Biography
Colette graduated from the University of Melbourne with a BSc(Hons) degree in 1993 and a PhD in 1998. After postdoctoral stints at Indiana University, USA, and the University of Berne, Switzerland, she returned to the School of Chemistry in 2004 as a Lecturer. She was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2009.
Colette was awarded the 2004 Selby Research Award from the University of Melbourne as recognition of her status as an outstanding early career academic. She is presently a committee member of the Inorganic Chemistry Group, Victorian Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute and a member of the organising committee for the "New Frontiers in Polyoxometalate Chemistry" symposium at the international chemistry conference Pacifichem 2010.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Polynuclear metal complexes for bistable molecular materials |
inorganic chemistry, magnetochemistry, single-molecule magnets, polyoxometalates, valence tautomers, transition metal and lanthanoid chemistry |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Science (honours) |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1993 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1998 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
MRACI |
01-Jan-1994 |
|
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
Selby Research Award, University of Melbourne |
|
01-Jan-2004 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Polynuclear metal complexes as molecular nanomagnets |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2005 |
| X-ray Molecular Structure Elucidation Facility (MSEF) |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) |
01/01/2007 |
| A NATIONAL BIOMEDICAL ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING CENTRE |
Chief Investigator |
MONASH UNIVERSITY |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2007 |
| New approaches to bistable spin clusters |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2008 |
| ENHANCED NMR RESEARCH, CHARACTERISATION AND ANALYSIS FACILITY |
Chief Investigator |
MONASH UNIVERSITY |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2008 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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