Research areas, groups and centres
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Advanced Materials & Nanoscience
complex fluids, nanoporous materials, nanotechnology, organic electronic materials, photovoltaics, polymers, quantum dots, solar cells, surface coating
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Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
proteomics & lipidomics, environmental fate of pollutants, flow analysis methods, passive sampling, green chemistry, membrane separation, trace element analysis
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Biological & Medicinal Chemistry
biological macromolecules, biophysics, biotechnology, metalloenzymes and model complexes, molecular nutrition, pharmaceutical chemistry
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Inorganic Chemistry
bioinorganic chemistry, catalysis, coordination chemistry, inorganic materials, metal ion dynamics, organometallic chemistry, transition metal chemistry
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Molecular Design & Synthesis
catalyst design, computational chemistry, free radical chemistry, ligands and metal complexes, macromolecules, supramolecular chemistry, templates
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Organic Chemistry
bioorganic chemistry, carbohydrate and peptide chemistry, free radical chemistry, natural product synthesis, physical organic chemistry, structural organic chemistry
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Physical & Theoretical Chemistry
photochemistry, sonochemistry, spectroscopy, surface science, theoretical and quantum chemistry
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Spectroscopy & Molecular Characterisation
fluorescence, mass spectrometry, NMR & EPR, AFM, optical microscopy, single particle & ultrafast spectroscopy, structural chemistry, X-ray & synchrotron research
Academic | Research group |
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Associate Professor Brendan Abrahams* | Coordination Networks |
Professor Muthupandian Ashokkumar* | Sonochemistry and Sonoluminescence |
Dr Stephen Best | Spectroelectrochemistry |
Professor Evan Bieske* | Radical and Ion Spectroscopy |
Associate Professor Colette Boskovic* | Inorganic Molecular Materials |
Dr Bradley Clarke* | Australian Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants |
Professor Paul Donnelly* | Metals in Medicine and Radiopharmaceuticals |
Professor Ken Ghiggino | Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Photochemistry |
Dr Lars Goerigk* | Theoretical and Computation Quantum Chemistry |
Dr Carol Hua* | Chiral Coordination Networks and Spectroscopy |
Associate Professor Guy Jameson* | Function and mechanism of iron-containing metalloenzymes |
Dr David Jones* | Design and synthesis of organic electronic material |
Dr James Hutchison* | Materials in confined optical fields |
Professor Craig Hutton* | Bio-organic Chemistry |
Professor Spas Kolev* | Chemical Sensors and Membranes in Environmental Monitoring |
Professor Robert Lamb | Surface Science and Technology |
Associate Professor Megan Maher* | Biological Inorganic Chemistry |
Professor Paul Mulvaney* | Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles |
Professor Richard O'Hair* | Fundamental and Applied Mass Spectrometry |
Dr Anastasios Polyzos* | Flow Chemistry and Catalysis |
Dr Daniel Priebbenow* | Transition-metal Catalysis, C-H activation, organosilicon chemistry, photochemistry, medicinal chemistry |
Professor Gavin E. Reid* | Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics and Lipidomics |
Professor Mark Rizzacasa* | Asymmetric Synthesis of Biologically Active Natural Products |
Professor Richard Robson | Crystal Engineering of Infinite 2D and 3D Frameworks |
Professor Frances Separovic | NMR and Biophysical Chemistry of Membranes |
Professor Trevor Smith* | Laser Spectroscopy, Microscopy and Photophysics |
Associate Professor Alessandro Soncini* | Theoretical and Computational Chemistry |
Dr Georgina Such* | Smart polymeric materials: synthesis and application |
Professor Tony Wedd | Metal Chemistry in Catalysis and Biology |
Professor Jonathan White* | Structural Organic Chemistry |
Professor Uta Wille* | Organic and Physical Organic Chemistry |
Professor Spencer Williams* | Biological Organic Chemistry and Carbohydrates |
Dr Wallace Wong* | Organic Electronic Materials |
*Denotes academics who can act as the principal supervisor for Honours, Masters and PhD students

Associate Professor Brendan Abrahams
Associate Professor & Reader
Email: bfa@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 267, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 0341
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Professor Muthupandian Ashokkumar
Professor
Email: masho@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 279, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 7090

Dr Stephen Best
Senior Lecturer
Email: spbest@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 359, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 6505

