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Research Groups

The Thordarson Group - People

Dr. Pall Thordarson (Palli)

ARC Australian Research Fellow. Group leader.

Career: B.Sc. Chemistry 1992-1996 (University of Iceland), Ph.D. Chemistry 2001 (The University of Sydney). Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellow 2001-2003 (The University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands), 2003-2005 The University of Sydney Sesqui Post-doctoral Research Fellow (The University of Sydney). Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Research Fellow 2006-2007 (The University of Sydney). From November 2007: Senior Lecturer and Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Research Fellow (The University of New South Wales). For more details see Palli's CV page.

Group Members

Dr. Sabrina Dehn

DAAD Post-doctoral fellow. Project: Using lanthanides to enhance the stability and potential applications of anion sensitive self-assembled gels.

Career: Diplom. Chemistry 1997-2002 (WW University of Münster, Germany). Ph.D. Chemistry 2002-2007 (Institute of Organic Chemistry at RTWH Aachen University, Germany). Deutscher Akademisher Austauschdient (DAAD) Post-doctoral Research Fellow 2007- (The University of Sydney).

Daniel C. Goldstein (Danny)

Ph.D. Student. Project: Novel bioconjugate donor-acceptor for bioelectronics.

Career: B.Sc. Hons. Nanotechnology 2003-2006 (The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia). Ph.D. Chemistry 2007- (The University of Sydney).

Joshua R. Peterson (Josh)

Ph.D. Student. Project: Bio-hybrid donor-acceptor systems for bioelectronics.

Career: B.Sc. Chemical Engineering 1992-1995 (University of Washington, Seattle, USA). Ph.D. Chemistry 2005- (The University of Sydney).

Shiva Prasad

Ph.D. Student. Project: Photocatalytic reduction of NAD.

Career: B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry 2001-2005 (University of Sydney). Ph.D. Chemistry 2006- (The University of Sydney).

Katie Tong

Ph.D. Student. Project: Self-assembled Gels from Small Organic Molecules.

Career: B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry 2003-2006 (University of Sydney). Ph.D. Chemistry 2007- (The University of Sydney).

Wing Kit Chiu (Edison)

Grad. Dipl. Student. Project: Synthesis of novel molecules for self-assembled gels.

Career: B.Sc. Science 2004-2006 (The University of Sydney). Grad. Dipl. 2007- (The University of Sydney)

Gabrielle de Wit (Gabi)

B.Sc. Hons. Student. Project: Time-resolved studies on the photocatalytic reduction of NAD. Co-supervisor: Dr. Timothy W. Schmidt.

Career: B.Sc. Science 2004-2006 (The University of Sydney).

Scott Jones

B.Sc. Hons. Student. Project: Cell-gel interactions and their application in cancer therapy. Co-supervisor: Dr. Filip Braet (EMU).

Career: B.Sc. Science 2004-2006 (The University of Sydney).

Previous group members

James E. A. Webb

B.Sc. Honours 2004 (The University of Sydney). Thesis title: A Modular Approach Towards Cavity Hosts for Small Molecules.

Danial M. Stocks

B.Sc. Honours 2004 (The University of Sydney). Co-supervisor: Prof. Maxwell J. Crossley. Thesis title: Design and Synthesis of a Water Soluble Photoreductive Catalyst.

Associate members

Peter Brotherhood Ph.D. Student — Principal supervisor Prof. M. J. Crossley.
Peter Café M.Sc. Student — Principal supervisor Dr. J. R. Reimers.
Yiing Chin Ph.D. Student — Principal supervisor Dr. J. R. Reimers.
Maxine Sintic M.Sc. Student — Principal supervisor Prof. M. J. Crossley.
Danial M. Stocks Ph.D. Student — Principal supervisor Prof. M. J. Crossley.
James Webb Ph.D. Student — Principal supervisor Prof. M. J. Crossley.

Collaborators

A/Prof. Filip Braet - EMU, The University of Sydney (Cell Biology, Cancer research, Microscopy).
Dr. Wenrong Yang - EMU, The University of Sydney (Scanning Probe Microscopy, Electrochemistry).
Dr. Timothy W. Schmidt - Chemistry, The University of Sydney (Laser Spectroscopy).
Prof. Maxwell J. Crossley - Chemistry, The University of Sydney (Molecular Electronics).
Prof. Jeffrey R. Reimers - Chemistry, The University of Sydney (Molecular Electronics, STM).
Assoc. Prof. Trevor A. Smith - Chemistry, The University of Melbourne (Laser Spectroscopy).
Prof. Alan E. Rowan - Chemistry, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Supramolecular Chemistry).
Dr. Kelly Velonia - Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland (Bioconjugate Chemistry).