Fields Inorganic Chemistry Institution University of Melbourne | Known for Coordination polymer | |
Born 4 June 1937 (age 79)
Glusburn, West Yorkshire, England ( 1937-06-04 ) Institutions University of Melbourne Notable awards Burrows Award, Inorganic Division of RACI
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science Alma mater University of Oxford (BA, 1959, DPhil, 1962) | ||
Richard Robson FAA (born 4 June 1937) is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne. Robson has published over 200 articles, specialising in coordination polymers, a.k.a. metal-organic frameworks. He has been described as "a pioneer in crystal engineering involving transition metals".
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Education
Robson was born in Glusburn in West Yorkshire in the UK, and read chemistry at the University of Oxford (BA 1959, DPhil 1962). He undertook postdoctoral research at California Institute of Technology 1962-64 and at Stanford University 1964-65, before receiving a Lectureship in chemistry at the University of Melbourne 1966-70 where he remained for the duration of his career.
Recognition
Professor Robson is a recipient of the prestigious Burrows Award, Inorganic Division of The Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1998 and was made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science 2000.