2012
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Progress towards the synthesis of Urukthapelstatin A and two analogs; Chung-Mao Pan, Chun-Chieh Lin, Seong Jong Kim, Robert P. Sellers, and Shelli R. McAlpine* Tetrahedron Letters, v53, p4065-4069, 2012
Total Synthesis of Natural Product trans,trans- Sanguinamide B and its structurally related conformational isomers; Erinprit K. Singh, Deborah M. Ramsey, and Shelli R. McAlpine* Org. Lett. v14, p1198-1201, 2012
Synthesis of Sansalvamide A Peptidomimetics: Triazole Oxazole, Thiazole, and Pseudoproline containing compoundsMelinda R. Davis, Erinprit K. Singh, Hendra Wahyudi, Leslie D. Alexander, Joseph Kunicki, Lidia A. Nazarova, Kelly A. Fairweather, Andrew Giltrap, Katrina A. Jolliffe, and Shelli R. McAlpine* Tetrahedron, v68, p1029-1051, 2012
Professor Barbara Anne Messerle
Chin-Min Wong, Khuong Q. Vuong, Mark R. D.
Gatus, Carol Hua, Mohan Bhadbhade and Barbara
A. Messerle* Catalysed Tandem C-N/C-C Bond
Formation for the Synthesis of Tricyclic Indoles
using Ir(III) Pyrazolyl-1,2,3-Triazolyl Complexes,
Organometallics, 2012, 31 (21), 7500–7510,.
Katherine Gray, Michael J. Page, Jörg Wagler and
Barbara A. Messerle*, Ir(III) Cp* Complexes for
the Effi cient Hydroamination of Internal Alkynes,
Organometallics, 2012, 31 (17), 6270–6277
Carol Hua, Khuong Q. Vuong, Mohan Bhadbhade
and Barbara A. Messerle New Rhodium(I)
and Iridium(I) Complexes Containing Mixed
Pyrazolyl-1,2,3-Triazolyl Ligands as Catalysts
for Hydroamination, Organometallics, 2012, 31
(5),1790–1800
Sarah L. Rumble, Michael J. Page, Leslie D. Field,
Barbara A. Messerle, “ In situ Catalysts for the
Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkynes
– What Ligand Properties Determine Catalyst
Activity?”, Eur J. Inorg Chem., 2012, 13, 2226–2231.
Associate Professor Jonathan Charles Morris
Wilde, V. L.; Morris, J. C.; Phillips, A. J. “Marine Natural Product Synthesis”. In Handbook of Marine Natural Products; Fattorusso, E.; Taglialatela-Scafati, O.; Gerwick, W. H., Eds.; Springer, 2012; 601-673 (DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3834-0_11).
Kim, H. J.; Qiao, Q.; Toop, H. D.; Morris, J. C.; Don, A. S. ‘A fl uorescent assay for ceramide synthase activity’, J. Lipid Research, 2012, 53, 1701 – 1707.
Professorial Visiting Fellow, Ron Postle
‘Mechanics and Physics of Soft Matter: Knitted Fabrics’. The Magic World of Textiles. Proc 6th International Textile, Clothing & Design Conference, ITC&DC6, University of Zagreb, Croatia, October, 2012 (ISSN 1847-7275) pages 3-14;
Also published in the scientifi c journal Tekstil special edition 2012 (Croatian language).
‘Micromechanics of Knitted Textile Structures as Soft Matter’. Structure and Structural Mechanics of Textile Fabrics, STRUTEX, (ISBN 978-80-7372-913-4) Liberec, Czech Republic, 2012, (Also to be published, Journal of Composites, 2013).
‘Infl uence of Knitted Fabric Construction on the Ultraviolet Protection Factor of Greige and Bleached Cotton Fabrics’. Wai-yin Wong, Jimmy Kwok – Cheong Lam, Chi-wai Kan (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Ron Postle (UNSW), Textile Research Journal, publication online Nov 27, 2012, (DOI 10.1177/0040517512467078).
Honorary Associate Professor Roger Read
R. W. Read, X. Wang, A structure–function study of the surface tension changes of m-xylene in the presence of fl uorous 1H-1,2,3-triazoles and tetrazoles, J. Fluorine Chem., 2012, 135, 25-32.
M. Keller, M. M. Bhadbhade, R. W. Read, Two dibenzodiazepinone molecules with dissimilar dimeric associations and apparent different tautomeric forms, Acta Cryst., 2012. C68, o240–o246.
M. Hamzeloo Moghadam, H. Hajimehdipoora, S. Saeidnia, A Atoofi , R. Shahrestani, R. W. Read, Mahmoud Mosaddegh, Anti-proliferative Activity and Apoptotic Potential of Britannin, a Sesquiterpene Lactone from Inula aucheriana, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2012, 7, 979-980.
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Dr Neeraj Sharma
C.-Y. Chiang, H.-C. Su, P.-J. Wu, H. Liu, C.-W. Hu, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, H.-W. Hsieh, Y.-F. Lin, W.-C. Chou, C.-H. Lee, J.-F. Lee, B.-Y. Shew, Vanadium substitution of LiFePO4 cathode materials to enhance the capacity of LiFePO4-based lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, 24424−24429 (2012)
Y. Sang, D. Yu, M. Avdeev, R. O. Piltz, N. Sharma, N. Ye, H. Liu, J. Wang, X-ray and neutron diffraction studies of fl ux and hydrothermally grown nonlinear optical material KBe2BO3F2, CrystEngComm, 14, 6079-6084 (2012)
Z. Peining, W. Yongzhi, M. V. Reddy, A. Sreekumaran Nair, P. Shengjie, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, B. V. R. Chowdari, S. Ramakrishna, TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized by the molten salt method as a dual function material for dye-sensitized solar cells, RSC Advances, 2, 5123-5126 (2012)
N. Sharma, G. Du, Z. Guo, J. Wang, Z. Wang, V. K. Peterson, Direct evidence of concurrent solid-solution and two-phase reactions and the non-equilibrium structural evolution of LiFePO4, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 7867-7873 (2012)
D. Li, Y. D. Huang, N. Sharma, Z. X. Chen, D. Z. Jia, Z. P. Guo, Enhanced electrochemical properties of LiFePO4 by Mo-substitution and graphitic carbon-coating via a facile and fast microwave-assisted solid-state reaction, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14, 3634-3639 (2012)
W. Miiller, M. Avdeev, Q. Zhou, B. J. Kennedy, N. Sharma, R. Kutteh, G. J. Kearley, S. Schmid, K. S. Knight, P. E. R. Blanchard, C. D. Ling, Giant magnetoelastic effect at the opening of a spin-gap in Ba3BiIr2O9, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 3265-3270 (2012)
R. J. Gummow, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, Y. He, Crystal chemistry of the Pmnb polymorph of Li2MnSiO4, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 188, 32-37, (2012)
J. Auckett, A. J. Studer, N. Sharma, C. D. Ling, Floating-zone growth of Sr2Fe2O5 and observation of a chain-ordered superstructure by single-crystal neutron diffraction, Solid State Ionics 225, 432-436 (2012)
R. P. Rao, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, S. Adams, Variation in Structure and Li+-ion Migration in Argyrodite-type Li6PS5X (X = Cl, Br, I) Solid Electrolytes, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 16, 1807-1813 (2012)
N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, In situ neutron diffraction experiments on lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 16, 1849-1856 (2012)
R. J. Gummow, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, Y. He, Synthesis, structure and electrochemical performance of magnesium substituted lithium manganese silicate cathodes for lithium-ion batteries Journal of Power Sources, 197, 231-237 (2012).
Associate Professor John Arron Stride
Adsorption and Desorption Characteristics of 3-dimensional Networks of Fused Graphene; M. Choucair, N.M.K. Tse, M.R. Hill and J.A. Stride, Surf.
Sci., 2012, 606, 34.
The gram-scale synthesis of carbon onions; M. Choucair and J.A. Stride, Carbon, 2012, 50, 1109.
Engineering Solvothermal Reactions to Produce Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes; M. Choucair, B. Gong and J.A. Stride, J. Nano Part. Res., 2012, 14, 901.
Central atom size effects on the methyl torsions of group XIV tetratolyls; M.C.C. Ng, J.B. Harper, A.P.J. Stampfl , S. Rols, G.J. Kearley and J.A. Stride, Chem., Eur. J., 2012, 18, 13018.
Highly Luminescent Quantum Dots: New Tools for Biological Applications; F.M. Najafi Zadeha, F. Wang, P. Reece and J.A. Stride, NSTI-Nanotech 2012, 1, 441. ISBN 978-1-4665-6274-5..
Dr Pall Thordarson
Journal publications:
Ethan N. W. Howe, Mohan Bhadbhad and Pall Thordarson*, Highly sheared anti-parallel dipolar carbonyl•••carbonyl interaction in the crystal packing of strapped crown-3-pyromellitimide, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2012, 65, 1384-1389.
