Person
Robson, Richard (1937 - )
FAA FRS
- Born
- 4 June 1937
Glusburn, Near Keighley, Yorkshire, England - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Richard Robson has been Reader/Associate Professor in Chemistry, University of Melbourne since 1992. His research is in the area of design, synthesis and characterisation of coordination nets. Early efforts with a vacant site between two metal atoms have given way to larger metal-organic networks in one, two and three dimensions. This work is laying the foundations for the tailor-made materials of the future.
Details
Born Glusburn, Near Keighley, West Yorkshire, UK, 4 June 1937. Educated University of Oxford (BA 1959, DPhil 1962). Postdoctoral research, California Institute of Technology 1962-64; postdoctoral research, Stanford University 1964-65; Lecturer in chemistry, University of Melbourne 1966-70, Senior Lecturer 1970-92, Reader/Associate Professor 1992- . Burrows Award, Inorganic Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1998; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 2000.
Chronology
- 2000 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2022 -
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Abrahams, Brendan F.; Batten, Stuart R.; and D'Alessandro, Deanna M.,, 'Professor Richard Robson FAA', Australian journal of chemistry, 72 (2019), 729-30, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2020.03.004. Details
- Anon, 'Outstanding Academy Fellows elected to Royal Society [Bob Pressey, Richard Robson, Jamie Rossjohn and Carola Vinuesa]', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 160 (2022). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/may-2022-160. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q23073819. Details
- 'Robson, Richard (1937-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475044. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 10 November 2022