Person
Field, Leslie David (1953 - )
FAA
- Born
- 5 February 1953
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist and University Administrator
Summary
Leslie David Field is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Sydney and, excluding his time there as a student, has worked there for over twenty years. During this time Field has built up an international reputation for his research on novel reagents containing coordinatively unsaturated transition metals and for his extensive work in the field of NMR spectroscopy including novel studies on heteronuclear coherence transfer and multiple quantum NMR.
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Chronology
- 1975
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1979
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 1979 - 1981
- Career position - Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Southern California, USA
- 1980 - 1981
- Career position - Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Southern California
- 1981 - 1982
- Career position - Research Fellow in the Dyson Perrins Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK
- 1983 - 1990
- Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of Sydney
- 1984
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
- 1986
- Award - David Edgeworth Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1991
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - Reader in Organic Chemistry, University of Sydney
- 1992
- Award - A. J. Birch Medal (jointly), Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1992 - 1999
- Career position - Deputy Director, CRC for Molecular Engineering and Technology: Sensing and Diagnostic Technologies
- 1994 - 2005
- Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Sydney
- 1996 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1996
- Career position - Associate Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
- 1997 - 2002
- Career position - Head, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney
- 2001
- Award - Centennial Medal for service to Australian science and society in organic chemistry
- 2001 - 2003
- Career position - Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
- 2001 - 2003
- Career position - Member, Australian Research Council Physics, Chemistry and Geosciences Panel
- 2003 - 2005
- Career position - Member of the Senate, University of Sydney
- 2005 -
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of New South Wales
- 2010
- Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2011
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the administration of higher education, and to the discipline of chemistry as an academic and researcher
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Field, Les, 'Vale Sev Sternhell (1930 - 2022), influential organic chemist', Chemistry in Australia (2023), 28. Details
Resources
- 'Field, L D (19530205-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1091771. Details
See also
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
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Created: 17 October 2005, Last modified: 19 April 2022