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Xin Chen, Erwann Luais, Nadim Darwish, Simone Ciampi, Pall Thordarson and J. Justin Gooding, Studies on the Effect of Solvents on Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed from Organophosphonic Acids on Indium Tin Oxide, Langmuir, 2012, 28, 9487-9495.
Adam J. Lowe, Frederick Pfeffer, Pall Thordarson, Determining binding constants from 1H NMR titration data using global and local methods: a case study using [n]polynorbornane based anion hosts, Supramolecular Chemistry, 2012, 24, 585-594.
Amy R. Mulholland, Pall Thordarson, Emily J. Mensworth, Steven J. Langford, Porphyrin Dyads Linked by a Rotatable 3,3’-Biphenyl Scaffold: A New Binding Motif for Small Ditopic Molecules, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 6045-6053.
K. Kobayashi, D. Cheng, M. Huynh, K. R. Ratinac, P. Thordarson, F. Braet, Imaging Fluorescently Labeled Complexes by Means of Multidimensional Correlative Light and Transmission Electron Microscopy: Practical Considerations, Methods in Cell Biology, 2012, 111, 1-20.
Book Chapters:
Pall Thordarson, “Binding Constants and their Measurement” in Supramolecular Chemistry: From Molecules to Nanomaterials, Vol 1, Ed. J. W. Steed and P. A. Gale, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK, 2012, 239-274.
D. Hvasanov, D. C. Goldstein and P. Thordarson, “Light-Activated Bioconjugate Complexes in Molecular Solar Fuels (Book Series: Energy), Ed. T. Wydrzynski and W. Hillier, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge, UK, 2012, 426-447.
Dr Chuan Zhao
Chuan Zhao, Alan M. Bond and Xunyu Lu,
Determination of water in room temperature ionic
liquids by cathodic stripping voltammetry at a gold
electrode, Anal. Chem. 2012, 84 (6), 2784–2791
Xunyu Lu, Geoff Burrell, Frances Separovic and
Chuan Zhao, Electrochemistry of room temperature
protic ionic liquids: a critical assessment for use as
electrolytes in electrochemical applications, J. Phys.
Chem. B, 2012, 116, 9160−9170
Bryan H. R. Suryanto, Christian A. Gunawan, Xunyu
Lu and Chuan Zhao, Tuning the electrodeposition
parameters of silver to yield micro/nanostructures
from room temperature protic ionic liquids,
Electrochim. Acta, 2012, 81, 98-105
Christian A. Gunawan, Bryan H. R. Suryanto and
Chuan Zhao, Electrodeposition of metals from room
temperature protic ionic liquids, J Electrochem. Soc.,
2012, 159(10), D611-D615
Gianluca Bernardini, Anthony G. Wedd, Chuan
Zhao and Alan M. Bond, Photochemical oxidation
of water and reduction of polyoxometalate anions at
interfaces of water with ionic liquids or diethylether,
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., 2012, 109, 11552-11557
Gianluca Bernardini, Anthony G. Wedd, Chuan
Zhao and Alan M. Bond, Electrochemical probing
of the photoreduction of molybdenum and tungsten
Dawson-type polyoxometalates in molecular and
ionic liquid media using water as an electron donor,
Dalton Trans, 2012, 41 (33), 9944 – 9954
Stefania Piantavigna, Muhammad E. Abdelhamid,
Anthony P. O’Mullane, Chuan Zhao, Xiaohu Qu, Bim
Graham, Leone Spiccia, Lisandra Martin, Binary
switch activity of the Tat peptide: from membrane
penetration to lytic action, Journal of Peptide
Science, 2012, 18, 80.
Patents
Chuan Zhao, “Determination of water in non-aqueous media”, Australian patent AU2012900577
Chuan Zhao, Xunyu Lu, “Stable and more effi cient carbon electrodes”, Australian Patent AU2012904329
Chuan Zhao, Xunyu Lu, “Carbon electrodes”, Australian Patent AU2012904330
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Grants and Research Fellowships
AUSTRALIAN RESESARCH COUNCIL
Discovery Projects (new & continuing funding)
Investigator(s) $ Project
Scientia Prof. JJ Gooding 230,000Making Silicon Even More Useful: Functionalising Silicon to Produce Stable Electronic Devices in Aqueous Environments
Kumar N; Prof. Black D; Prof. Willcox M 100,000Disrupting Chemical Communication in Bacteria: A Novel and Effective Antimicrobial Strategy
A/Prof M.L. Cole 110,000Thallium Hydride Complexes – Synthesis, stabilisation and synthetic Utility
Scientia Prof. JJ Gooding, Prof.PJ Reece 150,000Smart surfaces for monitoring cellular activity in real time: from multiple to single cells
Prof. D.B. Hibbert 100,000 Maximum entropy methods for Bayesian analysis in chemistry
Prof. A.F. Hill, Prof. B.A. Messerle 100,000Boron and silicon based pincer ligands for environmentally responsible catalysis
Dr C. Zhao 130,000 Tuning the electrolytes for high effi ciency star splitting of water
Dr L. Hunter 125,000Fluorinated amino acids: building blocks for the synthesis of shape-controlled bioactive peptides (New)
Prof. A.F. Hill, Prof. B.A. Messerle 130,000Turning homogeneous catalysts into heterogeneous catalysts: Robust linking of organometallic complexes onto inert carbon supports (New)
Dr P. Thordarson, Dr C. Zhao 110,000Photochemical and Electrochemical Control of Redox Enzyme Cascades (New)
LIEF Grants - Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
Investigator(s) $ Project
Dr. Boecking, Prof. Gaus, Scientia Prof. Gooding, Prof. Gunning, Prof. Hardeman 250,000
Multi-mode fl uorescence microscope for visualising the dynamics of cellular processes at the single-molecule level,
Linkage Program (new & continuing funding)
Investigator(s) $ Project
Scientia Prof. J.J. Gooding & S Iyengar (AgaMatrix Inc) 115,000
New strategies for characterising and monitoring protein-surface interactions: application to a biosensor for diabetic’s blood glucose regime effectiveness
Prof. M. Manefi eld, Scientia Prof. J.J. Gooding, S. Lam
200,000In situ biomediation solutions for Australia’s organochlorine contaminated aquifi ers
A/Prof. N. Kumar, M. Willcox, N. Cole 97,000 Antimicrobial contact lens cases
Prof. M. Willcox, A/Prof. N. Kumar, N. Cole, N. James
100,000 Novel antimicrobial surface coatings for biomedical applications
Future Fellowship
Investigator(s) $ Project
Dr Pall Thordarson 102,857Moving Supramolecular Assembly of Functional Systems into Water
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NATIONAL HEALTH & MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
Investigator(s) $ Project
A/Prof K. Gaus, Scientia Prof J.J. Gooding 184,500The implications of focal adhesion organization on signal transduction
Prof. P. Lewis, A/ Prof. R. Griffi th, A/Prof N. Kumar
85,000Exploitation of bacterial transcription initiation as a target for new antimicrobials
Scientia Prof J.J. Gooding, A/Prof N. Di Girolamo, Prof D. Wakefi eld
147,000A nanomedicine strategy for detecting and modulating protease activity in vivo (New)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES GRANTS
Faculty Research Grants
Investigator(s) $ Project
Dr GE Ball 10,000 Metal-alkane complexes: are they stable enough to be isolated?
