Group leader
Research students
Dr Hsiu Lin Li
Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate
B.Sc. (Hons I), Ph.D. (Monash)
Surabhi Naik
Ph.D. student
Silviu Dobrota
Ph.D. student
Silviu Dobrota
Ph.D. student
Stephen Cameron
Ph.D. student
Andrew Aslanidis
Honours student
Former group members
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Stephen P. Gallagher, Ph.D. (1987)
An Investigation into the Mechanism of the Hydroboration Rearrangement
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Barbara A. Messerle, Ph.D. (1987).
Pulsed Methods in Proton/Heteronuclear NMR Spectroscopy
Executive Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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Murray V. Baker, Ph.D. (1988)
Reactions of Iron Phosphine Complexes with Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds
Professor of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
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Jennifer S. Protopopoff, M.Sc. (1989)
Synthesis and Reactions of Cobalt and Rhodium Organometallic Complexes
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Gregory K. Pierens, Ph.D. (1990)
Multiple Quantum NMR Spectroscopy of Molecules aligned in Liquid Crystalline Solution
Senior Research Manager, Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Sue E. Boyd, Ph.D. (1992)
Studies in Coordination Chemistry
Senior Lecturer, School of Biomolecular & Physical Sciences and Manager of Griffith University Magnetic Resonance Facility, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Queensland, Australia
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Benita C. K. Yau, Ph.D. (1992)
Organometallic Chemistry of Phosphine Complexes of Iron and Ruthenium
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Charles M. Lindall, Ph.D. (1992)
Transition Metal Complexes of the Pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl Ligand
(Supervisor: Dr A. F. Masters)
Director of Business Development and Commercial, CSIRO Manufacturing, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Devin R. Latimer, M.Sc. (1992)
New Derivatives of the Pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl Ligand
(Supervisor: Dr A. F. Masters)
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Nick Bampos, Ph.D. (1993)
NMR studies of small iron and ruthenium organometallic complexes with tetraphosphine ligands: their structure and C-H activation.
Lecturer, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Matthew P. Wilkinson, Ph.D. (1995)
Synthesis and reactions of Organometallic Complexes containing Trifluoromethylated Phosphines
Technical and Operations Manager, Callington Haven Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia听
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Elizabeth Y. Malouf, Ph.D. (1995)
Controlled Synthesis of Conjugated Organometallic Complexes
(Co-supervisor: Dr A. V. George)
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Julie C. Cheung, Ph.D. (1995)
(Supervisor: Professor S. Sternhell)
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Ronald J. Smernik, Ph.D. (1996)
Structure and Reactions of Iron Complexes with tripodal tetraphoshine ligands
(Associate Supervisor: Dr B. A. Messerle)
Research Fellow, School Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Iain P. Thomas, Ph.D. (1996)
C-H activation using bidentate phospholane complexes of iron
Head of Life Sciences at Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Sarah H. Elgafi, Ph.D. (1996)
Rhodium and Iridium Complexes containing polyimidazole ligands
(Associate Supervisor: Dr B. A. Messerle)
Senior Research Scientist, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common, UK
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Antony J. Ward, Ph.D. (1998)
The Chemistry of Phosphine Complexes of Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium
(Associate Supervisor: Dr A. V. George)
Research Associate, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Graham R. Purches, Ph.D. (1998)
The Chemistry of Ruthenium and Iron Acetylide Complexes
(Associate Supervisor: Dr A. V. George)
Senior Project Manager, ResMed, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Stuart R. Pike, Ph.D. (1998)
The Chemistry of Iron Acetylide Complexes
(Associate Supervisor: Dr A. V. George)
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Ian J. Luck, Ph.D. (1999)
Synthesis and Chemistry of Multidentate Mixed Donor Ligands
Professional Officer, School of Chemistry Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Anthony J. Turnbull, Grad. Dip. Sci. [1995] Ph.D. (2000)
Substituent effects on arylacetylenes in the formation of bisacetylide complexes of iron
