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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-03-24 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008005b.htm person Spiccia Leone AACR2 1957 19 December 2016 Place of Birth Italy Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Inorganic chemist University Administrator 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. 1979 1979 Education - BSc, University of Western Australia 1983 1984 Career position - Postdoctoral fellow, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1984 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 2007 Award - Fellowship, Hemlholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany 2008 2010 Career position - Member, College of Experts, Australian Research Council 2012 2012 Career position - Specially Appointed Professorship, Catalysis Research Centre, Hokkaido University, Japan 2013 2013 Award - Burrows Award, Inorganic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2020 2020 Career position - Chair, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Australian Research Council Faculty of Science, Monash University (1960s - )

Deputy Dean and Associate Dean (Research) 2006 - 2008

 Monash University (1958 - )

Professor of Chemistry 2006 - 2016

 Australian Research Council [II], Commonweatlh of Australia (2001 - )

Member, College of Experts 2008 - 2010

 Burrows Award, RACI - Inorganic Chemistry Division (1975 - )

Received the Award 2013

 'Spiccia, Leone', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Spiccia, Leone Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Leone Spiccia: chemist who worked at the forefront Junk, Peter and Andrews, Phil Leone Spiccia: chemist who worked at the forefront 2017 Chemistry in Australia April 31