A/Prof SB Colbbran 24,000 Artifi cial transition metal hydrogenases
A/Prof JA Stride 18,500 Achieving switchable magnetism in framework materials
Major Equipment and Infrastructure Scheme
Investigator(s) $ Project
Dr L. Aldous, A/Prof JA Stride 89,539 Pfeiffer OmniStar - A Mass Spectrometer Attachment for TGA/DSC
Dr GE Ball, Dr JB Harper, A/Prof SB Colbran, Prof DB Hibbert
35,000Compact Linux cluster for applications in computational chemistry, and molecular modelling
Dr L. Hunter, A/Prof Jonathan Morris, A/Prof Shelli McAlpine, A/Prof Naresh Kumar, Dr Pall Thordarson, Prof Brett Neilan
90,375 Preparative HPLC
Dr P. Thordarson, Dr C. Zhao 89,546 Rheology facility for soft-material and ionic liquid characterization
Goldstar
Investigator(s) $ Project
Dr. JB Harper, Dr Lawrence T. Scott 40,000Getting the reaction outcomes you want in ionic liquids: Towards solvent-controlled reactivity
A/Prof P. Thordarson 40,000 Supramolecular gels: Molecular design of smart assemblies
ECR Funding
Investigator(s) $ Project
Dr Leigh Aldous 9,382Investigating chlorine oxide species in ionic liquids: towards green biomass processing
SFRGP Funding
Investigator(s) $ Project
Dr L. Hunter 13,215Fluorinated cyclic peptides: lead compounds for anti-angiogenic tumour therapy
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AUSTRALIAN GRANTS
Investigator(s) $ Project Source
Prof Ron Postle (and 10 others)10,000,000
(2007 – 2014)CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation
Australian Wool Testing Authority, CSIRO & The University of California
A/Prof N. Kumar 78,162 Isofl avone analogues Novogen Ltd
Scientia Prof JJ. Gooding3,250,000 (over 3 years)
Sensor Systems for Analysis of Aquatic Environments
CSIRO Flagship Collaboration
Dr JJ. Brophy, Dr LA. Craven, Dr JC Doran
8,000 The Melaleuca BookRural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)
Dr P. Thordarson, Prof F. Braet (USyd)
50,000Self-assembled gels for local anti-cancer drug delivery
NSW Cancer Institute Research Innovation Grant
Prof DB Hibbert, Dr Frey, Prof Mocerino, A/Prof Todd, Miansup, Dr Quinnell
200,000
Extending the science curriculum: teaching instrumental science at a distance in a global laboratory using a collaborative electronic laboratory notebook
Australian Learning & Teaching Council
Dr P. Thordarson 8,430Structural evolution of self-assembled gels for biomedical applications
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Prof DB Hibbert 10,000Quality control of herbal medicine extracts
Network Nutrition
A/Prof JA Stride, A/Prof ML Cole, et al
101,139Synthesis and characterisation of Metal-Organic frameworks for CO2 capture
CSIRO SIEF
Prof DB Hibbert 100,000An Integrated Instrumental Approach for Tracking Pollution to Source
UNSW EPA Trust
Prof DB Hibbert 10,000 Analysis of arsenic in racehorses Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory
A/Prof Kumar N; Prof. Willcox M; Cole N
50,000Antimicrobial contact lens cases
Brien Holden Vision Institute
Dr N Verrills, Dr A Don, Dr A Enjeti, A/Prof JC Morris
120,000Activating a tumour suppressor for leukaemia therapy
Cancer Council NSW(New)
Dr N Verrills, Dr A Don, Dr A Enjeti, A/Prof JC Morris
100,000Activating a tumour suppressor for leukaemia therapy
Cure Cancer Australia Foundation (New)
Dr N. Sharma 100,000Developing improved materials for energy generation and storage
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (New)
Dr A. Falber, Dr P. Thordarson 30,000Synthesis and optical properties of novel perylene arrays
Enterprise Australia – Researcher in Business Award (New)
Dr A. Falber, Dr P. Thordarson 11,000Development of Fluorescent media to enhance nutritional algae growth
Enterprise Australia – Researcher in Business Award (New)
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INTERNATIONAL GRANTS
Investigator(s) $ Project Source
Prof. Ron Postle HK$450,000Ultraviolet protection of knitted textile materials and clothing
Hong Kong Research Grants Commission, in co-operation with Institute of Textile and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Prof. Ron Postle HK$1,770,000Designing and engineering lightweight knitwear fabrics with ultraviolet protection function
HK Innovation and Technology Programme, ITF
Prof. AJ Phillips, A/Prof JC Morris, Prof.CJ Stephenson
US$90,000 Robust New Chemistries for HeterocyclesNational Institutes of Health
A/Prof Shelli McAlpine
305,000Conformational based Design and development of antitumor agents”
National Institutes of Health
Profess Barbara Messerle and her research group
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Listed below are the companies, government authorities,
societies and educational institutions that academic staff
interacted with in 2012.
Dr Leigh Aldous
Collaboration with the following companies (plus donation of research samples):
SunRice Australia
Micro Milling Pty Ltd.
Macadamias Direct
Emeritus Professor Roger Bishop
Specialised Assessor for the ARC Future Fellowships and Discovery Projects Schemes.
Research Output & Career Standing Evaluator for the National Research Foundation of South Africa.
Member of Editorial Advisory Board of Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, and of Current Organic Chemistry.
Member of the International Advisory Committee, International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State (ICCOSS).
Assessor for the National Research Foundation of South Africa: Blue Skies Research Proposal.
Research Professor Assessor for the National University of Singapore.
Professorial Visiting Fellow Alan Buckley
Consultant for the following companies:
Australian Metallurgical Services Pty Ltd
Orica Mining Chemicals
Clariant (Australia) Pty Ltd
Associate Professor Stephen Boyd Colbran
PhD examiner for the following institution:
University of Queensland
Scientia Professor Justin Gooding
Consultant for the following companies:
AgaMatrix Inc
Inventia Pty Ltd
Dr Jason Brian Harper
PhD examiner for the following institution:
University of Melbourne
Consultant:
Beacon Ionic Liquid Local Interest Group (BILLIG)
Goulbourn Valley Water
Professor D. Brynn Hibbert
Consultant:
Legal Aid NSW
Gajic Lawyers
LSB Lawyers
Network Nutrition
King & Mallesons
Carmody Lawyers
NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change
E-Nose Pty. Ltd
Australian Forensic Drug Laboratory
Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory
National Measurement Institute
Troy laboratories
Apex laboratories
Queensland Racing
NSW Government
Bannisters Lawyers
Industry and Community Interaction
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Dr Luke Hunter
PhD examiner for the following institution:
Monash University
Collaboration:
GlaxoSmithKline England & Wales
Visiting Professorial Fellow Mike James
PhD examiner for the following institution:
University of New South Wales
MSc examiner for the following institution:
University of Auckland, NZ
Associate Professor Naresh Kumar
Collaborations:
Brien Holden Vision Institute
Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation
Lowy Cancer Research Centre
Network Nutrition Pty Limited
Associate Professor Shelli McAlpine
PhD examiner for the following institutions:
University of Cape Town, South Africa
San Diego State University, USA
Professor Barbara Ann Messerle
PhD examiner for the following institutions:
University of Sydney.
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Associate Professor Jonathan Morris
PhD examiner for the following institutions:
Monash University
The University of Sydney
The University of Queensland
Visiting Professorial Fellow, Ron Postle
PhD examiner for the following institutions:
Ecole Nationale Supériere des Ingeneurs, Sud Alsace, University of Haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France
Consultancies / Collaborations:
Australian member, Federation of Asian Professional Textile Associations, FAPTA
AWTA, Australian Wool Testing Authority, Melbourne. Wool fi bre measurement and tactile sensory perception
Australian Wool Innovation, AWI and University of California, Davis, USA. Development and calibration of PhabrOmeter instrument for quality control of textile chemical fi nishing in industry
Industry Research and Development, LMPT, Mechanics and Physics Laboratories, CNRS and Louis Pasteur University, University of Strasbourg, France. Medical textile applications: Vascular Graft and Heart Valve Prostheses
N. Schlumberger, Guebwiller, Alsace, France on recycling textile and composite materials
University of Nancy and Ecole des Mines, Paris. Computer imaging of three-dimensional textile materials and objective specifi cation of large complex deformations
Development of knitted fabric structures for ultraviolet protection in collaboration with fi bre, chemical, textile and apparel manufacturing industries in China and Hong Kong
Research and development for supersoft light-weight textile materials in collaboration with chemical and fi bre industries, Textile Machinery Society of Japan, Osaka
International Scientifi c Committees:
AUTEX (Association European University Textile Departments) annual conference, Dresden, Germany and Examiner, Simulation and Modeling Section
International Textile, Clothing and Design Conference, ITC&DC, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Oct 2012
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Structure and Structural Mechanics of Textile Materials, STRUTEX Conference, Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Czech Republic, December 2012
Director, Genetic Eye Foundation, Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
Life member and former Chairman of Directors, Radio for the Print Handicapped Cooperative NSW Limited (2RPH)
Member and former President, Retina Australia
Honorary Visiting Associate Professor Roger Read
PhD examiner for the following institutions:
La Trobe University
University of Sydney
Consultant:
Shelston IP.
Referee for the following journals:
Tetrahedron
Chinese Journal of Chemistry
Journal of Organic Chemistry
Natural Product Reports
Australian Journal of Chemistry
Dr Neeraj Sharma
PhD examiner for the following institutions:
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Collaborations:
Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Company, Taiwan
Ford Motor Company, Research and Advanced Engineering, USA
Representative:
Of UNSW at the National Youth Science Forum events
Associate Professor John Arron Stride
PhD examiner for the following institutions:
University of Sydney
Dr Pall Thordarson
PhD examiner for the following institutions:
University of Queensland.
