Junk, Peter C.

Summary

Peter Junk is an inorganic chemist internationally recognised for his research in organometallic chemistry of the main group and rare earth elements. His interests extend to organoamido and aryloxo chemistry, X-ray imaging, and corrosion inhibition. Between 2001 and 2012 he was Professor at Monash University, before joining the James Cook University as Nevitt Professor of Chemistry. Junk has received a number of awards for his research, including the Burrows Award from the Inorganic Chemistry Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, and the Terrae Rarae Award. He was President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute from 2016 to 2018.

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"Peter Junk completed his PhD in 1988 under the supervision of Colin Raston at The University of Western Australia. He obtained a DSc from James Cook University for his international reputation in organometallic chemistry of the main group and rare earth elements. After a short stint in the petroleum industry, Peter held several postdoctoral positions, with Jerry Atwood at the University of Alabama, Allan White at UWA and Glen Deacon at Monash University. In 1997, Peter joined James Cook University as a Lecturer. He moved to Monash University in 2001 where he was promoted to Professor. In 2012, he moved back to James Cook University as the Nevitt Professor of Chemistry. His main research interests are in rare earth and main group organometallic, organoamido and aryloxo chemistry, but has applied interests in corrosion inhibition. He has published in excess of 450 publications and reviews. He has been a recipient of the Burrows Award, and the Terrae Rarae award for recognition of his contributions to Rare Earth Chemistry. He is currently on the College of Experts at the ARC." [from Australian journal of chemistry 75(8/9):494 (2002)]

Chronology

1988

Education - PhD, University of Western Australia

1989 - 1992

Career position - Researcher, Ampol

1992 - 1994

Career position - Postdoctoral fellow, University of Alabama

1995

Career position - 1995 Postdoctoral fellow, University of Western Australia

1997 - 2001

Career position - Lecturer, James Cook University

2001

Award - Queensland Young Tall Poppy Award, Australian Institute of Political Science

2001 - 2012

Career position - Professor, Monash University

2002 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2007

Award - DSc, James Cook University

2010 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

2012 -

Career position - Nevitt Professor of Chemistry, James Cook University

2014 - 2018

Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Nanochemistry research

2014 - 2020

Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie

2016

Award - Terrae Rarae Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the coordination chemistry of the rare earth elements(shared with Peter W. Roesk), Terrae Rarae (Rare Earth Chemistry Conference)

2016

Award - Burrows Award, Inorganic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2016

Career position - Chair, International Conference of Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC2016), Melbourne

2016

Career position - Chair, Terrae Rarae (Rare Earth Chemistry Conference), Magnetic Island, Queensland

2016 - 2018

Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2021 -

Career position - Distinguished Professor, James Cook University

2022 - 2024

Career position - Member, College of Experts, Australian Research Council

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• Anon, 'Terrae Rarae Award: P. C. Junk and P. W. Roesky / Bau Family Award: H. Xu', Angewandte Chemie international edition, 55 (51) (2016), 15705, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201610963. Details
• Junk, Peter and Andrews, Phil, 'Leone Spiccia: chemist who worked at the forefront', Chemistry in Australia (2017), 31, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.799501974506781. Details
• Junk, Peter C.; and Koutsantonis, George, 'Special issue dedicated to Professor Glen Deacon', Australian journal of chemistry, 75 (8/9) (2022), 493-4. https://doi.org/10.1071/CHv75n9_FO. Details
• Junk, Peter C.; and Raston, Colin L., 'Professor William Roy Jackson AM, 27 February 1935 - 3 November 2019', Australian journal of chemistry, 73 (2020), 1125-6, https://doi.org/10.1071/CHv73n12_FO. Details