Person
Wentrup, Curt (1942 - )
FAA
- Born
- 11 July 1942
Holtug, Denmark - Occupation
- Organic chemist
Summary
Curt Wentrup is a leading expert in the field of flash vacuum thermolysis and has made significant contributions to knowledge of carbene and nitrene chemistry. After nearly 20 years at European universities he became Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Queensland in 1985. Wentrup chaired the National Committee for Chemistry from 2009 to 2014 and was founder and co-ordinator of the highly successful Heron (Island) Conferences on Reactive Intermediates and Unusual Molecules.
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Chronology
- 1969
- Education - PhD, Australian National University
- 1969 - 1976
- Career position - Research Fellow and Lecturer, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1976 - 1985
- Career position - Professor of Chemistry, Philipps Universität, Marburg, Germany
- 1977
- Education - DSc, University of Copenhagen
- 1985 - 2007
- Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Queensland
- 2000 -
- Career position - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in organic and physical chemistry
- 2008 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland
- 2008 - 2015
- Career position - Editor, Australian journal of chemistry
- 2009 - 2014
- Career position - Chair, National Committee for Chemistry, Australian Academy of Science
- 2011 - 2019
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Université de Pau, France
- 2014
- Award - A. J. Birch Medal, Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2014
- Award - David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
- 2014 - 2018
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Kuwait
- 2016 -
- Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Journal of analytical and applied pyrolysis
- 2018
- Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- '2018 RACI national award winners', Chemistry in Australia, 2019 (Jan/Feb) (2019), 31-6. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q67586472. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/162437443. Details
- 'Curt Wentrup - Citation at year of election, 2000', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/curt-wentrup. Details
- David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/david-craig-medal-and-lecture. Details
See also
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
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Created: 6 December 2019