University of Sydney (MSc review)
Consultant & contract research:
Algae Enterprise
Aquazure
Grant Review
Foundation for Polish Science
Dr Chuan Zhao
Collaboration & Consultantcy:
Cochlear Ltd. (collaboration)
Zenogen Pty Ltd, Sydney (consultancy)
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Enrolments
Enrolment statistics 2012
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
TOTAL EFTSU in the School of Chemistry 360 394 437 458 514 517 537
EFTSU: Undergraduate component 312 346 375 381 422 415 393
ENROLMENTS in CORE CHEMISTRY COURSES
First Year 1422 1575 1495 1521 1844 1966 1966
Second Year 282 257 256 231 219 336 352
Third Year 158 159 164 182 137 102 187
Level III CHEM electives 82 83 84 75 63 80 99
ENROLMENTS in SERVICE COURSES
First Year 647 741 824 878 898 954 1024
Second Year 85 74 103 98 94 275 367
Third Year 59 62 40 54 13 75 67
HONOURS 6 *31 *22 25 18 15 29
Total POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK STUDENTSe
Master of Science and Technology (Program 8708)
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Graduate Diploma (Program 5648) 4 4 5 12 3 3 2
Graduate Certifi cate (Program 7428) 2 6 2 4 3 4 1
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS
MSc (Research) Program 2910 1 2 4 4 4 6 8
PhD Program 1870 50 45 55 69 86 88 78
* BSc(Nanotechnology) students are included in the totals
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Honours EnrolmentsThe following Honourts students were enrolled during all
or part of the 2012 reporting period.
Student Supervisor
Sam Andrews A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Kai Buys A/Prof. Marcus Cole
Hubert Chan Dr Chuan Zhao
Kevin Coangharja Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Tristan de Cure-Ryan Prof. Brynn Hibbert / A/Prof. Grainne Moran
Rob Dwyer A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Christian Gunawan Dr Chuan Zhao
Therese Hadjia Dr Leigh Aldous
Kenneth Hong A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Peter Jurd Prof. Les Field/Dr Alison Magill
Sinead Keaveney Dr Jason Harper
Alistair Laos Dr Pall Thordarson
Aggie Lawer Dr Luke Hunter
Lev Lewis Dr Pall Thordarson
Devi Dwijayanthi Liana Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Ban Lieu A/Prof Naresh Kumar
Renecia Lowe Dr Luke Hunter
Alex Mason Dr Pall Thordarson
Clara Ng A/Prof. Marcus Cole
Chris PraceyDr Graham Ball/Dr Larry Wakelin
Richard Gondosiswanto Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Chris Redford A/Prof. Steve Colbran
Caroline Santoso A/Prof Naresh Kumar
Bryan Suryanto Dr Chuan Zhao
Eden Tanner Dr Jason Harper
Shaun Thomson A/Prof. Steve Colbran
Jonatan Wangsahardja Dr Luke Hunter
Chin Wong Prof. Barbara Messerle
Eugene Yee A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Amy Zhang A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Postgraduate Coursework Enrolments The following postgraduate coursework students were
enrolled during all or part of the reporting period for 2012
Graduate Diploma in Chemical Analysis and Laboratory Management (Program 5648)
Fiona COTTER
Wenwen FAN
Graduate Certifi cate in Chemical Analysis and Laboratory Management (Program 7428)
Huiping HUANG
Master of Science and Technology in Chemical Analysis and Laboratory Management (Program 8708 - MScTech)
Eiman M ALAHMADI
Khadijah ALAITHAN
Rasha Ali ALASMARI
Karma ALBALAWI
Mashael Tayih S ALHARBI
Mohammed Theyab ALHARBI
Turki Hamid H ALHIJI
Hajar Hmoud ALHWAITI
Amenh Hmod ALJOHANI
Eman Abdullah ALJOHANI
Mohammad HABL ALMATIN
Anhar Ali ALMUBASHIR
Jameel Ali M ALQAHTA
Thamer Sulaiman ALRADDADI
Sooaad Awdah ALSHAHRANI
Khadijah ALSHANQITI
Fatemah ALSHEHRI
Raed Dakhel ALSOBHI
Pankaj Kumar BARAI
Anna Nina CHUA
Brent HARRISON
Huiping HUANG
Juo-Chieh LEE
Yuvixza LIZARME SALAS
Tian LUO
Zhouyue LV
Thi Nguyet Thu NGUYEN
Oluseyi O. OHUNAYO
Kylie OLUFSON
Violeta STOJANOVIC
Johan VAN DEN BOSCH
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Postgraduate Research EnrolmentsThe following postgraduate research students were enrolled during all or part of the reporting period for 2012
Master of Science by Research (Program MSc2910 & MPhil 2475)
Candidate Research Area Supervisor
Lachlan CARTER Nanoparticle-mediated electrochemical gating: application to electroanalysis
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Joana DA ROCHA Design of pyrrolopyrimidines libraries A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Mengchen GE Ionic Liquids-Based Gas Sensor Dr Chuan Zhao
Nidup PHUNTSHO New Applications of Indole Chemistry A/Prof. Naresh Kumar, A/Prof Steve Colbran
William ROUESNEL Differential modifi cation of nanoparticles Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Worawan TANTISANTISOMSynthesis of Sanguinamide B derivatives Synthesis of Sanguinamide B derivatives: Structure-Activity Relationship and mechanism of action
A/Prof. Shelli McAlpine
Ran XUPhotochemistry of Organic Reactive Intermediates Monitored with NMR Spectroscopy
Dr Graham Ball
Jo Hyeon YOON Studies towards the synthesis of Eupodienones A/Prof. Jonathan Morris, A/Prof. Roger Read
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry (Program 1870)
Candidate Research Area Supervisor
Moshiul ALAM Isolation of Mo from Uranium/Aluminium target plates at ANSTO A/Prof Marcus Cole
Iqbal AHMED Conformational Fine-Tuning of Cyclic Peptides Dr Luke Hunter
Abbas BARFIDOKHT Electrochemical sensors Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Murat BINGAL Synthesis of novel anti-cancer agent Prof. David Black, A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Nripendra BISWAS Novel Small Molecules for the Modulation of Bacterial Signaling Pathways
A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Bradley BUTLER Ionic Liquids Dr Jason Harper
Raju CHEERLAVANCHA Synthesis of alpha, beta, gamma-trifl uoro- delta-amino acids Dr Luke Hunter
Rui CHEN New chemistry of reactive indoles and related heterocycles Prof. David Black
Xin CHEN Nanoparticles for sensing Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Xiaoyu (JET) CHENG Silicon luminescent nanoparticles Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Sandra CHOY Understanding Cooperative Catalysis with Bimetallic Rhodium(I) Complexes
Prof. Barbara Messerle
Moinul Haque CHOUDHURY Nanoparticle modifi ed electrodes Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Kyloon CHUAH Nanoparticle – nanopore sensors Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Swahnnyia DE ALMEIDA Development of a Circulating MicroRNA Biosensor for the Detection and Monitoring of Lung Cancer
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Michelle DUNN Carbenes in Ionic liquids A/Prof Marcus Cole
Eleanor EIFFE The synthesis of novel, biologically active isofl avone analogues A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Dominic FRANCIS Flurous Chemistry Dr Jason Harper, A/Prof Roger Read
Samantha FURFARI Applications of N-Heterocyclic carbenes in inorganic chemistry A/Prof Marcus Cole
Jiabin GAO Organic chemistry and crystal engineering Prof. Roger Bishop
Christopher GARDNER Innovative utilisation of carbocation reactivity for the synthesis of biologically active fl avones and isofl avones
A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Mark GATUS Design of Multimetallic Complexes for C-X Bond Formation Prof. Barbara Messerle
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Candidate Research Area Supervisor
Stephen GEORGE Ionic liquids Dr Jason Harper
Ryan GILBERT-WILSON Organometallic chemistry of coordinated N2 Prof. Les Field
Joshua GINGES Immuno-biosensors Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Bakul GUPTA Nanoparticle self-assembly Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Mathew GYTON Ring Expanded NHCs for Asymmetric Catalysis A/Prof. Marcus Cole
Kitty HO Antimicrobial biomaterials based on dihydroprrolones A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Camille HOLT An integrated synthetic and NMR spectroscopic study of photochemical organometallic bond activation
Dr Graham Ball
Mokarrom HOSSAIN Lignin Processing in Ionic Liquid: Electrochemical approaches towards Dissolution and Depolymerisation
Dr Leigh Aldous
Ethan HOWE Supramolecular chemistry and self-assemble Dr Pall Thordarson
David HVASANOV Membrane-bound light-harvesting bioconjugates as chloroplast mimics
Dr Pall Thordarson
Amirul ISLAM Antibacterial research developments A/Prof. Shelli McAlpine
Scott JAMIESON Self-assembled materials, supramolecular chemistry, application of gels in biomedicine and microscopy in chemistry
Dr Pall Thordarson
Cheng JIANG Protein resistant electrodes for biosensing Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Wei JIANG Analysis and toxicity of heavy metals in the environment Prof. Brynn Hibbert/ A/Prof. Grainne Moran
Asim KHAN Oxygen reduction reaction in ionic liquids Dr Chuan Zhao
Rima KHOURY Multi-way models of multi-way interactions between metal ions and oligopeptides
Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Seong KIM Synthesis of macrocyclic peptides A/Prof. Shelli
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Thanh LE Systems of novel peptidomimetics A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Yeng LEE Organometallic complexes for electrochemical bio-sensors Prof. Barbara Messerle
