The Abbott Legacy: Two Generations Advancing Australia's Chemical Sciences with the RACI Clifford Arthur Abbott The Abbott RACI story begins with Clifford Arthur Abbott, who was born in Adelaide in 1892 and graduated from the SA School of Mines and Industries in 1912, and...
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Leading with Courage and Chemistry: The Story of Tania Notaras I came to Australia from the former Yugoslavia when I was three years old. My parents, like many migrants, arrived with nothing but determination. They didn’t speak any English but started work the very next day. My...
Trace Elemental Analysis Concentrations of many elements in the periodic table one hundred years ago were determined by wet way methods – typically by titration. However low levels of some toxic elements like lead that can accumulate in the body were only possible with the...
Innovations in Organic Chemistry: The Impact of Professor Craig Williams, MRACI CChem From Adelaide to International Acclaim: The Journey of Professor Craig Williams Professor Craig Williams’ story begins in Adelaide, where his passion for chemistry took root. Graduating with...
Unlocking Molecular Secrets: The Research of Professor Kate Jolliffe, FRACI CChem From Molecular Design to Real-World Impact Professor Kate Jolliffe, FRACI CChem, at the University of Sydney, is a leading figure in supramolecular and organic chemistry whose research pioneers the...
President’s Column - Chemistry in Australia - March 1993 Issue Johnston GAR ‘In Praise of Large Conferences’ Chemistry in Australia, 1993, 60, 105 The first scientific conference that I ever attended was the IUPAC Symposium on The Chemistry of Natural Products held in...
Conversations at Bedtime. 215. Bromine. “What does “Br” mean, mummy?” “Where’s that, darling?” “I saw it in grandma’s letter.” “Oh, yes. That’s the symbol for bromine, darling.” “Grandma says in this letter that her chemistry teacher spilt bromine by accident out...
New Spectroscopy and Surface Science Research Facility @ Edith Cowan University In December 2024, Edith Cowan University (ECU)’s School of Science launched a new, innovative and pioneering research facility, the Spectroscopy and Surface Science Research Facility (SSSRF). The SSSRF was...
Reflections from the Road: Chemistry’s Role in an Uncertain World 2023-4 Royal Society of Chemistry Australasian Lecture Tour Professor Deanna M. D’Alessandro Sydney University When I set out on the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Australasian Lecture Tour in...
From the Lab to the Homework Club: Alan Pemberton’s Unexpected Legacy When you think of a chemist, you might picture someone in a white coat, mixing colourful liquids in a lab. But Alan Pemberton’s story shows us that science—and kindness—can reach far beyond the lab bench. Now in his...
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