Person
Radom, Leo (1944 - )
AC FAA
- Born
- 13 December 1944
Shanghai, China - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Leo Radom is a distinguished chemist whose research is in computational quantum chemistry. He investigates the structure of molecules and the mechanisms of the reactions in which they are involved. Radom was co-author of Ab initio molecular orbital theory (1996), a key reference in its field. He was Professor in the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney from 2003 to 2014, having previously held the Chair of Chemistry at the Australian National University. Radom has received numerous awards for his research. He has served as President of Australian and international organisations including the Australian and the Asic-Pacific Associations of Computational and Theoretical Chemists. Radom was the first Australian to be awarded the Schrödinger Medal by the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists.
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Chronology
- 1947
- Life event - Migrated to Australia with his family
- 1966
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1967
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1969
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 1969 - 1972
- Career position - Fulbright Fellow, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- 1972 - 1974
- Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship
- 1974 - 1979
- Career position - Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University
- 1977
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1979 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of computational chemistry
- 1979 - 1990
- Career position - Senior Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University
- 1979 - 2018
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1982
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Australian National University
- 1985
- Career position - President, ACT Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1988 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1988
- Award - H. G. Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1988 - 1993
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Structural chemistry
- 1989 -
- Award - Elected Member, International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
- 1990 - 1991
- Career position - Professorial Fellow, Australian National University
- 1991
- Award - Maccoll Prize, British Society of Mass Spectrometry
- 1991 - 2003
- Career position - Professor, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University
- 1993
- Award - Archibald Ollé Prize, New South Wales Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1994
- Award - Schrödinger Medal, World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC)
- 1995 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, European journal of mass spectrometry
- 1995 - 2001
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Australian journal of chemistry
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in computational quantum chemistry
- 2003 - 2014
- Career position - Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney
- 2005 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of chemical theory and computation
- 2005
- Career position - President, World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC)
- 2005 - 2011
- Career position - President, World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists
- 2005 - 2013
- Career position - Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology
- 2006
- Award - Fukui Medal, Asia-Pacific Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists
- 2008 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
- 2008
- Career position - Chair, World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists World Congress, Sydney
- 2008
- Award - David Craig Medal and Lectureship, Australian Academy of Science
- 2009 -
- Career position - President, Australian Association of Computational and Theoretical Chemists
- 2010
- Award - Association, Medal, Association of Molecular Modellers of Australasia (AMMA)
- 2010
- Award - Physical Chemistry Division Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2010
- Award - Division of Physical Chemistry Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2012 -
- Career position - President, Asia Pacific Association of Computational and Theoretical Chemists
- 2013 - 2015
- Career position - Chair, School Board, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney
- 2015 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney
- 2016 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2018 -
- Award - Distinguished Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2019
- Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2019
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to science, particularly to computational chemistry, as an academic, author and mentor, and to international scientific bodies
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Hush, Noel S.; and Radom, Leo, 'David Parker Craig 1919 - 2015', Historical Records of Australian Science, 28 (2) (2017), 159-70, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR17018. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6524158. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/300632416. Details
- Emeritus Professor Leo Radom, Companion of the Order of Australia [AC], Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra, 2019. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2004781. Details
- David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/david-craig-medal-and-lecture. Details
- 'Radom, Leo (1944-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475011. Details
- Radom, Leo, Curriculum vitae, University of Sudney, Sydney, 2017. Details
See also
- Anon, '2019 RACI national award winners', Chemistry in Australia, 2020 (Jan/Feb) (2020), 26-31. Details
- Aroney, M. J.; Buckingham, A. D., 'Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (3) (1988), 273-297. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9880730273. Details
- Downard, K. M.; and De Laeter, J. R., 'A History of Mass Spectrometry in Australia', Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 40 (9) (2005), 1123-1139. Details
- Hush, Noel S.; and Radom, Leo, 'David Parker Craig AO FAA, 23 December 1919 - 1 July 2015', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 64 (2018), 107-29, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2017.0017. Details
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
- Royal Australian Chemical Institute, '2018 RACI National Award winners', Chemistry in Australia, 2019 (Jan/Feb) (2019), 31-6. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 15 June 2022