Professor

Lew Mander

AC FAA FRS

Lew Mander
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Professor Mander has succeeded in the total synthesis of a number of natural products which pose particular difficulties. His outstanding synthesis of gibberellins is the highlight. It has been said of his problem "... the combination of overall molecular complexity, centers of high sensitivity towards many reagents, and a singularly diabolical placement and density of functionality serves to thwart all but the most sophisticated of approaches" (E. J. Corey). His syntheses are based on innovative strategies of wide importance for C-C bond formations in new ways, particularly from aromatic starting materials. The approach is to reduce the planning and execution of organic synthesis to a set of reliable procedures. A successful objective of the gibberellin work is to illuminate relations between structure and biological activity, using structurally modified analogues, and to provide specific isotope labelled compounds as probes for biological investigation.

Expertise type

  • Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Plant Bioregulators
  • Synthesis

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Dr

Dick Manchester

FAA

Dick Manchester
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Dr Manchester is widely acknowledged as a world authority on pulsars. His monograph "Pulsars" with Professor J. H. Taylor of Princeton, published in 1977, remains the standard reference work on the subject. Following the major survey (Manchester et al. 1978) which more than doubled the number of known pulsars, Dr Manchester and his collaborators have made extensive contributions to the study of the galactic distribution and period evolution of pulsars. He has also been active in other areas of astrophysics, notably the study of the spiral structure of our Galaxy (Robinson et al.,1987) and the structure and evolution of supernova remnants (Manchester, 1987). From 1981 to 1987 he was leader of the Astrophysics Group in the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics. Dr Manchester has been a leading advocate of the development of a radio synthesis telescope in Australia and is a member of the Advisory Committee and Chairman of the Scientific Objectives Committee for the Australia Telescope.

Expertise type

  • Astronomy
  • Physics
  • Pulsars
  • Supanova

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Professor

Bert Main

CBE FAA

Bert Main
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Professor Main is concerned with the total (behavioural, genetic, and physiological) adaptation of animals to aridity. He, and his graduate students, have investigated a wide array of animals with emphasis on frogs and marsupials. He combines a profound knowledge of natural history with a grasp of physiology and genetics which has led to significant and fruitful experiments. He has done distinguished and original work in the areas linking the established fields of behaviour, genetics and physiology.

Expertise type

  • Conservation Biology
  • Marsupial Nutrition
  • Biology
  • Australian fauna
  • Climate Adaptation

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Albert Russell ('Bert') Main 1919–2009

Bert Main was one of Australia's leading zoologists and a gifted naturalist whose legacy includes the creation of some of Western Australia's most important national parks and nature reserves.
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Professor

Killen Macbeth

CMG FAA

Killen Macbeth
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Distinguished for his work in many fields of organic chemistry. Special attention may be drawn to his long and valuable series of papers on the labile nature of the halogen atom in certain classes of organic compounds and to the importance of this work in the development of the modern theories of valency. Macbeth made much use of absorption spectra in structural investigations, both for synthetic material and natural products. His later work has dealt with many aspects of the natural products important in Australia and during the war he planned and supervised the erection and running of plant required for the production of urgently needed therapeutic materials.

Expertise type

  • Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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Alexander Killen Macbeth 1889–1957

Alexander Killen Macbeth was an Irish-born organic chemist who became a major figure in Australian chemistry.
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Professor

Lawrie Lyons

FAA

Lawrie Lyons
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Lyons has notably advanced knowledge of the electronic and electrical properties of molecular crystals. Following extensive experimental and theoretical studies, he proposed an energy level scheme for electrically active crystals that has become widely accepted. He predicted the heights of the intrinsic conduction levels of a number of crystals on this basis, and subsequent experiments have confirmed the values. This success has established the value of Lyons's model, and opens the way to new advances. He has also made important experimental contributions to knowledge of gas phase electron capture by large molecules, to the measurement of ionization energies, and to studies of exciton-exciton collision processes.

