Person

Jolliffe, Katrina (Kate)

FAA

Occupation
Organic chemist

Summary

Kate Jolliffe is an organic chemist whose research focuses on the design of complex molecular structures. She has worked the development of antifungal drugs, molecular self-assembly, rigidified cyclic peptides as supramolecular scaffolds, and the synthesis of natural and novel cyclic peptides. Jolliffe has been Professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney since 2009.

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"Kate Joliffe is a leader in the fields of supramolecular and organic chemistry and has made world-leading contributions to organic synthesis, anion recognition and molecular self-assembly. Her international reputation is a result of her expertise in the design and synthesis of comples molecular architectures, which she uses to generate new molecular structures. Joliffe's transformative achievements include the development of selctive receptors for pyrophosphate and sulfate ions; and the development of new methods that enable the synthesis of macrocyclic peptides. She has been awarded the Beckwith, Biota, Birch and H. G. Smith medals of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/kate-jolliffe 21/10/2025]

Chronology

1992 -
Career position - Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1993
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of New South Wales
1996 - 1998
Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Universiteit Twente, Netherlands
1997
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales
1998 - 2000
Career position - Temporary Lecturer, University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2000 - 2002
Career position - Research Fellow, Australian National University
2002 - 2007
Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, University of Sydney
2006
Award - Biota Award for Medicinal Chemistry, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2007
Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
2008
Career position - Associate Professor, University of Sydney
2009 -
Career position - Professor of Chemistry, University of Sydney
2013 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2013 - 2016
Career position - Head, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney
2017 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
2017
Award - A. J. Birch Medal, Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2018
Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2020 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2021
Award - Margaret Sheil Leadership Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2024
Award - UTSresearch Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Researchers, Australian Museum

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See also

  • Anon, '2021 RACI national awards', Chemistry in Australia (2022), 26-30. 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: 2 July 2019, Last modified: 21 October 2025

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