Prof. Anthony G. Wedd
Prof. Wedd obtained his B.Sc. in 1963 and Ph.D in 1968 from the University of Tasmania, Australia. He was later appointed as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Chemistry (1971 - 1986) and then as a Reader in Chemistry in La Trobe University (1987 - 1990). In 1991, he joined the University of Melbourne as a Professor of Chemistry. He was awarded a D.Sc. from LaTrobe University in 1996. Outside the lab, Prof. Wedd enjoys spending time with his wife, Sue, and his children Melanie, Lisa, Barnaby, Robin, and Alexander.
Prof. Wedd has over 160 original research publications in refereed international journals, books and encyclopediae, including. He received a high citation level of published work, including five "citation classics". In 2004, he was editor of Volume 4 (early transition metals) of the encyclopedia Comprehensive Coordination Chemisty II, Elsevier, 2004. In 2005, he refereed 36 manuscripts including 13 for JACS, Biochemistry and JCS Chem. Commun.
Prof. Wedd has also served as the following:-
Inaugural Council Member, Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 1997-1999;
Inaugural Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 1997-1999, 2002-;
Member, International Organising Committee, International Conferences on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (IBIC);
Member, Chemistry Panel, Australian Research Council, 1998-2000;
Reviewer, Physics Chemistry and Geoscience Panel, Australian Research Council, 2001-5;
Victorian Convenor, Australian Research Council Network for Metals in Medicine Application, 2004.
Below are of Prof. Wedd's long list of conference presentations:-
Plenary or invited lecturer at the 7th, 8th, 10th and 12th International Conferences on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (the major conference serving that research area);
Chair, 11th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Cairns, Australia, July 19-23, 2003;
Co-Chair, IC03, the Conference of the Inorganic Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), Melbourne, 2003;
Plenary lecturer, 1st Asian Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Okazaki, Japan, 2003; Invited lecturer, 2nd and 3rd Asian Conferences on Biological Inorganic Chemistry in Goa, India, 2004 and Nanjing, China, 2006;
Plenary lecturer, International Symposium on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mumbai, India, 2000;
Invited speaker, RACI National Conventions, 2000 and 2005;
Invited graduate course on biological inorganic chemistry, University of Florence, Italy, 2001;
Invited lecturer, opening of Centre for Metals in Biology, University of Queensland, 2001.
