Summary
Leo Radom AC (born 13 December 1944) is a computational chemist and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney. He attended North Sydney Boys High School. He has a PhD and a DSc from the University of Sydney and carried out postdoctoral research under the late Sir John Pople.[1] Previously, he was Professor at the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. He has published over 460 papers.
Leo Radom | |
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| Born | 13 December 1944 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computational chemistry |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University Australian National University University of Sydney |
| Doctoral advisor | Raymond Le Fèvre Sever Sternhell |
| Other academic advisors | John Pople |
| Doctoral students | Peter Gill |
He is fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1988)[2] and in 2008 was awarded its Craig Medal for contributions of a high order to any branch of chemistry by active researchers.[3] He is a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (1989).[4] Until 2011, he was President of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC) and organised the WATOC 2008 Conference in Sydney, Australia.[5][6]
Awards and honours edit
In 2001, Radom was awarded the Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society and science in computational quantum chemistry".[7] In 2019, Radom was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia "for eminent service to science, particularly to computational chemistry, as an academic, author and mentor, and to international scientific bodies".[8]
References edit
- ^ Radom Group Homepage
- ^ AAS List of members Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Craig Medal of the Australian Academy of Science Archived 2007-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science page on Leo Radom
- ^ WATOC 2008 Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Watoc Home page
- ^ "Professor Leo RADOM - Centenary Medal". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Emeritus Professor Leo RADOM - Companion of the Order of Australia". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2019.