UNSW Chemical Society
The UNSW Chemical Society is one of the oldest societies in Australia, starting off as the Sydney Technical College Chemical Society and evolving to its current manifestation as the UNSW Chemical Society.
The society has been part of the research and teaching careers of a great many renowned Australian chemists. It has also provided an international perspective for young researchers discovering new and exciting things about chemistry.
One of the major roles of the society, apart from organising the weekly research seminars within the school, is its management of a number of bequests; these enable the society to invite distinguished researchers from around Australia and the world to give a series of lectures and to have discussions with staff and students. At least one such series is given each year and previous lecturers have included many Nobel Prize winners.
Membership is open to all staff and students in the School of Chemistry and all members are encouraged to join the committee and help in organising the programme.
Read more about the activities of the Society using the links below.
- Student prizes: See how the society supports students.
- Endowed lectures: The UNSW Chemical Society administers and helps organise a series of endowed lectureships which allow us to invite pre-eminent scientists to UNSW.
Celebrating 100 years of the UNSW Chemical Society
On 2 August 2013, the UNSW School of Chemistry held a celebration to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the Society's first meeting.
Contact
For more information about UNSW Chemical Society contact:
Dr Lauren Macreadie
President
Email: l.macreadie@unsw.edu.au
Dr Martin Peeks
Honorary Secretary
Email: m.peeks@unsw.edu.au
A/Prof Albert Fahrenbach
Honorary Treasurer
Email: a.fahrenbach@unsw.edu.au
Prof Timothy Schmidt
Head of School (ex officio)
Email: hos-chemistry@unsw.edu.au