Chemistry societies at our school

Our societies promote engagement with the public and our alumni as well as fostering a vibrant community through seminars and networking events.

Melbourne University Chemical Society

The Melbourne University Chemical Society (MUCS) engages the university community and the general public on chemistry related issues through events and seminars, including a public lecture series that encompasses all aspects of chemistry.

Seminar speakers are drawn from the School, the wider University community, other Australian and overseas universities and industry. The lecture series includes annual Memorial Lectures for former staff members Don Stranks and Geoff Feutrill. In addition, in alternate years MUCS presents the Lady Masson Memorial Lectures jointly with the University. MUCS has held meetings every year since its inception in 1903.

For more information, visit the MUCS website.

  • MUCS Seminar Program

    Throughout the academic year we hold seminars with guest speakers and other events.

  • Current Office Bearers

    President
    A Prof Guy Jameson

    Secretary
    Dr Brad Clarke

    Treasurer
    Dr James Hutchison

    Student representatives
    Dean van As
    Nenad Micic
    Calvin Lee
    Can Gao

  • Undergraduate Student Membership

    MUCS also offers membership to undergraduate students of Chemistry. Members are able to attend a series of lectures and have an opportunity to meet the speaker over refreshments and/or dinner. For undergraduate student membership enquiries contact the Secretary.

  • Electronic Mailing List

    If you would like to automatically receive reminders of MUCS seminars a week in advance of the seminar date, send an e-mail message to the Secretary and in the body of the message use the words "subscribe MUCS". You will then be automatically notified of upcoming events.

Chemistry Postgraduate Society

The Chemistry Postgraduate Society (CPS) was formed in 1997 and maintains an active profile today. The Society was originally formed by the postgraduate student body to give research students in the School a voice.

Staff and students are spread over two locations (the Masson Building and the Bio21 Institute). The CPS remains strong and active, holding many functions, including an annual dinner, trivia nights, BBQs, sporting events and fund raising activities. Functions are generally held every couple of months and are supported by the Graduate Student Association.

Elected annually, the committee is made up of research students undertaking PhD, MPhil, MSc and BSc(Honours) degrees from across the school of Chemistry. The current committee is listed below.

Founding secretary Colette Boskovic is now a Professor in the School.

Group of women an men from CPS standing together.
  • Current office bearers

    2023 Committee

    President
    Hannah Ryan

    Treasurer
    Benjamin Andrikopoulos

    Secretary
    Jett Janetzki

    General committee members
    Amy Hancock, Ariel Jones, Bethany Taggert, Callum Paisley-Gunn, Claire Dawson, Denham Hopper, Harry Duck, Stanley Baggio, Tash Salkin

  • Join the Chemistry Postgraduate Society

    Use this online form to join the Chemistry Postgraduate Society.