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New, Elizabeth Joy

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Physical chemist

Summary

Elizabeth New is a physical chemist whose pioneering research is on new chemical imaging tools to observe healthy and diseases cells. She develops fluorescent sensors which make possible observation of complex chemical processes within cells. This work has application in treatments for the diseases of aging and cancer. In 2019 New was awarded the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year.

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2005
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
2007
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
2009 - 2010
Award - 1851 Exhibition Research Fellowship, studied at University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
2010
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Durham, United Kingdom
2011
Award - Dalton Young Researchers Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2012
Award - ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow
2014
Award - Asian Biological Inorganic Chemistry Early Career Research Award
2015
Career position - Lecturer, University of New South Wales
2016
Award - Prize for Early Career Researcher (joint), New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science
2016 - 2018
Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
2017 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2017
Career position - ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2017
Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2018 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
2018
Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
2018
Award - 3M Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science Australian Museum
2018 - 2020
Career position - Associate Professor, University of Sydney
2019
Award - Le Fèvre Medal, Australian Academy of Science
2019
Award - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia
2019 - 2021
Career position - Member, College of Experts, Australian Research Council
2021 -
Career position - Professor of Chemistry, University of Sydney
2021
Career position - Board Member, Australian Science Innovations
2021
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2024
Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to science as a researcher

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  • '2017 RACI national award winners', Chemistry in Australia, 2018 (March) (2018), 30-5. Details

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