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ACROSS Annual Report 2009
To view the ACROSS Annual Report 2009, please click here
Posted: 12 November 2010
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Tall Poppy Award to Robert Shellie
Congratulations to Rob.
He has been named Tasmanian Tall Poppy of the Year 2010.
The Tall Poppy Campaign was created in 1998 by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) to recognise and celebrate Australian intellectual and scientific excellence and to encourage younger Australians to follow in the footsteps of our outstanding achievers.
The Tall Poppy Campaign currently recognises the achievements of Australian scientists through the prestigious annual Young Tall Poppy Science Awards and the biennial Florey Medal.
The Campaign’s Tall Poppies Reaching Students Program engages the winners of Young Tall Poppy Science Awards (‘Tall Poppies’) in activities to promote study and careers in science among school students and teachers as well as an understanding and appreciation of science in the broader community.
Read more...
Posted: 16 August 2010
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ACROSS welcomes Kara-Lea Angoy
We would like to welcome Kara-Lea Angoy to ACROSS. Kara-Lea is visiting us from King's College in London, UK. She is here as part of her Masters of Science degree. Kara-Lea will be here for a period of three months and will be working with Dr. Greg Dicinoski in the field of ion chromatography, applied to counter-terrorism.
Posted: 6 May 2010
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Emily Hilder receives UTAS Foundation Graduate Award 2010
Dr Emily Hilder, from the UTAS School of Chemistry was one of two UTAS alumni who have won awards for their outstanding careers at the Annual UTAS Foundation Awards Dinner which was held on Wed 24th March 2010. Dr Emily Hilder was awarded the Foundation Graduate Award for 2010 and Professor Edward Byrne AO was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award. The Foundation Graduate Award has been established to recognise high achieving University of Tasmania graduates in their early to mid career pathways who demonstrate the potential to shape the world through their vision, leadership and professionalism.
Dr Hilder was born and educated in Tasmania and first graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Science in 1996, after which she was awarded a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Chemistry a year later and a PhD in analytical chemistry in 2000, both from UTAS.
She gained international experience with postdoctoral appointments in Austria and California before taking up her first academic position at UTAS in 2004 as an ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow. She is now an ARC Future Fellow in ACROSS and the School of Chemistry and Assistant Dean of Graduate Research.
Professor Edward Byrne AO, Distinguished
Alumni Award recipient 2010 and Dr Emily Hilder,
Foundation Graduate Award recipient 2010
Posted: 23 April 2010
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Welcome to our new visitors
We would like to welcome Oliver Hutter, Rich Wakefield, Feng Huo and Armando Guidote Jr. to ACROSS.
Every year the School of Chemistry at the University of Tasmania welcomes a group of exchange students from Warwick University, England. Of the six students we welcome this year, Oliver and Rich elected to do a project in ACROSS. Oliver is under supervision of Rosanne Guijt and Michael Breadmore, Rich is under supervision of Emily Hilder.
Feng Huo is visiting from Sichuan University, Chengdu Province, China. He is a PhD student there. Feng will stay with us until late August 2010 and will be supervised by Michael Breadmore.
Armando Guidote Jr. is here doing a sabbatical for the months of April and May, working with Joselito Quirino. Armando is from Ateneo de Manilla University in the Phillipines.
We wish our visitors all the best during their time with us and also hope they get to experience some of the beautiful things that Tasmania has to offer.
Posted: 21 April 2010, Updated 23 April 2010
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Academic promotion for Rosanne Guijt
Congratulations to Rosanne.
In the most recent round of academic promotions at UTAS Rosanne was promoted to Senior Lecturer. This is a great acknowledgement for everything that she has achieved at UTAS over the past years, both in research and in teaching.
Posted: 21 January 2010
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Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Paul Haddad, Emily Hilder and Robert Shellie
Congratulations to Paul, Emily and Robert.
Researchers from ACROSS were awarded three of the inaugural University of Tasmania Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence.
Prof Paul Haddad was awarded a UTAS Research Medal for outstanding contributions to research at the University of Tasmania.
Dr Emily Hilder was awarded a Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence for outstanding research by a mid career researcher.
Dr Robert Shellie was awarded a Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Research Excellence for outstanding research by an early career researcher.
Posted: 18 December 2009
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Australian Academy of Science - Rod Rickards Fellowship and Travel Grant awarded to Rosanne Guijt
Congratulations to Rosanne.
The Australian Academy of Science awarded Rosanne funding under the Scientific Visits to Europe scheme.
The Rod Rickards Fellowships are in honour of Professor Rod Rickards who was one of the most important contributors to Australian science through his outstanding achievements in the chemistry of compounds of medical, biological, agricultural and veterinary importance. Professor Rickards served on the Academy's Europe Committee as a member between 1994 and 2002 and as Chair in 2003–2006. Two Fellowships are awarded each year to outstanding scientists undertaking research in Europe in the areas of chemistry or biology.