Chemistry of Acetylenic Iron Complexes
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Saadallah Ramadan, Ph.D. (2000)
Multiple Quantum Liquid Crystal NMR Spectroscopy
Research Academic, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Brian J. Petteys, Ph.D. (2000)
Components for Novel Bilayer Membranes
(Associate Supervisors: Dr C. J. Burns, Professor D. D. Ridley)
International Strategic Insights Manager, Genentech, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
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Warren J. Shaw, Ph.D. (2001)
Reactivity of Hydrido-Iron Phosphine Complexes toward Heteroallenes
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Suzanne Burling, Ph.D. (2001)
Cationic Rhodium and Iridium Catalysts for the Hydroamination Reaction
(Associate Supervisor: Dr B. A. Messerle)
Senior Hydrometallurgist, ANSTO Minerals, Lucas Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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Jim Onishi, Ph.D. (2002)
Photoactive components for Bilayer Membranes
(Associate Supervisors: Dr C. J. Burns, Professor D. D. Ridley)
Senior Associate, Houlihan2听Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Nilay Hazari, MSc. (2003)
Organometallic activation of molecular nitrogen
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Adelle Shasha, Ph.D. (2007)
Metal-catalysed hydroamination
Technical Officer, 听Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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Ruth W. Guest, Ph.D. (2008)
Synthesis and Reactions of Iron and Ruthenium Dinitrogen Complexes
Senior Economic Analyst and Planning Portfolio Adviser, Santos Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Ashley Tronoff, Ph.D. (2008)
Chloride Abstraction from Ruthenium Alkyl Bis-diphosphine Dichlorides
Chemist, Queensland Health and Forensic and Scientific Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Timothy K. Shearer, Ph.D. (2009)
Controlled Synthetic Approach to Di- and Tri-nuclear Ruthenium Acetylide Complexes
(Co-Supervisor: Dr A. M. Magill)
Assistant Dean, Warrane College, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ryan J. Gilbert-Wilson, Ph.D. (2013)
The Use of Sterically Bulky Phosphine Ligands in Iron and Ruthenium Dinitrogen Chemistry
(Co-Supervisor: Dr H. L. Li)
Scientist, SABIC, Houston, Texas, USAPeter M. Jurd, Ph.D. (2018)
Reactivity of Carbon Dioxide with Organometallic Iron Phosphine Complexes
(Co-Supervisor: Dr H. L. Li) -
Michael L. Terry, B.Sc. (Hons听I, University Medal) [1983]
Evaluation of Synthetic Routes to 4-(trans-4'-Pentylcyclohexyl)benzonitriles and the Application of INEPT to NMR Spectroscopy in Liquid Solvents
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Jennifer S. Protopopoff,听B.Sc. (Hons听I) [1984]
Ortho-Metallation Reactions of Electron-Deficient Organo-iron Complexes
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Anita M. Lamb, B.Sc. (Hons I) [1984]
Reactions of Organo-iron Dihydrides
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Bruce D. Jacobs, B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1984]
DNMR Studies of Sterically Hindered Molecules from SRN 1 Reactions
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Elizabeth A. Knox, B.Sc. (Hons I) [1986]
Organometallic reactions of Bidentate Phosphine Ligands
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Roberto Pavan, B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1986]
Synthesis of Novel Branched and Polycyclic Phosphine Ligands
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Gregory K. Pierens, B.Sc. (Hons I) [1986]
NMR Spectroscopy Using Liquid Crystal Solvents
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Andreas Klein, B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1986]
Synthesis of Sterically Restricted Bis -phosphine Ligands for Metal Complexation
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Paul G. Lloyd, B.Sc. (Hons I) [1987]
Synthetic Approaches to Bis(phosphino)ethanes - New Ligands for Metal Complexation
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Nick Bampos, B.Sc. (Hons I) [1988]
Organometallic Complexes with Polydentate Phosphine Ligands
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Jacqueline A. Warner,听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1988]
The Mechanism of Carbon-Hydrogen Bond Activation by Iron Diphosphine Complexes
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Benita C. K. Yau,听B.Sc. (Hons I, University Medal) [1988]
Preparation and Reactions of Ruthenium Bis(diphosphine) Complexes
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Charles M. Lindall,听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1988]
