Thomas Maschmeyer AO FAA (born 1966) is a German chemist and a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney.[1] He is the Founding Director of the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology,[2] Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, and University of Sydney Energy Storage Research Network. He has published several highly cited articles and books.[3]

Thomas Maschmeyer
AO FAA
Born
1966 (1966) (age 58)
NationalityGerman
Known forNano-structured materials, Catalysis, Batteries, Green chemistry, 3rd Generation sustainable biofuels, Ionic liquids
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Sydney

Aside from being an Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales,[4] he also holds the Honorary Distinguished Professorship at University of Cardiff and was also previously an Australian Bicentennial Fellow at the Royal Institution in 1994, working with John Meurig Thomas; and was also previously Vice-Chairman of the Delft Institute of Chemical Technology at Delft University of Technology.[5]

In 2011 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[6] In 2020 he won the Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation.[7] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours.[8]

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  1. ^ "CCI Annual Conference 2016". cardiff.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Sydney Uni chemist Thomas Maschmeyer raises $21m in two months". afr.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Thomas Maschmeyer". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Fellows of the Royal Society of New South Wales". Royal Society of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Professor Thomas Maschemeyer". usyd.edu.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Professor Thomas Maschmeyer". Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Thomas Maschmeyer wins Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation 2020". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Professor Thomas Maschmeyer". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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