Lay, Peter Andrew (1955 - )

Summary

Peter Lay is a chemist whose research seeks provide fundamental insights into understanding the biochemistry of cardiovascular diseases, cerebral malaria, and meningitis. He uses chemical, spectroscopic, biochemical and cell biology techniques to investigate the mode of action and toxicities of metal-containing anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic drugs and supplements. Particular interests include: Cr- and Ni-induced cancers; ruthenium and gallium anti-cancer drugs; X-ray absorption spectroscopy of drugs, biological fluids, cells and tissues; and Fullerene and fulleride electrochemistry and spectroscopy. For 24 years Lay was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry (and later Chemistry) at the University of Sydney, where he was also Director of the Centre for Heavy Metals Research and the Foundation for Inorganic Chemistry. He has received a number of awards for his research, including the H. G. Smith Memorial Medal from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Royal Society of New South Wales Edgeworth David Medal. His many years of involvement with the Australian Synchrotron Project was recognised by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) with the Australian Synchrotron Lifetime Contribution Award.

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Chronology

1977

Education - BSc (hons), University of Melbourne

1981

Education - PhD, Australian National University

1981 - 1983

Career position - CSIRO (International) Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.

1983 - 1984

Career position - CSIRO (International) Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO Division of Applied Organic Chemistry

1983 - 1985

Career position - Visiting Fellow, Australian National University

1983 - 1993

Career position - Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1984 - 1985

Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, Deakin University

1985 - 1988

Career position - Lecturer, Lecturer, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney

1985 - 2009

Career position - Member, Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry

1987 -

Career position - Member, Committee CN/23 (General Methods of Chemical Analysis), Standards Australia

1987

Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1988

Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales

1989

Career position - Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.

1989 - 1993

Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney

1991

Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland

1992 -

Career position - Member, American Chemical Society

1992

Career position - Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.

1992 - 1994

Career position - Member, Planning Committee, 9th Australasian Electrochemical Conference, Wollongong

1994 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1994 - 1996

Career position - Reader, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney

1995 -

Career position - Member, International EPR (ESR) Society

1995 -

Career position - Member, Australian and New Zealand Magnetic Society (ANZMAG)

1996

Career position - Member, Organising Committee, 3rd Australian Fullerenes Symposium

1997 -

Career position - Member, American Society for the Advancement of Science

1997 -

Career position - Member, International Society for Bioinorganic Chemistry

1997 - 2001

Career position - Associate Head (Research), School of Chemistry, University of Sydney

1997 - 2016

Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry (personal chair), University of Sydney

1999

Career position - Distinguished Visiting Professor, National University of Rosario, Argentina

2000 - 2002

Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Chemical research in toxicology

2001

Award - Burrows Award, Inorganic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2001 - 2002

Career position - Head, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney

2002 -

Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Advances in inorganic chemistry

2002 - 2007

Award - ARC Australian Professorial Fellow

2004 -

Career position - Member, Beamline Advisory Panel (XAFS), Australian Synchrotron Project

2004 - 2007

Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Chemical research in toxicology

2005 -

Career position - Academic Director, Foundation for Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney

2005 -

Career position - Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Sydney Cancer Institute

2005

Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2005 - 2006

Career position - Member, International Advisory Committee XASF13, Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.A.

2006 -

Career position - Member, International X-Ray Absorption Society

2006 -

Career position - Director, Centre for Heavy Metals Research, University of Sydney

2007 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science

2008 -

Career position - Member, Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Society

2009 -

Award - Life Member, Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry

2009 - 2013

Award - ARC Australian Professorial Fellow

2013

Award - David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science

2014 - 2017

Career position - Director, Vibrational Spectroscopy Core Facility, University of Sydney

2016 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales

2016 - 2021

Career position - Professor of Chemistry, University of Sydney

2018 - 2021

Career position - Academic Director, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

2020

Award - Australian Synchrotron Lifetime Contribution Award, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

2021 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor (School of Chemistry), University of Sydney

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Resources

• 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

• Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details