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ChemNews 2024 – Introduction from the Head of School
Prof. Peter Rutledge Peter is Professor of Chemistry and Head of School. He has been a member of our School since 2006, and HOS since March 2023. His research and teaching span organic, medicinal, and biological chemistry, citizen science and science communication, with a particular focus on the discovery of new antimicrobial agents, and biosynthesis…
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Save the Date – University of Sydney Alumni Festival
The Alumni Festival is back! Save the date – Saturday 30 November The Alumni Festival is your chance to experience the magic of campus as you’ve never seen it before. With a jam-packed lineup not to be missed, you’ll get to explore behind the scenes, connect with old classmates and discover our world-leading research through…
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Stories from our Research Themes – Self-assembled Nanomaterials (SAN)
Professor Gregory Warr is a Professor in the School of Chemistry. His research is aimed at understanding the behaviour of amphiphilic compounds in bulk phases (solutions, liquid crystals, complex fluids), in colloidal systems (emulsions, foams, dispersions), and at interfaces. Using Big Science To See Nanoscale Structure If you ask someone about Big Science, their mind…
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Stories from our Research Themes – Functional Energy Materials (FEM)
Chemistry on Quantum Computers Ivan Kassal is a Professor of Chemical Physics and an ARC Future Fellow who has been a member of the School of Chemistry since 2017. He is a theorist known for his work at the interface between quantum science and chemistry, biology, and materials science. He is a recipient of DECRA,…
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Stories form our Research Themes – Chemical Education and Communication Research (CECR)
Alexis Weaver and Dr Geosmin Turpin Alexis is an Associate Lecturer at the Conservatorium of Music and PhD Candidate with the SCOPE Group in the School of Chemistry. Dr Geosmin Turpin is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Neto Group, as well as a poet in her spare time. EXPLORING THE NANO WORLD THROUGH POETRY AND…
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Stories from our Research Themes – Molecular Innovations in Health (MIH)
Dr Michael Kassiou – BI deal and MedChemAustralia Professor Michael Kassiou is a Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. His research focuses on driving new approaches to drug discovery for challenging health conditions such as brain disorders and cardiovascular disease. Combining medicinal chemistry, disease biology and advanced imaging, has resulted in several first-in-human studies and his discoveries…
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New Staff – Dr Constance Bailey
My lab focuses on harnessing biology via the discovery of new chemical transformations from nature and the manipulation of biosynthetic pathways to create new complex molecules via heterologous expression. We essentially do our chemistry within microorganisms. We focus on complex biosynthetic enzymes such as polyketide synthases and non-ribosomal peptide synthetases which biosynthesize therapeutic molecules, many…
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New Staff – Dr Cassandra Fleming
Our research interests focus on combining the tools and principles of chemistry with cellular biology to develop new molecular probes to study intricate cellular processes. Of particular interest is the design and synthesis of all-photonic systems in which light can be used to both track and trigger the release of bio-relevant molecules in cellular and…
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Introduction from the Head of School: Prof. Peter Rutledge
I am excited to be introducing this, our first ChemNEWS in a while, and my first as Head of School. When I outlined my vision for our School during the HOS appointment process, I began with two questions: What are we, the School of Chemistry, here for? and Where are we going next? We each…
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Reconnecting with Sydney Chemistry alumni: Dr Yu Heng Lau
Reconnecting with Sydney Chemistry alumni Dr Yu Heng Lau Yu Heng is a Senior Lecturer, chemical biologist, and the new Director of Alumni and External Engagement for the School of Chemistry. His research focuses on the chemical and synthetic biology of peptides and proteins for drug discovery and biocatalysis. The Sydney Chemistry Alumni Project Over…
