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Rickards, Rodney Warren (1934 - )FAA |
| Organic chemist |
| Born: 30 June 1934 Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| Rodney Warren Rickards was with the Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University from 1966-2000, retiring as a Professor. His main research interests are integrated synthetic, biosynthetic, biomimetic and structural studies of compounds of medical and biological importance, ranging from antibiotics to microbial control factors and mammalian hormones of the prostaglandin group. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Manly, New South Wales, 30 June 1934. Educated University of Sydney (BSc (hons) 1955). Teaching Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney 1956; CSIRO Overseas Studentship, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester 1956-58; Assistant Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester 1958-61, Lecturer 1961-66; Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1966-67, Senior Fellow 1967-68, Professorial Fellow 1968-ca 1995; Professor ca 1995-2000; Emeritus Professor 2000- . Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1968; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1981; H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1982. |
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