The Le Fèvre Lectures were established in 1985 following a gift from Prof. RJW Le Fèvre, who was the Head of the School of Chemistry from 1946 to 1970 and internationally renowned for his work in physical-organic chemistry. The lectureships are normally awarded to outstanding PhD students in the final year of their studies. Up to three prizes may be awarded annually by the Dean of the Faculty of Science, on the recommendation of the Council of the Sydney University Chemical Society (subject to the approval of the Head of School).
Recipients:
| 2021: Jiarun Lin, Joshua Maxwell, Shurui Miao |
| 2020: Linda Mitchell, Chris Vega-Sanchez, Nisha Duggan |
| 2019: Kylie Yang, Sam Peppou Chapman, Debora Monego |
| 2018: Liam Scarratt, Edwin Tse, Emma Watson |
| 2017: Jessica Sayers, Marlowe Graham, Haihui Joy Jiang |
| 2016: Jordan D’Arcy, Clara Shen, Andrew Giltrap |
| 2015: Amandeep Kaur, Marcello Solomon, David McDonald |
| 2014: Philip Norcott, Michael Morris, Stephen Ogilvie |
| 2013: Josie Auckett, William Brant, Jessica Stanley |
| 2012: Ming Liang Koh, Lara Malins, Cameron Weber |
| 2011: John Moraes, Jessica Chadbourne, Alexandra Manos-Turvey |
| 2010: Muneer Ahamed, John Doan, Elizabeth Fellows |
| 2009: Mark Hackett, Dominik Konkolowicz, Stephen Butler |
| 2008: Neeraj Sharma, Kaitlin Beare, Natasha Sciortino |
| 2007: Jill Halliday, Jeannette McAlpine, Alexandra Yeung |
| 2006: David Bray, Peter Brotherhood, Stuart Thickett |
| 2005: Joseph Bevitt, Justin Read, Gemma Solomon |
| 2004: Jenny Waern, Deborah Crittenden, Adam Wootton |
| 2003: Joseph Guss, Jennifer Bodkin, Matt Hall |
| 2002: Gregory Halder, Stuart Prescott, Jennifer Turner |
| 2001: Annalisa Contos, Miles Page, Leon Wong |
| 2000: Paul Sintic, David Perkins, Siobhan Waugh |
| 1999: James Taylor, Evonne Rezler, Emma Coen |
| 1998: Brian Wallace, Matthew Inman, Karina Sendt |
| 1997: Leticia Duncalf, Ismanundar, Heather Patrick |
| 1996: Andrew Johnston, Rachel Codd, Hans Heuts |
| 1995: Georgina Long, Sean Galagher, Andrew Terintis |
| 1994: Kevin Brigden, Paul Clay, Murray Davies |
| 1993: Alan Doughty, Thomas Maschmeyer, Mathew Wilkinson |
| 1992: Anna Boyd-Boland, Meredith Jordan, Steven Langford |
| 1991: Sue Boyd, Robert Judd, M Mills |
| 1990: Megan Fisher, Jola Sztaba, Adrian Wong |
| 1989: David Powell, Greg Russel, John Stokes |
| 1988: Greg Allen, Julie Beeby, Paul Burn |
| 1987: Judith Dawes, Kieren Lin, Andrew Stanford |
| 1986: Murray Baker, Charles Collyer, Jenny Green |
| 1985: Margaret Harding, Robert Cooke, John Feeney |