Four University of Sydney researchers from the in the Faculty of Science, have received prestigious awards聽from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) this year.
RACI聽is the professional body for the chemical sciences in Australia, founded in 1917 and granted a Royal Charter in 1932. It acts both as the qualifying body in Australia for professional chemists, and as a learned society promoting the science and聽practice聽of chemistry.
The Applied Research Award is given to a member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute聽who has contributed significantly towards innovation through applied research, or in industrial fields.聽Professor Kassiou聽is the Academic Director of the University of Sydney聽Drug Discovery Initiative聽and an聽NHMRC Principal Research Fellow.
The Cornforth Medal is awarded to a candidate who is judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in a branch of chemistry at an Australian university in the past 13 months.聽聽is now working in Germany as an application scientist.
This award is offered to an outstanding female early-career chemist for an opportunity to gain broader recognition of their career achievements to date.聽Dr Macreadie聽is a post doctoral fellow in the School of Chemistry, working on supramolecular anion transport systems and MOFs.聽
This award recognises outstanding research in chemistry by researchers up to 10 years post-PhD.聽Associate Professor Kassal聽is a member of the University of Sydney聽Nano Institute聽and heads up the Kassal Research Group, which investigates quantum dynamics in complex chemical systems.
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