Person
Spiccia, Leone (1957 - 2016)
- Born
- 1957
Italy - Died
- 19 December 2016
Melbourne, Victora, Australia - Occupation
- Inorganic chemist and University Administrator
- Website
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-8506
Summary
Leone Spiccia was an inorganic chemist whose research combined chemistry with aspects of biology, biochemistry, medical science, nano-materials science and engineering, environmental science, earth science and physics. He focussed on understanding natural phenomena and the translation of concepts from nature into the laboratory to develop new metal complexes and inorganic materials for a diverse range of applications. Later research emphasised solar energy conversion into electricity and renewable fuels. Spiccia was Professor of Chemistry at Monash University from 2006 to 2016.
Details
Chronology
- 1979
- Education - BSc, University of Western Australia
- 1983 - 1984
- Career position - Postdoctoral fellow, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 1984
- Education - PhD, University of Western Australia
- 1984 - 1986
- Career position - Postdoctoral fellow, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- 1986 - 1987
- Career position - Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
- 1987 - 1999
- Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry, Monash University
- 1999 - 2006
- Career position - Reader in Chemistry, Monash University
- 2002 - 2006
- Career position - Deputy Head, School of Chemistry, Monash University
- 2006 - 2008
- Career position - Deputy Dean and Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Science, Monash University
- 2006 - 2016
- Career position - Professor of Chemistry, Monash University
- 2007
- Award - Fellowship, Hemlholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany
- 2008 - 2010
- Career position - Member, College of Experts, Australian Research Council
- 2012
- Career position - Specially Appointed Professorship, Catalysis Research Centre, Hokkaido University, Japan
- 2013
- Award - Burrows Award, Inorganic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2020
- Career position - Chair, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Australian Research Council
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Junk, Peter and Andrews, Phil, 'Leone Spiccia: chemist who worked at the forefront', Chemistry in Australia (2017), 31, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.799501974506781. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 24 March 2026