Seventy-five leading Australian scientists have been awarded scientific grants to undertake important international collaborative research under the International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.
The program supports Australian scientists, from both the public and private sectors, to collaborate with international partners on leading edge science and technology in order to contribute to Australia's economic, social and environmental wellbeing.
Australian scientists will travel to research institutions in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Europe and North America to commence their projects in 2010.
The grant funding is part of the $3.9 million provided to the Australian Academy of Science by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research over the five years of the International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.
Australian scientists will be working on a diverse range of topics including: cancer, climate change; genomic sequencing; health and ageing; nanotechnology; solar cells and women's health.
Well done!
Posted: 11 December 2009, Updated: 11 March 2010
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RACI Analytical Division Robert Cattrall medal awarded to Emily Hilder
Congratulations to Emily.
She has been awarded the RACI Analytical Division Robert Cattrall Early Career medal for 2009.
This award recognises excellence in analytical chemistry through national and international standing in research and publication, and the teaching of the discipline in Australia over the previous 10 years.
The award was presented on the 8th December at the 17th annual RACI Research and Development Topics in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry.
Posted: 11 December 2009
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Tall Poppy Award to Emily Hilder
Congratulations to Emily.
She has been named Tasmanian Tall Poppy of the Year 2009.
The Tall Poppy Campaign was created in 1998 by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) to recognise and celebrate Australian intellectual and scientific excellence and to encourage younger Australians to follow in the footsteps of our outstanding achievers.
The Tall Poppy Campaign currently recognises the achievements of Australian scientists through the prestigious annual Young Tall Poppy Science Awards and the biennial Florey Medal.
The Campaign’s Tall Poppies Reaching Students Program engages the winners of Young Tall Poppy Science Awards (‘Tall Poppies’) in activities to promote study and careers in science among school students and teachers as well as an understanding and appreciation of science in the broader community.
Posted: 11 December 2009
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2010 Endeavour Research Fellowship for Ashraf Ghanem
Congratulations to Ashraf.
He has been awarded a 2010 Endeavour Research Fellowship from the federal government to represent Australia in a sophisticated technology transfer process from Japan to Australia.
The Endeavour Awards are a merit-based scholarship program that provide high-achieving individuals with an opportunity to undertake study, research or professional development for up to 6 months. The Awards aim to develop collaboration in areas of shared interest, develop mutual understanding and foster enduring linkages between individuals, organisations and countries.
Well done!
Posted: 11 December 2009
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ARC Future Fellowship awarded to Emily Hilder
Congratulations to Emily.
She has been awarded an ARC Future Fellowship.
ARC Future Fellowships are designed to promote research in areas of critical national importance by giving outstanding researchers incentives to conduct their research in Australia. The aim of ARC Future Fellowships is to attract and retain the best and brightest mid-career researchers.
At present many highly qualified mid-career researchers choose to work overseas to further their careers due to lack of opportunities in Australia. The ARC Future Fellowships scheme addresses this problem and will significantly boost Australia’s research and innovation capacity in areas of national importance.
Over a five-year period (2009 -2013), ARC Future Fellowships will offer four-year fellowships of up to $135,000 a year to 1,000 outstanding Australian and international researchers in the middle of their career.
Posted: 11 December 2009
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ACROSS welcomes Prof. Georges Guiochon
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Georges Guiochon from the University of Tennessee for a visit to ACROSS. As part of this visit Prof. Guiochon will speak in a mini-symposium on Aspects of Multidimensional Separations.
Posted: 2 December 2009
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ACROSS Mini-symposium on Aspects of Multidimensional Separations
On 30 November 2009 ACROSS will host a mini-symposium on Aspects of Multidimensional Separations.
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Georges Guiochon from the University of Tennessee as one of the speakers in this symposium. Other speakers are A/Prof. Andrew Shalliker (University of Westeren Sydney), David Shock (Phenomenex Australia) and Dr. Robert Shellie (University of Tasmania). This event is kindly sponsored by Phenomenex Australia and the University of Tasmania and is free to attend for everyone.
Please, download the brochure here.
Posted: 20 November 2009
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New ACROSS node: University of Western Sydney
We are very pleased and excited to announce the newest ACROSS node at the University of Western Sydney.
The separations group at UWS has two academics (Dr Andrew Shalliker and Dr Gary Dennis) and six PhD students (Coleen Milroy, Paul Stevenson, Arianne Soliven, Kirsty Mayfield, Mariam Mnatsakanyan and David Shock) and two associate research students (Danijela Kocic and Marina Ieracitano (who is visiting from France)).
