Frankland Award win for Monash Professor

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5-May-2014

Contact: Nicole Patten media@monash.edu 61-399-034-841 Monash University

Monash University Professor Cameron Jones was surprised to discover he has won the Royal Society of Chemistry 's coveted Frankland Award, thus joining an elite field of international scientists.

The award recognises outstanding contributions to pure and applied research in organometallic chemistry or coordination chemistry.

Professor Jones admits he was surprised at having won the award, given the nature of its global status.

"It was a great and unexpected honour for me, especially given this award is open to inorganic chemists from across the globe," he said.

When Professor Jones looked at the list of previous winners of the Frankland Award, he was impressed to see all the 'giants' of the field who have helped shape its direction over the past 30 years.

"Being added to that list is nothing short of humbling. Although Australia has a very strong tradition of organometallic chemistry, when I returned to the country in 2007 my plan was to introduce a new subarea of this field that was rapidly emerging in Europe and North America.

"I think we have succeeded in that goal, and this international recognition of our efforts will only help the further development of our research ambitions into the future," he said.

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