Xunyu (Rain) LU Nanomechanic and nanoparticle based sensors Dr Chuan Zhao
Yong LU Developing nanofabricated surfaces for cell biology and cell based biosensors
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Xun (Luke) LU Super-resolution Fluorescence microscopy for Surface Characterisation
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Adeline LUKMANTARA Design and synthesis of novel antimicrobial agents A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Giulia MANCANO Organometallic chemistry and catalysis Prof. Barbara Messerle
Jeanette MCCONNELL Synthesis and mechanistic evaluation of hsp90 inhibitors as anticancer agents
A/Prof. Shelli McAlpine
Alasdair McKAY Hybrid complexes and photochemical studies by NMR A/Prof. Marcus Cole
Alexander McSKIMMING Inorganic chemistry A/Prof. Stephen Colbran
Pauline MICHAELS Arsenic sensors Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Marcin MIELCZAREK New heterocyclic compounds related to fl avones Prof. David Black
Toby MILLS Analysis of micro-organism derived compounds for drug discovery Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Ellaine MUNTON Metrology in Analytical Chemistry Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Elizabeth MURAGO Analytical chemistry of oils Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Ekaterina NAM Surface-bound Light-activated Redox Enzyme Cascades Dr Pall Thordarson
Justin NASH Synthetic Approaches to Rulepidanol and Embellistatin A/Prof Jonathan Morris
Thi Oanh NGUYEN Organometallic chemistry and catalysis Prof. Barbara Messerle
Maryam PARIZ Dual sensing of cells attachment and spreading using electrochemical impedance and optical fl uorescence microscopy
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
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Candidate Research Area Supervisor
Stephen PARKER Switchable surfaces for cell biology Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Aravind RAMACHANDRAN Electroanalytical chemistry Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Dimple RANANAWARE Medicinal chemistry A/Prof. Shelli McAlpine
Andrew ROBINSON Therapeutic peptides and peptide hydrogels for medical application Dr Pall Thordarson
Yael SCHTEINMAN Porous silicon Theranostics Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Venty SURYANTI The Chemistry of N-acylisatins A/Prof. Naresh Kumar
Safura TAUFIK Development of an Electrochemical Biosensor based on Gold Nanoparticles for the Detection of Biomarkers
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Roya TAVALLAIE Towards the biomedical applications of gold coated magnetic nanoparticles: Detection of serum circulating MicroRNAs as cancer markers
Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Ivan TAYLOR Theoretical/bioinorganic chemistry A/Prof. Steven Colbran
Marina TIMERBULATOVA Organometallic chemistry Prof. Barbara Messerle
Veronica TECCHIO The Development of Pyrrolopyrimidines as Kinase Inhibitors A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Hamish TOOP Development of Synthetic Protocols for Application in the Syntheses of Biologically Interesting Molecules
A/Prof. Jonathan Morris
Andrey TREGUBOV Rh (I) complexes anchored on carbon supports - recyclable catalysts
Prof. Barbara Messerle
Warren TRUONG Interactions of Self-Assembling Gels with Living Systems Dr Pall Thordarson
Hendra WAHYUDI Development of Macrocyclic peptides into Lead structures A/Prof. Shelli McAlpine
Yao WANG Hsp90/Hsp70 dual inhibition study in cancer treatment and discovery of novel Hsp70 inhibitors
A/Prof. Shelli McAlpine
Alexander WEREMFO Effectiveness of Roughened Platinum Microelectrodes in Neural Stimulation
Prof. Brynn Hibbert
Ying YANG Light Controlled Electrochemistry on Silicon Electrodes: Application to the Capture and Release of Single Cells
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
Fatemeh MIRNAJAFI ZADEH Investigations into quantum dots A/Prof. John Stride
Ying ZHU Patterning of Self-assembled Monolayers on Porous Silicon Biosensor: Toward Single Cell Monitoring
Scientia Prof. Justin Gooding
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International Conference of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Perth, Australia, 25th – 29th February
A. Ng, S. Ciampi, A. Magenau, M. Chockallingham, E. Luais, G. Le Saux, S.H, Ngalim, J.B. Harper, K. Gaus, J.J. Gooding.
Switchable Surfaces for Cell Biology
RACI 18th Australian Electrochemistry Symposium, Curtin University, Perth, 15th April
A. Barfi dokht, E. Luais, J.J. Gooding.
Regain of Electrochemistry on Passivated Electrodes Decorated by Gold Nanoparticles: Thickness Dependence of the Passivating Layer
Xunyu Lu, Chuan Zhao
Tuning the ionic liquid electrolytes toward effi cient water splitting
10th International Society of Electrochemistry Spring Meeting, Perth, Australia, 15th – 18th April
D. Gloria, J.J. Gooding, G. Moran, D.B. Hibbert
Electrochemically Fabricated Three Dimensional Nanoporous Gold Films Optimized for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Applications
UNSW Medicinal Chemistry Forum, Sydney, Australia, 20th April
Hamish Toop
Developing the Biomedical Potential of AAL(S)
Conference Presentations – Students
21st Reactive Organometallic Symposium (21st ROMS) Australian National University, Canberra, 22nd June
Ryan Gilbert-Wilson
Three and a Half Years of Sterically Bulky Phosphines: The Highlights Reel
Peter Jurd
Carbon Dioxide Activation through Cyclometallated Complexes of Ruthenium and Iron
S. W. S. Choy and B. A. Messerle
Flat Rh(I) Complexes for Hydroalkoxylation and Dihydroalkoxylation Reactions
G. Mancano, M. J. Page and B. A. Messerle
Ir(I) Complex Catalysed Intra- and Inter-molecular Hydroamination
C. M. Wong, B. A. Messerle and K. Q. Vuong,
Metal Catalysed Cascade C-N/C-C Reactions for the Synthesis of Polycyclic Heterocycles
19th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS19) Melbourne, Australia, 1st – 6th July
Hamish Toop
Development of Synthetic Approaches to the Total Synthesis of Naphthalene Isoquinoline Alkaloids
3rd International NanoMedicine Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2nd – 4th July
Chen R, Cole N, Willcox MDP, Kumar N
Novel antimicrobial coatings based on antimicrobial peptides
X.Y.Cheng, P.J. Reece, K. Gaus, J.J. Gooding
A new route to the effi cient synthesis and functionalization of biocompatible silicon quantum dots.
B. Guan, A. Magenau, K. Gaus, P.J. Reece, J.J. Gooding
Fabrication of mesoporous silicon photonic crystal particles: towards single cell sensing.
KKK Ho, Cole N, Willcox MDP, Kumar N
Novel antimicrobial coatings based on antimicrobial peptides
S.H. Ngalim, J.J. Gooding, K. Gaus, T. Bocking
The cell fi nal verdict: Cell motility in the presence of adhesive and soluble cues.
S.G. Parker, S. Ciampi, J.J. Gooding
Towards Capture and Release of Circulating Tumour Cells (CTCs) Using Electrochemically-Switchable Surfaces
Warren Ty Truong, Yingying Su, Filip Braet, Pall Thordarson
Cell-Gel-Drug Interactions Visualised with Atomic Force Microscopy
Y. Zhu, P.J. Reece, J.J., Gooding
Selective Surface Functionalization for Porous Silicon Biosensor: Toward Single-Cell Microarrays
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
20th International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Kyoto, Japan, 22nd – 27th July
Dominic Francis, Jason B. Harper, Adnan I. Mohammed and Roger W. Read
Progress in the Development of Fluorous Surfactants
RACI NSW Organic Group One-Day Symposium
Zhiyong Wang
Synthesis of fl uorinated cyclic RGD peptides
244th American Chemical Society National Meeting (ACS-244) Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19th – 23rd August
Scott A. Jamieson, Michael James, Pall Thordarson
Structural evolution in self-assembled gels
Asian Network for Natural and Unnatural Materials II, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 3rd – 5th October
A. Lukmantara, Richardson D, Kumar N
Synthesis and structural activity relationship studies of thiosemicarbazone based iron chelators as therapeutic agents
Cancer Therapeutics CRC (CTx) Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium, Bundoora, Victoria, 16th October
Hamish Toop
Developing the Biomedical Potential of AAL(S)
International Conference of Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials (ICEAN2012), Brisbane, Australia, October
F. Mirnajafi , D. Ramsey, S. MacAlpine, F. Wang, P. Reece and J.A. Stride
The Investigation of Cytoxicity of Water Soluble Quantum Dots in presence of colon cancer cells
Medical Chemistry Symposium, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 14th November
Worawan Tantisantisom
Synthesis of Sanguinamide B derivatives: Structure-Activity Relationship and Mechanism of Action
M. Yee, Pasquier E, Black D, Kumar N
Synthesis of isofl avene-propranolol hybrids as anti-tumour agents
22nd Reactive Organometallics Symposium, University of New South Wales, 19th November
A. Tregubov, K. Q. Vuong, E. Luais, J. J. Gooding and B. A. Messerle
Rh(I) Complexes Bearing N,N and N,P Ligands Covalently Bound to Carbon Surfaces– Recyclable Catalysts.
