Biographical entry Skyllas-Kazakos, Maria (1951 - )

Summary

Maria Skyllas-Kazakos has been Professor, School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, University of New South Wales since 1993. She has considerable expertise in battery research and has invented a revolutionary battery called the vanadium redox battery, which can be used to provide power in remote areas as a renewable energy storage system, and in electric vehicles.

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Events

1974

Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of New South Wales

1978 - 1979

Career position - Member of the technical staff at Bell Labs in New Jersey

1979

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of New South Wales

1980 - 1981

Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Fellow in Physics at the University of New South Wales

1982 - 1986

Career position - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales

1987 - 1992

Career position - Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales

1993 -

Career position - Professor of School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry at the University of New South Wales

1997

Award - Whiffen Medal received from the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Engineers Australia

1998

Award - CHEMECA Medal received from the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Engineers Australia

1999

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Published resources

Books

• Bhathal, Ragbir, Profiles, Australian women scientists, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1999, 191 pp. Details

Online Resources

• Hooker, Claire, Interview with Professor Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 15 June 2000, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/interviews/s/msk.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Skyllas-Kazacos, Maria', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1307241. Details