The UWS node also works in close collaboration with the Nano++ group and the Centre for Complementary Medicine, both at UWS. The focus of research in separations at the UWS node is on liquid phase chromatographic separations. Our primary interest is in the design of separation solutions for complex samples. This involves a multifaceted approach with understandings in theory, column and stationary phase design, multidimensional HPLC and issues that relate to fluid transport phenomena.
Projects of interest include:
- Purification Protocols in Multidimensional RPHPLC
- Design and Behaviour of Phenyl-Type Stationary Phases in RPHPLC
- Metabolomics by 2DHPLC
- Design and Characterisation of Monoliths
- Selectivity Strategies for 2DHPLC
- Antioxidant Activity of Foods Derived from Australian Natives
- Viscous Fingering in Fluidised Porous Beds
- Ultrahigh Resolution Diastereomer separations of Low Molecular Weight Polymers
For more information contact: Associate Professor Andrew Shalliker (02) 9685 9951 or email: r.shalliker@uws.edu.au
Pictured on photo: Upper left to right - Danijela Kocic, Arianne Soliven, Kirsty Mayfield, Lower Left to right - Mariam Mnatsakanyan, David Shock, Marina Ieracitano and Andrew Shalliker.
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50 Years Journal of Chromatography
We would like to congratulate Journal of Chromatography with their 50 th birthday.
The enormous growth in the number
of articles published on chromatography, and in particular in the
area of bioanalysis, led in 1977 to a separate section on biomedical
applications. The sections were later split further into two
separate journals: Journal of Chromatography A (the “black”
later “blue” section) and Journal of Chromatography B (the
“red” section). Both sections still exist and both do extremely
well.
On the occasion of its birthday a special 'Editor's Choice' issue was published, volume 1184, in Journal of Chromatography A.
From the editorial of this issue we would like to direct your attention to the following;
"The most frequent authors in Journal of Chromatography A
are:
(1) G.A. Guiochon (226 articles)
(2) P.R. Haddad (116 articles)
(3) U.A.Th. Brinkman (107 articles)"
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University of Tasmania announces opening of Pfizer Analytical Research Centre at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia is pleased to announce the establishment of a new research centre targeting innovation and productivity in Pharmaceutical Analytical Sciences. The centre is the result of a collaboration between Pfizer, the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, and the University of Tasmania.
The collaboration creates a centre of excellence for the development of novel pharmaceutical analytical methods by combining the expertise of the Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS) at the School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania (UTas) with that of Pfizer scientists. The centre, which has been named the University of Tasmania Pfizer Analytical Research Centre (PARC), will be based at the University of Tasmania's Hobart Campus.
PARC is a multidisciplinary collaboration which aims to generate high-throughput, faster, and smarter analytical systems for pharmaceutical analysis and drug discovery, to introduce novel approaches to pharmaceutical analysis, such as green chromatography, and to advance innovative ideas and concepts for analytical work into the 21st century. The UTas PARC centre complements a separate PARC collaboration set up at the Ghent University, Belgium, established in 2003 under the direction of Professor Pat Sandra.
Commenting on the collaboration, Professor Paul Haddad, the University of Tasmania PARC Director, said:
"The establishment of PARC within ACROSS at UTas is a significant initiative for us. This centre provides exciting opportunities to perform cutting-edge research into pharmaceutical separation science with input from one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical companies. The collaboration will provide a direct link between experts in analytical chemistry and the pharmaceutical industry. This will encourage innovative work in this field through the development of faster, smarter and smaller analytical tools."
Under the terms of the 4 year agreement, Pfizer will support post-doctoral staff who will work together with Ph.D. and undergraduate students on jointly agreed research projects.
Pfizer is a participant in the Australian Government's Pharmaceuticals Partnership Program (P3). Under P3, Pfizer is committed to increasing its Research and Development activities in Australia.
For more information, contact:
- Professor Paul Haddad, Director, Australian Centre for Research On Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia, Email: Paul.Haddad@utas.edu.au, Web: http://www.across.utas.edu.au
- Dr Greg Dicinoski, Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Research On Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia, Email: Greg.Dicinoski@utas.edu.au, Web: http://www.across.utas.edu.au
- Adrian Dolahenty, Media Communications Manager, Public Affairs and Policy, Pfizer Australia, Phone: 61 2 9850 3488
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Federation Fellowship for Paul Haddad
On Thursday 11 May 2006 the Minister for Education, Science and
Training the Hon Julie Bishop MP awarded Australian Research Council
(ARC) Federation Fellowships to 25 world-class researchers in Canberra.
Professor Paul Haddad was named one of the Federation Fellows.
The ARC's Federation Fellowships are highly prestigious awards designed to develop and retain Australian skills; assist with the development of stronger links between researchers, industry and the international research community and provide opportunities for outstanding Australian researchers to return to, or remain in, key positions in Australia.
To read more about Federation Fellowships have a look at the ARC Website |
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ACROSS Annual Report 2008
To view the ACROSS Annual Report 2008, please click here
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