Development of Synthetic Routes to Decaphenylmetallocenes
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Lionel G. Glendenning, B.Sc. (Hons I) [1988]
A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Heteroatom-stabilised Allylic Carbanions
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Elizabeth Y. Malouf,听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1989]
Conjugated Iron Acetylides
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Josy Meyer,听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1989]
Synthesis of Deuterated Liquid Crystals
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Matthew P. Wilkinson,听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1990]
The Mechanism of Alkane Activation by Iron Bisphosphine Complexes
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Ingrid H. M. Slip,听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1990]
Reactions of Iron Acetylide Complexes
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Ronald J. Smernik,听B.Sc. (Hons I, University Medal) [1991]
Synthesis and Structural Characterisation of Metal Complexes Containing a Novel Tripodal Phosphine Ligand
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Graham R. Purches,听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1991]
Synthesis and Reactions of Iron Complexes with coordinated Butenyne Ligands
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Sarah H. Elgafi,听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1992]
Metal Complexes of Diazabutadiimine Ligands
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Andrew Farmer,听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1992]
Synthesis and Reactions of new arylacetylenes with electron withdrawing and electron donating properties
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Ian J. Luck听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1992]
Synthesis and Complexation of Polydentate Mixed-donor Ligands
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Stuart R. Pike听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1992]
Conjugated Iron Complexes with Mixed Acetylide and Nitrile Ligands
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Linnea P. Soler听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1993]
Ruthenium Complexes of Polydentate Heterocyclic Ligands
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R. C. Y. Chan听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1993]
High Pressure Diels-Alder Reactions of Pyrroles
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Howard Wilton听B.Sc. (Hons I) [1994]
Tribochemistry
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Michelle A. Morris听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1994]
The Activation of Hydrocarbons using Alkyl Iron Hydrides
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Brian J. Wallace听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1994]
Reactions of Butadiynes with Complexes of Iron(II)
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Joanna Daponte听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [1994]
Reactions of Organometallic Complexes with Strained Hydrocarbons
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Carl F. N. Anderson听B.Sc. (Hons 1) [1995]
Approaches to the Synthesis of unsymmetrical tripodal ligands
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Neil G. Jones听B.Sc. (Hons 1, University Medal) [1996]
Chemical Transformations involving metal-nitrogen double bonds
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Rebecca Read听B.Sc. (Hons 1, University Medal) [1999]
Catalysts for alkyne metathesis
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Thirri Winn听B.Sc. (Hons) [2001]
Components for Bilayer Membranes
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Kevin Woo听B.Sc. (Hons) [2001]
Novel Components for Bilayer Membranes
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Adelle Shasha听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [2002]
Catalytic cyclisation of aminoalkynes
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Nilay Hazari听B.Sc. (Hons 1, University Medal) [2002]
The Chemistry of Coordinated Nitrogen
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Amaruka Hazari听B.Sc. (Hons 1) [2005]
Towards the Activation of Dinitrogen听
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Timothy K. Shearer听B.Sc. (Hons 1) [2005]
Ruthenium Acetylide Complexes
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Susan de Boer听B.Sc. (Hons 1) [2009]
The Organometallic Reactivity of Carbon Dioxide
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Peter M. Jurd听B.Sc. (Ad, Hons 1) [2012]
Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Disulfide Activation by Cyclometallated Complexes of Ruthenium and Iron
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Tanya Tan听B.Sc. (Ad, Hons 1) [2013]
Ruthenium Acetylide ComplexesThomas O. Peters听B.Sc. (Ad, Hons II-1) [2015]
Nitrogen Fixation By Tetradentate Phosphine Complexes of Iron and RutheniumSurabhi Naik听B.Sc. (Hons 1) [2017]
Dinuclear Acetylide-bridged Ruthenium ComplexesSilviu Dobrota听B.Sc. (Hons 1) [2019]
Reactivity of Ruthenium Acetylido Complexes Towards Carbon DioxideDylan Oakes听B.Sc. (Hons II-1) [2019]
Synthesis of Acetylide Bridges for Organometallic PolymersJoshua Tse听B.Sc. (Ad, Hons 1) [2020]
Ruthenium-Catalysed Transfer HydrogenationStephen Cameron听B.Sc. (Ad, Hons 1) [2020]
Synthesis of Rhodium and Iridium Complexes for Nitrogen Fixation -
- Dr D J Young 1987-88 Senior Tutor, Sydney University Ph.D., Queensland
- Dr A V George 1988-90 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ph.D., Reading, UK
- Dr B A Messerle 1991-92 Gritton Research Fellow Ph.D., Sydney
- Dr G J Harden 1992-93 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Surrey, UK
- Dr E McQueen 1991-95 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., StAndrews, UK
- Dr M G Partridge 1992-95 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ph.D., York, UK
- Dr M Rose 1993-95 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ph.D., 亚美棋牌
- Dr U Thoden Van Velzen 1994-95 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ph.D., Twente, Holland
- Dr J Cheung 1995-95 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Sydney
- Dr D McConnell 1995-2003 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., 亚美棋牌
- Dr M P Wilkinson 1995-95 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Sydney
- Dr E Y Malouf 1995-96 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Sydney
- Dr J Barkenmeyer 1997-98 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Marburg
- Dr S Sandanayake 1995-2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Tokyo
- Dr J Prashar 1995-2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., 亚美棋牌
- Dr C Tansey 1995-2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Sydney
- Dr P Yin 1995-2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Sussex (UK)
- Dr P Humphrey 1996-2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Adelaide
- Dr S Burling 2001-2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Sydney
- Dr E Lawrenz 1998-2000 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Monash
- Dr N Adams 2000-2001 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ph.D., Oxford
- Dr A Turnbull 2000-2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Sydney
- Dr C Griffith 2000-2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Western Australia
- Dr O Allen 2005-2009 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Leeds
- Dr G Clentsmith 2006-2011 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., British Columbia
- Dr A M Magill 2005-2015 Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Tasmania
- Dr S K Furfari 2013-2016 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., 亚美棋牌
- Dr P M Abeysinghe 2013-2018 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Cardiff
- Dr S Scottwell 2016-2019 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ph.D., Otago
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- Ms A G Webb 1987-88 Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Sydney
- Mr D Latimer 1988-89 Research Assistant B.Sc., Canada
- Ms E Y Malouf 1990-91 Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Sydney
- Mr I J Thomas 1991-92 Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Imperial College UK
- Ms J-I Kang 1995-95 Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Sydney
- Mr B J Pettys 1995-2003 Research Assistant B.Sc., Southern California (USA)
- Mr J McMahon 1995-96 Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Sydney
- Mr B J Wallace 1994-95 Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Sydney
- Ms V Vignevich 1994-2003 Snr Research Assistant B.Sc.,M.Sc. (USSR)
- Mr M P Wilkinson 1994-1995 P/T Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Sydney
- Mr I J Thomas 1994-2003 P/T Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Imperial College UK
- Ms K Hashimoto 1995-2003 Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Sydney
- Mr L Doepel 1995-2003 Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), Sydney
- Mrs J Morgan 1996-2002 Snr Research Assistant B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc., Sydney
- Ms K Topp 1996-1998 P/T Admin. Assistant B.Sc., Sydney