News flash! On October 22^nd, to mark the centenary of MUCS, a CD and booklet detailing the history of MUCS and the Lady Masson Lectures will be launched immediately prior to the Lady Masson Lecture. For more information click here.

MUCS Committee for 2003

President: Prof. Ken Ghiggino

Secretary: Dr. Spencer J. Williams

Treasurer: Dr. Sonia Horvat

Student Members:  

Andrew Mariotti

Helen Ryan

John Feutrill

Le Zeng

Tahli Fenner

Colin Scholes

All lectures are held in the Cuming Theatre at 4:15 pm Wednesday unless stated otherwise.

Invitations are extended to join the guest speaker and committee for dinner at 6.30pm following the meeting.

RSVP to Dr. Spencer J. Williams

Enquires to: Dr. Spencer J. Williams

e-mail: sjwill@unimelb.edu.au

Electronic Mailing List:

If you would like to automatically receive reminders of MUCS seminars two weeks in advance of the seminar date, simply send an e-mail message to The secretary and in the body of the message use the words "subscribe MUCS". You will then be automatically notified of upcoming events.

Program of Events for 2003

March

5 March 2003
Professor Rudi van Eldik
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
"To be or not to be NO? A mechanistic approach"

March 26th
Prof. Ari Ivaska
“Process Chemistry Group - National Centre of Excellence and
Research on Chemical Sensors in the Centre”
Abo Akademi University, Finland

April

16 April 2003
Annual RACI Lecture
Dr. Colin D. Bain
University of Oxford
"Marangoni Effects in Surfactant Solutions"

May

7 May 2003
Assoc. Prof. Scott Kable
University of Sydney
" Laser Studies of Atmospherically Important Molecules and Radicals"

14 May 2003
Dr Veronica Borrett
CBRN Defence Centre, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
"Chemical and Biological Homeland Security: The role of the scientist"

July

2 July 2003
Australian Journal of Chemistry Lecture
Prof. Frank Caruso
University of Melbourne
"Building Materials for the Future: Nano-Micro Assembly"

August

27 August 2003
Feutrill Memorial Lecture
Dr John Lambert
Head, Chemistry
Biota Holdings Limited
”Drugs for respiratory infection: How will a cure for SARS be discovered and developed?“

September

17 September 2003
Prof Norman Greenwood
University of Leeds
”The Boomerang Returns: Reminiscences of the Chemistry Department and MUCS 1942-48“

October

5:15pm, 22 October 2003
Lady Masson Lecture
Prof Devens Gust
Arizona State University
”Mimicking Photosynthesis”

To mark the centenary of MUCS, a CD and booklet detailing the history of MUCS and the Lady Masson Lectures will be launched immediately prior to the Lady Masson Lecture. For more information click here.

November

12 November 2003
Stranks Memorial Lecture
Prof Alan Baker
University of Melbourne
Plants and heavy metals: a love-hate relationship?

26 November 2003
Annual General Meeting
and 100^th Anniversary Birthday Celebration

December

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