Professor Evan Bieske
Professor
Email: evanjb@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 260, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 7137

Associate Professor Colette Boskovic
Associate Professor
Email: c.boskovic@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 272, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 4971

Dr Rachel A. Caruso
Associate Professor & Reader
Email: rcaruso@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 363, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 7146

Dr Bradley Clarke
Senior Lecturer
Email: brad.clarke@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 374, Chemistry Building Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 9035 3070

Penelope Commons
Transition Teaching Fellow
Email: pcommons@unimelb.edu.au
Location:
Address:
Phone: +61 3 8344 4684

Professor Paul Donnelly
Professor
Email: pauld@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 506, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute
Address: Bio21 Institute, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2399

Professor Ken Ghiggino
Masson Professor of Chemistry
Email: ghiggino@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 358, Chemistry East Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 8939

Dr Lars Goerigk
Senior Lecturer
Email: lars.goerigk@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 172b, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 6784

Professor Franz Grieser
Professor of Chemistry
Email: franz@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 251, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 6476

Professor Andrew Holmes
Professor of Chemistry
Email: aholmes@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 442, Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville
Address: Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2344

Dr Yuning Hong
McKenzie Fellow
Email: yuningh@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room B09, Chemistry East Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 9035 8129

Dr Carol Hua
McKenzie Fellow
Email: carol.hua@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 274, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 0784

Associate Professor Guy Jameson
Associate Professor
Email: guy.jameson@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 486, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 7098

Dr David Jones
Senior Research Fellow
Email: djjones@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 438, Bio21 Institute, Parkville Campus
Address: Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2371

Dr James Hutchison
ARC Future Fellow
Email: james.hutchison@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 268, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 5395

Professor Craig A Hutton
Professor
Email: chutton@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 502, Bio21 Institute, Parkville Campus
Address: Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2393

Professor Spas Kolev
Professor
Email: s.kolev@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 374, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 7931

Professor Robert Lamb
Professor
Email: rnlamb@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 354, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 6492

Associate Professor Megan Maher
Associate Professor
Email: megan.maher@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 473, Bio21 Institute, Parkville Campus
Address: 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 9035 7451

Professor Paul Mulvaney
Professor of Chemistry
Email: mulvaney@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 287, Bio21 Institute
Address: 2nd Floor North, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2429

Professor Richard O'Hair
Professor
Email: rohair@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 554, Bio21 Institute
Address: Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2452

Dr Anastasios Polyzos
Senior Lecturer
Email: anastasios.polyzos@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 276, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 8264

Dr Daniel Priebbenow
ARC DECRA Fellow
Email: daniel.priebbenow@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 274, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 403 799 275

Professor Gavin E. Reid
Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry
Email: gavin.reid@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 431, Bio21 Institute
Address: Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2650

Professor Mark A. Rizzacasa
Professor
Email: masr@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 505, Bio21 Institute
Address: Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2397

Professor Richard Robson
Professor
Email: r.robson@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 508, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 6469

Professor Carl Schiesser
Professor
Email: carlhs@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 538, Bio21 Institute
Address: 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2432

Professor Frances Separovic
Professor
Email: fs@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 550, Bio21 Institute
Address: 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 9035 7539 or +61 3 8344-7137

Professor Trevor Smith
Professor
Email: trevoras@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 269, Chemistry Building Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 6272

Associate Professor Alessandro Soncini
Associate Professor
Email: asoncini@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 280, Chemistry Building Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 6484

Dr Georgina Such
Senior Lecturer
Email: gsuch@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 268, Chemistry Building Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 5258

Professor Tony Wedd
Senior Research Fellow
Email: agw@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 431, Bio21 Institute, Parkville Campus
Address: 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2383

Professor Jonathan White
Professor
Email: whitejm@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 551, Bio21 Institute, Parkville Campus
Address: 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2445

Professor Uta Wille
Professor
Email: uwille@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 534, Bio21 Institute, Parkville Campus
Address: 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2425

Professor Spencer Williams
Professor
Email: sjwill@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 532, Bio21 Institute, Parkville Campus
Address: Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Rd, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 2422

Dr Wallace W.H. Wong
Senior Lecturer
Email: wwhwong@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 438, Bio21 Institute, Parkville Campus
Address: Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Rd, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone: +61 3 9035 6154
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