M. J. Page and B. A. Messerle
Bimetallic Carboxamide Complexes: Apparent Cooperativity from an Uncooperative Catalyst
M. R. D. Gatus, B. A. Messerle and G. L. Edwards
Homo- and Heterobimetallic Complexes for Tandem One-Pot Reactions
2nd Annual Student Symposium in inorganic Chemistry, Australian national University, 30th November
A. Tregubov, K. Q. Vuong, E. Luais, J. J. Gooding and Barbara Messerle
Rh(I) Complexes Bearing N,N and N,P Ligands Covalently Bound to Carbon Surfaces– Recyclable Catalysts
33rd Annual RACI Organic One-Day symposium, 5th December
Zhiyong Wang
Synthesis of fl uorinated cyclic RGD peptides
Ethan Howe, P. Thordarson
Towards Switchable Anion Recognition
Australian Nanotechnology Network Early Career Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 15th – 16th December
Xunyu Lu, Chuan Zhao
Carbon nanomaterials for energy conversion
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7th International Conference on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ICMSC – 7) Otago University, Dundedin, New Zealand, 29th January – 2nd February
Ethan Howe, Mohan Bhadbhade, Roger Bishop, Pall Thordarson
The role of solvent effects and allosteric interactions on the cation and anion recognition of a bis-isophthalamide crown ion-pair receptor
David Hvasanov, Filip Braet, Jörg Wiedenmann, Pall Thordarson
Photoinduced membrane proton-pumping via polymersome as chloroplast mimics
Scott Jamieson, Michael James, Pall Thordarson
Structural Evolution in Self-Assembled Gels
International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN2012), Perth, Australia, 5th February
F. Kanodarwala, JA Stride
Synthesis and Characterisation of CdSe Quantum Dots
24th Lorne Cancer Conference, Lorne, Australia, February
Jeanette McConnell
A Cytotoxic Macrocycle Induces Apoptosis of Colon Cancer Cells through an Hsp90-Controlled Mechanism
Medicinal Chemistry Research Symposium, UNSW, February
Jeanette McConnell
Allosteric modulators of hsp90
RACI Electrochemistry Division, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 15th April
Christian Gunawan, Xunyu Lu, Bryan Suryanto, Chuan Zhao
Controlled electrocrystallization of metals from protic ionic liquids
P. Michaels, S. Ciampi, E. Luais, J.J. Gooding
Characterisation of DNA modifi ed Si(111) and Si(100) using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy.
E. Murago, R. Amal, D.B. Hibbert, J.J. Gooding
Towards a Multiple-Analyte Sensor by use of Dispersible Modifi ed Au@Fe3O4 Nanoelectrodes.
A. Ramachandran, M.J. Manefi eld, J.J. Gooding
Modifi ed Electrodes for Detecting Bacterial Activity
Bryan Suryanto, Christian Gunawan, Xunyu Lu, Chuan Zhao
Exploitation of protic ionic liquids as electrolytes for electrodeposition of metals
R. Tavallaie, D.B. Hibbert, J.J. Gooding
Surface Modifi cation of Gold Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles via Electrografting of In Situ Generated Aryl Diazonium Salt Cations.
10th International Society of Electrochemistry Spring Meeting, Perth, Australia, 15th – 18th April
A. Barfi dokht, E. Luais, J.J. Gooding
Regain of Electrochemistry on Passivated Electrodes Decorated by Gold Nanoparticles: Thickness Dependence of the Passivating Layer.
X. Chen, J.J. Gooding
Detection of trace Nitroaromatic Isomers Using AgNPs/b-Cyclodextrin Modifi ed ITO Electrodes.
M Choudrey, S. Ciampi, X. Lu, C. Zhao, J.J. Gooding
Light Addressable n-Type Silicon Photoelectrodes.
K. Chuah, R. Amal. J.J. Gooding, I.Y. Goon, L.M.H. Lai
Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection of Prostate-Specifi c Antigen (PSA) using Gold-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles as ‘Dispersible Electrodes’.
Christian Andre Gunawan, Xunyu Lu, Bryan Harry Rahmat Suryanto, Chuan Zhao
Tuning the Electrodeposition Parameters to Yield Nanostructured Metals from Protic Ionic Liquid Electrolytes
Xunyu Lu, Chuan Zhao
Tuning the ionic liquid electrolytes toward effi cient water splitting
P. Michaels, S. Ciampi, E. Luais, J.J. Gooding
Characterisation of DNA modifi ed Si(111) and Si(100) using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy.
E. Murago, R. Amal, D.B. Hibbert, J.J. Gooding
Towards a Multiple-Analyte Sensor by use of Dispersible Modifi ed Au@Fe3O4 Nanoelectrodes.
S.G. Parker, S. Ciampi, J.J. Gooding
Towards Capture and Release of Rare Circulating Tumour Cells (CTCs) Using Electrochemically-Switchable Surfaces.
Conference Posters
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
19th IUPAC International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS – 19), Melbourne, Australia, 1st – 6th July
Ethan Howe, Mohan Bhadbhade, Pall Thordarson
The role of solvent effects and allosteric interactions on the cation and anion recognition of a bis-isophthalamide crown ion-pair receptor
Inorganic Conference on Organic Synthesis, Sydney, Australia, 1st – 6th July
Dominic Francis, Jason B. Harper, Adnan I. Mohammed and Roger W. Read
Progress in the Development of Fluorous Surfactants
3rd International Nanomedicine Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2nd – 4th July
K. Chuah, P.J. Reece, A.P. Micolich, J.J. Gooding
Solid-state Nanopore for Single Protein Molecule Detection.
B. Gupta, B. Guan, P.J. Reece, K. Gaus, J.J. Gooding
Porous Silicon Photonic Crystals for the detection of infections.
X. Lu, Y. Yuan, C.S. Liu, J.J. Gooding
Surface Charge Infl uences Cytotoxicity of SiO2 Nanoparticles in Human Hepatoma HepG2 Cells.
Warren T. Truong, Iman J. H. Pour, Galina Schevzov, Peter Gunning, Pall Thordarson
The Effect of Matrix Elasticity on Cell Behaviour
19th International Conference on Organic Synthesis, Melbourne, 5th July
R. Chen, Black D, Kumar NSynthesis of New Macrocyclic Systems Based on Novel Biindolyls
Samuel Kutty, Barraud N, Pham A, Rice S, Black D, Kumar NNovel nitric oxide donors based on fi mbrolides as antimicrobials
Gordon Research Seminar on Organometallic Chemistry, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode island, USA, 7th – 13th July
Ryan Gilbert-Wilson.
Sterically Bulky Phosphine Ligands on Iron and Ruthenium: Dinitrogen, Iron(I) and Ruthenium(I) Complexes
20th International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry, Osaka, Japan, 22nd – 27th July
Dominic Francis, A. I. Mohammed, R. W. Read.
Exploiting Functional Fluorous Triazoles and Tetrazoles
UNSW Faculty of Science Poster Competition, 9th August
Hendra Wahyudi
Derivatives of Sanguinamide B: Exploring the SAR of a Novel Macrocyclic Peptide
Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, UNSW, August
Yao Wang
Heat Shock Protein Inhibitors
A. Ramachandran, M.J. Manefi eld, J.J. Gooding
Modifi ed Electrodes for Detecting Bacterial Activity
Bryan Harry Rahmat Suryanto, Christian Andre Gunawan, Xunyu Lu, Chuan Zhao
Electrodeposition of Metals from Room Temperature Protic Ionic Liquid
R. Tavallaie, D.B. Hibbert, J.J. Gooding
Surface Modifi cation of Gold Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles via Electrografting of In Situ Generated Aryl Diazonium Salt Cations.