Expertise type

  • Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

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Memoir

Lawrence Ernest Lyons 1922–2010

Lawrie Lyons was a physical chemist and organic semiconductors pioneer who advanced knowledge of the electronic and electrical properties of molecular crystals. He was the first professor of physical chemistry at the University of Queensland.
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Professor

Max Lu

AO FAA FTSE

Max Lu
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Professor Lu is a world leading scientist in materials science and chemical engineering. He has made many significant and sustained contributions including the new method for synthesis of highly reactive single crystal TiO2, new insights into the surface chemistry and modifications of nanoporous materials, molecular engineering of membranes and efficient photocatalyst for clean energy and water. He has also demonstrated practical applications of nanomaterials in hydrogen energy and environmental processes with over 20 international patents. His international recognitions include prestigious awards (e.g. Federation Fellowship, ExxonMobil, LeFevre, and ISI Highly Cited Researcher), 90 plenary/keynote invitations and 12 journal editorial boards/editorships.

Fields of research

40 ENGINEERING
  • 4004 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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Expertise type

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanotechnology

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Professor

Cath Lovelock

FAA

Cath Lovelock
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Catherine Lovelock is a global expert on the impacts of climate change on coastal wetlands and on the role of coastal ecosystems in mitigating climate change, or blue carbon. Her research has focussed particularly on mangrove ecology, on the impacts of sea level rise on mangroves and on carbon storage in mangrove ecosystems. She was lead author for the International Panel for Climate Change Wetlands chapter (2019), and contributes to national and international policy to implement conservation and restoration of coastal wetlands in order to enhance resilience of coastal communities.

Fields of research

31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • 3103 ECOLOGY
    • 310305 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
  • 4102 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
410102 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

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Expertise type

  • Applied Ecology
  • Coastal Habitats
  • Climate Adaptation
  • Coasts
  • Sea Level Change
  • Ecosystems
  • Marine Ecosystems
  • Plant Physiology
  • Biology
  • Salt Tolerance

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Professor

Tony Linnane

AM FAA FTSE FRS

Tony Linnane
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Professor Anthony (Tony) Linnane is distinguished for his studies on the biogenesis of mitochondria and mitochondrial respiratory enzymes, particularly in yeast, and on the selective effects of antibiotics on intramitochondrial and cytoplasmic protein synthesis. Linnane is now internationally recognised as one of the leaders in these fields.

Expertise type

  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Ageing
  • Medical Sciences
  • Mitochondrial Function
  • Molecular Biology

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Memoir

Anthony William Linnane 1930–2017

Professor Tony Linnane was a biochemist known for his work on mitochondria and ageing.
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Professor

Len Lindoy

AO FAA

Len Lindoy
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Apart from high quality basic research in coordination chemistry, Professor Lindoy is especially recognised for his work in discriminating between metal ions using organic macrocyclic chelating agents. Major aims and successes of this research were to produce ligands and strategies for sequestering specifically heavy metal ions and to understand the basic reasons for the specificity. Such studies are important in understanding the role of the metal ion and ligand in chemical and biochemical systems. They are also especially valuable for industrial processes to selectively recover or remove metal ions. The work has received recognition recently by the award of the RACI Olle Prize and his appointment to a Personal Chair at James Cook University.

Expertise type

  • Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Supramolecular Chemistry

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Emeritus Professor

Zheng-Xiang Li

FAA

Zheng-Xiang Li
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Zheng-Xiang Li is a world-renowned geoscientist whose work transcends disciplinary boundaries and has led to paradigm shifts in our understanding of how the Earth's engine works. This is important because it catalyses the formation of deep Earth resources as well as climate and environmental changes. He played prominent roles in the discovery of the periodical occurrences of two pre-Pangea global supercontinents, Rodinia and Nuna, pushing our knowledge of global palaeogeography back to 2,000 million years. He also co-developed the dynamic supercontinent-superplume geodynamic model, addressing the driving forces of plate tectonics, and he also constructed innovative tectonic models for Australia and the West Pacific.

Fields of research

37 EARTH SCIENCES
  • 3705 GEOLOGY
    • 370511 Structural geology and tectonics
  • 3706 GEOPHYSICS
    • 370604 Geodynamics
    • 370607 Magnetism and Palaeomagnetism

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Expertise type

  • Geodynamics
  • Earth Sciences
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Geophysics
  • Paleomagnetism
  • Geochemistry
  • Geology
  • Geochronology

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