The overall aim of this program is to invite outstanding chemists/chemical scientists from around Australia and the world to visit Melbourne, Monash and RMIT Universities for four weeks who are able in a variety of forums, interact, inject, impart, instruct and inspire young and old researchers alike, with their ideas, insights, experiences and knowledge.

2009 Fellows include

Professor Alan H. Cowley, University of Texas at Austin
'Organometallic Chemistry of the Main Group'
26 February - 17 March

Professor Malcolm H. Chisolm, Ohio State University
'Chemistry of Transition Elements. Catalysis.'
August (to be confirmed)

Previous VICS Distinguished Fellows:

Professor Craig Hill, Emory University Georgia, USA
'Inorganic clusters tackle environmental challenges in chemistry and other technologies'

Professor John White, Research School of Chemistry, ANU
'Hydrogen from Water and Sunlight'

Dr Jacopo Pasotti, Science & environment journalist, lecturer in science communication ETH Zürich
'Science Communication Workshops'

Professor Margaret Brimble, University of Auckland, NZ
'Medicinal Chemistry: An Academic Discipline or a Commercial Reality'

Professor Dieter Enders, Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, Germany
'Biomimetic Organocatalysis: Methods and Applications'

Contact Alan M. Bond for details Alan.Bond@sci.monash.edu.au