Lindoy, Leonard Francis (1937 - )

Summary

Leonard Lindoy is Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney, Personal Chair at James Cook University (Queensland) and a Bye-Fellow at Robinson College, University of Cambridge (UK). He is a recipient of many awards, fellowships and visiting professorships and has been invited to present his work at conferences and institutes around the world. Lindoy has (co) authored over 250 research publications, many of which cover the areas of metal ion and small molecule recognition, Supramolecular chemistry, Macrocyclic ligand chemistry, Ligand design and Reagents for solvent extraction and membrane transport.

Details

Professor Leonard F. Lindoy was born in Wollongong, New South Wales and graduated from the University of New South Wales with a BSc in 1963 and a Ph.D. in 1968. In 1985 he also obtained a DSc from this University. Following a postdoctoral appointment at Ohio State University with Professor Daryl Busch, he joined James Cook University as a lecturer in 1970, rising through the ranks to be appointed to the first Personal Chair at James Cook in 1987. In 1996, he moved to take up the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney and Headship of the Inorganic Division within the School of Chemistry. Since his arrival at Sydney he has taken a full lecture load at all levels and has been actively involved in course development during that time. At Sydney he has also been Academic Director of the Foundation for Inorganic Chemistry and was the Foundation Director of the Centre for Heavy Metals Research that was setup largely under his guidance. Professor Lindoy has had an interest in the affairs of the University of Wollongong for several years and since 2001 has been a member of the Science Faculty's External Advisory Committee. In December 2005 the University award him a DSc. (honoris causa) in recognition of his contributions to the University and to Inorganic Chemistry.

Professor Lindoy has spent periods of research at the ANU, ETH Zurich, Florida State University, as well as numerous periods at Cambridge University. He has had the honour of being appointed a Senior Member of Robinson College, Cambridge - an appointment for life that conveys some of the privileges of a Fellow when in residence. He is currently also a adjunct Professor of Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University In 2004, he delivered an invited lecture series on Supramolecular Chemistry to graduate students and staff at the Universities of Notre Dame (US NSF sponsored) and the National University of Singapore (as Visiting Professor).

Professor Lindoy has been a long-standing Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is a past chairman of the North Queensland Section of the RACI. For 6 years he was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Australian Journal of Chemistry and its Chair for 3 years.

He is a past President of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) and past Chair of the Chemical Sciences Sub-Panel, Australian Research Council (ARC) as well as Chair of the Physical Sciences Large Grants Panel (Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry) of the Australian Research Council. He has been a member of several national and international conference organising committees including a long standing member of the International Symposium on Macrocyclic Chemistry (ISMC) and the International Coordination Chemistry Conference (ICCC) conference series. He is currently Australian representative on the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Committee on Chemical Nomenclature and Structure and is a past member of the IUPAC working party for supramolecular nomenclature. Over the past decade or so, he also has been a member or chair of various committees involved in reviewing university faculties and departments and research institutes or programmes. He has been a consultant to several national and international companies.

He continues to be an active researcher in the areas of macrocyclic chemistry, ligand design for metal ion and small molecule recognition and supramolecular chemistry. He has published about 260 research papers including patents and two monographs. His research standing continues to receive wide recognition through invitations for plenary and other invited conference lectures, guest editorships, conference chairmanship and membership of a number of editorial boards.

Professor Lindoy was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1994 and has since served a three year term on the Academy's Council. Over his career he has received a number of prestigious awards such as the Olle Prize, the Burrows Medal and the H. G. Smith Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), the Gold Medal for Excellence in Research from the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering. He was the 1998 Liversidge Lecturer of the Royal Society of NSW and in 2000 he was the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) Australasian Lecturer, delivering lectures on his research throughout Australia and New Zealand. In 2003 he received a Centenary Medal from the Australian Government for his contributions to Inorganic Chemistry. He was elected to a RACI Distinguished Fellowship in November, 2005 He was appointed to the inaugural Eastchem (Scotland) International Visiting Fellowship to present a lecture series on supramolecular chemistry at the universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews in December, 2005. Written by Prof. Lindoy

Chronology

1963

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of New South Wales

1966

Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of New South Wales

1968

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales

1968 - 1970

Career position - Visiting Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ohio State University, USA

1970 - 1976

Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry at James Cook University, Queensland

1977 - 1987

Career position - Reader in Inorganic Chemistry James Cook University

1985

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New South Wales

1987 - 1996

Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, James Cook University

1988

Award - Olle Prize, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1991 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)

1991

Award - Burrows Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1993 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1993

Career position - President, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering

1994

Career position - Chair of the Physical Sciences (Chemistry/Maths/Physics) Panel of the Australian Research Council's Large Grants

1995

Award - Gold Medal for Excellence in Research, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering

1995

Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1995 - 1999

Career position - Councillor of the Australian Academy of Science

1996 - 2001

Career position - Chair and Head of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney

1996 - 2001

Career position - Chair, Editorial Board, Australian journal of chemistry

1996 - 2005

Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney

1997

Career position - Councillor of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering

1998

Career position - Visiting Fellow / Senior Member of Robinson College, University of Cambridge, UK

1998

Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales

2000

Award - Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) Lecturer for Australia and New Zealand

2001

Award - Centenary Medal, Australian Government

2001

Career position - External Reviewer of the Chemistry Department, University of Basel, Switzerland

2001

Award - Olle Prize, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2001 - 2007

Career position - Adjunct Professor in the School of Pharmacy & Molecular Sciences at James Cook University

2005 -

Award - Distinguished Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)

2005 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney

2005

Award - Inaugural EastChem (Scotland) International Visiting Fellow, Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews, Scotland

2009

Award - Science Excellence Award, Australian Academy of Science

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• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6525293. 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
• 'Lindoy, Leonard Francis (1937-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-544995. Details

See also

• Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details