Summary
Post Nominals
BA MA DPhil FAA FRACI FRSC
Memberships
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry
- Hallimond Lecturer, The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 2008.
- Physical Chemistry Division Medal, RACI, 2013.
- Association of Molecular Modellers of Australasia Medal, 2015.
Employment History
- 2013 - to date: Professor, Institute National des Sciences & Techniques Nucleaires, Saclay, France
- 2010 - to date: John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
- 2007 - to date: Professor of Computational Chemistry, Curtin University
- 2003 - 2007: Premier's Research Fellow, Curtin University
- 2000 - 2003: Reader in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Imperial College London
- 1993 - 2000: Royal Society University Research Fellow, Imperial College London
Research in our group concerns the development and application of theoretical or computational methods to problems in chemistry, physics, geochemistry, mineralogy and materials science. Current foci include; polymorphism, crystallisation, mineral-water interfaces, fuel cells, lithium battery materials, solvent extraction, desalination membranes. For more information see the Computational Materials and Minerals group web page. We also develop and distribute the lattice dynamics and force field development code GULP.
Teaching Summary
Statistical Mechanics (as part of Chemical, Energetics and Kinetics, 2nd year)
Quantum Mechanics (as part of Advanced Materials Chemistry, 3rd year)
Research Interests
Research in our group concerns the development and application of theoretical or computational methods to problems in chemistry, physics, geochemistry, mineralogy and materials science. Current foci include; polymorphism, crystallisation, mineral-water interfaces, fuel cells, lithium battery materials, solvent extraction, desalination membranes. For more information see the Computational Materials and Minerals group web page. We also develop and distribute the lattice dynamics and force field development code GULP.
Memberships
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry
- Hallimond Lecturer, The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 2008.
- Physical Chemistry Division Medal, RACI, 2013.
- Association of Molecular Modellers of Australasia Medal, 2015.
Supervision
Teaching Summary
Statistical Mechanics (as part of Chemical, Energetics and Kinetics, 2nd year)
Quantum Mechanics (as part of Advanced Materials Chemistry, 3rd year)