RACI One-Day Symposium, University of Sydney, 31st May
Md. Amirul Islam
Screening of Eskitis Compounds to Identify Novel Antibacterial Agent
Pharmaxis Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, 1st June
Hamish Toop
Developing the Biomedical Potential of AAL(S)
RACI Biomolecular Chemistry Division, Sydney University, 30th June
Worawan Tantisantisom
Synthesis of Sanguinamide B derivatives and its effect on type IV pili of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
International Conference of Nanotechnology, Santa Clara, California, USA, June
Fatemeh Mirnajafi
Highly Luminescent Quantum Dots: New Tools for Biological Applications
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244th American Chemical Society National Meeting (ACS-244) Philadelphia, USA, 19th – 23rd August
Warren T. Truong, Pall ThordarsonTherapeutic Release from within Self-Assembling Hydrogels at Physiological Conditions
The Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Moss Vale, Australia, 26th – 28th August
Ethan Howe, Roger Bishop, Pall ThordarsonSupramolecular Architecture Mimicry Towards Allosteric Regulated Enzymes and Haem Proteins
Samuel Kutty, Barraud N, Pham A, Rice S, Black D, Kumar NNovel nitric oxide donors based on fi mbrolides as antimicrobials
Pall Thordarson, Joshua R. Peterson, Alexander F. Mason, David HvasanovSelf-assembled Light-Driven Proton Pump Based on an Artifi cial Hybrid Photosynthetic-Respiratory Electron Transport Chain
V. Suryanti, Bishop R, Black D, Kumar NSelf-assembly of alkyl N-acetylglyoxylic amides of varying chain length
RACI Natural Products Chemistry Group One-Day Symposium, Sydney – 28th September
Eleanor Eiffe, Black D, Kumar N
Biologically Active Isofl avone Analogues
KKK Ho, Cole N, Willcox MDP, Kumar NImmobilization of antibacterial dihydropyrrol-2-ones for the prevention of bacterial infections
Md. Amirul Islam
Novel Marine Natural Products Target the Gram-Positive Cell Wall
25th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Lisbon, Portugal – 2nd – 7th September
Matthew R. Gyton
Studies of the Metal Organoamide Chemistry of a Sterically Demanding 1,3-Triazenide.
A. Tregubov, K. Q. Vuong, E. Luais, J. J. Gooding and B. A. MesserleGlassy Carbon Anchored Rh(I) Complexes Bearing N,N and N,P Ligands- Recyclable Hydroamination Catalysts
International Coordination Chemistry Conference (ICCC) 40, Valencia, Spain 12th September
Carolina Gimbert-Suriñach
Ferrocene-substituted Fe2-hydrogen evolution catalysts, Session Lecture.
21st IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Durham, UK, 9th – 13th September
Bradley J. Butler and Jason B. Harper The effect of ionic liquids on reaction at phosphorus.
Michelle H. Dunn, Marcus L. Cole and Jason B. Harper Structure and solvent effects on the basicity of N-heterocyclic carbenes
Eden E. L. Tanner, Hon Man Yau, Anna K. Croft and Jason B. Harper
Does the cation really matter? The effect of the modifying an ionic liquid cation on the outcome of an SN2 process
RACI Natural Products Group One Day Symposium, University of Sydney, 28th September
Veronica Tecchio
Pyrrolopyrimidine Libraries
Sunhwa Lee
Synthesis of Bicyclic Heterocyclic Libraries
Asian Network for Natural and Unnatural Materials II, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 3rd – 5th October
M. Mielczarek, Devakaram R, Kandemir H, Ma C, Black DStC, Griffi th R, Lewis P, Kumar N
Novel bis-indoles and tetra-indoles as bacterial RNA polymerase-transcription initiation σ factor interaction inhibitors
1st International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 22nd – 25th October
R. Chen, Cole N, Willcox MDP, Kumar NNovel antimicrobial coatings based on antimicrobial peptides
F. Kanodarwala, JA Stride
Synthesis and Characterisation of CdSe Quantum Dots
H3D Drug Discovery Symposium, Capetown, South Africa, October
Jeanette McConnell,
Hsp90 inhibitors that modulate the immunophilins
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
UNSW Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 14th November
Iqbal Ahmed
Ring-expanded analogues of the anticancer peptide sansalvamide A
Raju Cheerlavancha
Towards the synthesis of an a,b,g-trifl uoro-d-amino acid
Eleanor Eiffe, Black D, Kumar NSynthesis of Novel, Synthesis and anti-cancer activity of 2-substituted isofl av-3-enes
Samuel Kutty, Barraud N, Pham A, Rice S, Black D, Kumar NDual action nitric oxide donors based on fi mbrolides as novel antimicrobials
Aggie Lawer
Conformationally biased analogues of the antimalarial cyclic peptide pohlianin C
M. Mielczarek, Devakaram R, Kandemir H, Ma C, Black DStC, Griffi th R, Lewis P, Kumar N
Novel bis-indoles and tetra-indoles as bacterial RNA polymerase-transcription initiation σ factor interaction inhibitors
Hamish Toop
Developing the Biomedical Potential of AAL(S)
Zhiyong Wang
Synthesis of fl uorinated cyclic RGD peptides
Drug Delivery Australia 2012, Melbourne, Australia 26th – 27th November
Warren T. Truong, Pall ThordarsonTherapeutic Release from within Self-Assembling Hydrogels at Physiological Conditions
2nd Annual Student Symposium in Inorganic Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, 30th November
M. R. D. Gatus, K. Q. Vuong and B. A. MesserleHomo and Heterobimetallic Complexes for Tandem One-Pot Reactions
M. J. Page and B. A. MesserleBimetallic Carboxamide Complexes: Apparent Cooperativity from an Uncooperative Catalyst
S. W. S. Choy and B. A. MesserleFlat Rh(I) Complexes for Catalysed Hydroalkoxylation and Dihydroalkoxylation Reactions
Cancer Therapeutics CRC (CTx) Annual Retreat, Melbourne, 5th – 7th december
Hamish Toop
Developing the Biomedical Potential of AAL(S)
33rd Annual RACI Organic One Day Symposium, 5th December
Bradley J. Butler and Jason B. HarperStructure and solvent effects on the basicity of N-heterocyclic carbenes
Dominic Francis, J. B. Harper, A. I. Mohammed, R. W. ReadProgress in the Development of Functional Fluorous Surfactants
Scott Jamieson, Michael James, Tamin Darwish, Rao Yepuri, Aditya Rawal, James Hook, Pall ThordarsonStructural studies of selectively deuterated self-assembled gels
Seong Jong Kim
Synthetic Strategies Targeting Potent Anticancer Agent: Urukthapelstatin A
Chun Chieh Lin
A structure-activity relationship study of compounds containing sequential oxazoles and thiazoles
Alexander F. Mason, David Hvasanov, Pall ThordarsonDevelopment of a Light-Controlled Polymersome Nanoreactor
Veronica Tecchio
Pyrrolopyrimidine Libraries
Worowan Tantisantisom
Synthesis of Sanguinamide B derivatives: Structure-Activity Relationship and Mechanism of Action
Warren T. Truong, Pall ThordarsonSelf-assembled Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
Ran Xu
Monitoring laser irradiation intensity via the formation of organic reactive intermediates using NMR spectroscopy
Australian Nanotechnology Network Early Career Symposium, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, 15th – 16th December
F. Mirnajafi , D. Ramsey, S. MacAlpine, F. Wang, P. Reece and J. A. StrideThe Investigation of Cytoxicity of Water Soluble Quantum Dots in presence of colon cancer cells
F. Kandarwala and J.A. StrideSynthesis and Characterisation of CdSe Quantum Dots
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SCHOOL VISITING COMMITTEE
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
The Committee has representatives from our key stakeholder organisations –
industry, government, schools and government research institutes. The terms of
reference for the committee are as follows:
1. To appraise the School programs in light of the needs of the School
stakeholders (industry, government, schools and research institutions).
2. To provide advice about the direction that the School should take to best
enhance future interactions with our stakeholders.
3. To provide advice about the changing needs of industry, research and
government organisations to best prepare the School’s graduates for future
opportunities.
4. To receive and discuss the School of Chemistry’s Annual Report.
5. To aid the development of the School in any other way possible.
The committee meeting with the School was very successful and we look forward
to the 2013 meeting.
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External Representatives from Industry, Government and Education
Dr Attila Tottszer (Chair) Business & Development Manager, Advanced Analytical Laboratories
Dr Christopher Armstrong Associate Director, Science, CRC Liaison Offi cer, Ministry for Science and Medical Research
Dr Greg Simpson Acting Director, CSIRO Niche Manufacturing Flagship
Dr Herma Buttner Senior Advisor, Research Management and Science Policy – ANSTO
Mr Roger Leigh Senior Project Manager, Cochlear
Mr Gary Molloy Science Teacher, St Aloysius College
Mr Jeff Stanger Head Science Teacher, St George Girls High School
Ex Offi cio MembersProfessor Barbara Messerle Head, School of Chemistry
Scientia Professor Justin Gooding Deputy Head, School of Chemistry
A/Prof. John Stride Director of Research, School of Chemistry
Dr Gavin Edwards Director of Teaching, School of Chemistry
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
It was with great sadness that we farewelled three of our former friends and colleagues in
2012.
Emeritus Professor Stephen Charles AngyalThe School of Chemistry records with sadness and regret the death of Professor Stephen
Angyal, a distinguished former Dean and outstanding fi gure in Australian chemistry.
Professor Angyal was 97.
Although he formally retired from UNSW in 1979, he continued working with us for another
two decades, maintaining a laboratory until the School of Chemistry moved to a new
building in 2006.
As the present Head of the School of Chemistry, Professor Barbara Messerle recalls,
Professor Angyal was 90 when he published the last of his more than 200 research
papers: “It was a sole-author paper, and relied on experimental work he had done. He
continued to ski until he was 92.”
Stephen Angyal was born in Budapest, Hungary, on 21 November 1914. His father,
Dr Charles Engel, was a medical practitioner (Stephen later changed his surname to
Angyal, due to anti-German sentiment in Hungary at the time). His father introduced him
to literature and music as well as science. He studied science at the Royal Hungarian
University of Science and completed a PhD in carbohydrate chemistry at the University
for Technology and Engineering, in Budapest.
With war escalating in Europe, he left Hungary and sailed for Australia from Milan on the
Viminale, the last Italian ship to reach Australia before Italy entered the war. He arrived
in Sydney in March, 1940. Unable to fi nd work, he teamed up with another chemist, Dr
Andrew Ungar, to establish their own company, producing chemical products from a
laboratory they put together in a disused garage. The company, Andrew’s Laboratories,
was successful and ultimately acquired by Johnson and Johnson.
He moved to Melbourne in 1941 to join Nicholas Pty Ltd, makers of Aspro, as a research
chemist and met Helga Steininger, whom he married in 1942. The company was involved
in producing essential wartime supplies for Australian troops in New Guinea.
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Returning to Sydney in 1946, he took up a post at the
University of Sydney as a chemistry lecturer, despite
having given only one public lecture in English. Here he
taught and began his research into inositols – a family
of simple carbohydrates. In 1950, he gave an address
to the Sydney Chemical Society and in the audience
was Alexander Todd, then a visiting professor at Sydney
University. Todd was impressed and invited Angyal to
spend his study leave in Todd’s laboratory at Cambridge
University. Todd later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry,
in 1957. Another researcher in the lab at the time, Har
Gobind Khorana, also won a Nobel in 1968.
In early 1953, Angyal joined the fl edgling NSW
University of Technology (now UNSW) as an Associate
Professor of organic chemistry.
“Their School of Chemistry was taken over from the
Sydney Technical College and I knew it well,” Angyal
recalled in a memoir. “It was built up by the energetic
Dr R. K. Murphy, who recruited good people. Chemistry
was at university level even then and it was probably
the strongest element of the new university. Amongst
the fi rst professors appointed were those of chemistry,
chemical engineering and metallurgy; the institution
was sometimes facetiously referred to as ‘University of
Chemistry’.
In 1960 he was appointed to a new Chair as Professor
of Organic Chemistry. Helga Angyal became involved
in university affairs as well through her fund-raising
activities as a founding member of the U Committee
(in 1999, the university’s 50th anniversary, Helga was
awarded the Jubilee Medallion “for dedicated service
well beyond any norm and a truly major contribution to
the work and life of the University”).
Stephen Angyal was elected a Fellow of the Australian
Academy of Science in 1962 and received the fi rst
Doctorate of Science (DSc) awarded by UNSW in 1964.
From 1970 to 1979, he served as Dean of the Faculty of
Science.
In 1977 he was made an Offi cer of the Order of the
British Empire (OBE).
He travelled widely to conferences and spent further
periods working at the University of California at
Berkeley, the Natural Products Institute at Gif-sur-Yvette
near Paris, and the University of Grenoble, Oxford
University, Imperial College London, and the ETH in
Zürich. He is credited with making a major contribution
to Australian chemistry, not only through his research but
also in attracting leading chemists to travel to Australia
to lecture and take part in conferences.
He was a keen swimmer and skier, and had a wide
range of cultural interests, especially music. He was
a staunch admirer and supporter of the Australia
Ensemble (resident at UNSW) since its formation in
1980. The Ensemble dedicated a performance of the
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio to his memory.
During the International Year of Chemistry in 2011,
Chemistry in Australia, published by the Royal Australian
Chemical Institute, named him as one of the “living
luminaries of Australian chemistry”. In an interview at the
time, he said his greatest achievement was “to put the
chemistry of carbohydrates on a fi rm ground”.
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SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Asked to choose a famous historical fi gure to dine with,
he said: W. Somerset Maugham. In my young days I
read most of his books and learnt much of my English
from him.”
Asked what advice he would offer to chemistry
professionals just starting out, he said: “There are many
ways to use your knowledge. Good chemists are wanted
in education and industry; for legal advice and for
research. Look before you decide.”
The present Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor
Merlin Crossley, paid tribute to Professor Angyal:
“Stephen was one of the giants of the age when new
scientifi c universities like UNSW were established. He
set the foundations of excellence and continued to
support the School of Chemistry and university long after
his formal retirement. We are very fortunate to have had
people of his calibre as role models and supporters.”
**Thanks to David Black, who assisted in compiling this
report, most of which is extracted from Stephen Angyal’s
own memoir.
On a sad endnote, Stephen’s wife of many years, Helga,
passed away peacefully in her sleep on 30th November
2012.
Professor Peter Steele ClezyPeter Clezy was born in Melbourne on 21 January
1930 and at the age of 10 moved with his family to
Hobart (his father was a bank clerk). He matriculated
from Hobart High School where he was a Class
Captain and Head Prefect and went to the University
of Tasmania in 1947, with the intention of completing a
medical degree. In those days, a fi rst year start could
be made in Hobart, but the medical degree had to be
completed in Melbourne. Peter did well in Chemistry,
Botany and Physics but failed Zoology, so repeated
the year, as that was the requirement for entry into
Medicine. In the repeat year, organic chemistry became
a major part of the chemistry course and Peter was
completely hooked. He therefore stayed in Hobart and
completed his BSc in 1950. He did Honours in 1951
and worked with Dr John Polya on an “Investigation
of the Microchemical Constituents of the Tasmanian
Fern Tmesipterus” and graduated with Second Class
Honours. He continued on to PhD studies with Dr Ralph
Bick, who had recently returned from Cambridge as a
new lecturer. He completed his PhD in 1955 (graduating
in 1956) and his thesis was titled “Studies in the Field of
Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloids”.
Although he was aiming for an academic career, he had
no desire to travel overseas, and accepted a position
as Teaching Fellow at the newly founded University
of Technology in Sydney. It was there that he became
closely associated with (now Emeritus Professor) Ken
Cavill, and after a second year as Teaching Fellow,
he took up a research position in the Biochemistry
Department of the Royal North Shore Hospital. This
was to be a defi ning time in his chemical career, as he
worked together with Dr David Morell and under the
direction of Dr Rudi Lemberg, on the chemistry of the
porphyrins, centrally important molecules of life. This
was to become Peter’s research fi eld for the rest of
his career. In 1960 he moved to a lectureship at the
NSW University of Technology, in the process declining
a similar offer from the University of Melbourne. He
was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1964 at what was
then the University of New South Wales, and became
Associate Professor in 1973. He was awarded a DSc
by UNSW in 1983 and promoted to a Personal Chair
in 1985. Until his retirement in 1994, Peter developed
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a superb research record with the help of a relatively
small but unusually talented group of postgraduate and
postdoctoral associates, and became a world leader
in porphyrin chemistry. He developed new synthetic
approaches to porphyrins with unique substitution
patterns, and his advice was widely sought by porphyrin
chemists worldwide. Peter eventually travelled overseas
for a year of study leave in 1967 with Dr John Cornforth
(now Sir John Cornforth, Nobel Laureate) at the Milstead
Laboratory of the Shell Company in Kent.
Peter’s entire career was marked by complete honesty
and integrity in everything he did. He was a great
teacher, both to undergraduate and postgraduate
students, but shunned any thought of seeking rewards
for this. His publications ran to a total of 129, including
a superb series of 71 papers under the generic title
“The Chemistry of Pyrrolic Compounds”. One could not
have wished for a better colleague, as Peter contributed
unstintingly in every possible way for the good of his
colleagues, the chemistry school and the university. He
was totally reliable and dedicated at all times.
Peter was a quiet and self-contained person but with
great inner passion and a delightful sense of humour.
In 1955 he married Charlotte Hope (universally known
as “Chip” as in “off the old block”) and had two
daughters and a son. His father was a keen sportsman
and a member of the Melbourne Cricket Club, and
he put Peter down for membership at an early age.
Peter became a member in 1956 and sought every
opportunity to see a cricket test match or watch his
beloved Melbourne Demons play Australian Rules
football. Peter was himself very talented in both sports
and actively participated throughout his younger years.
In later years, on Monday mornings, his colleagues
enjoyed many amusing conversations, suitably coloured
by the events of the weekend.
Peter Clezy will be remembered with great affection
and respect not only by his colleagues, but also by
many chemistry students at UNSW. He was indeed a
wonderful man!
Teresa EllisTeresa began with the School of Chemistry as a tea-lady
for the academic staff in 1985, and eventually became a
laboratory assistant. Teresa always had a cheery “hello
luv” for everyone and managed to make all around her
see a brighter side of life. She retired from the School of
Chemistry in February 2011.
Teresa lost her long battle with ovarian cancer on
22nd October 2012. Her many friends and colleagues
attended the service and will miss her always.
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