Tim Schmidt awarded RACI Physical Chemistry Division Medal

Exciton Science congratulates our Chief Investigator Tim Schmidt, who has been awarded the 2021 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Physical Chemistry Division Medal.

The Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions by an individual within the field of Physical Chemistry in Australia. 

The Research Director of the School of Chemistry at UNSW Sydney, Professor Schmidt will be invited to present a keynote lecture at the RACI Congress in July 2022. 

The Division committee noted the competitiveness of the most recent Medal round and commended Tim on his research excellence and service to the Physical Chemistry community. 

"It's a great honour to be recognised in this way. Many of my mentors and scientific heroes are previous recipients,” Tim said.

"This is also recognition of the fabulous students and collaborators I have had the pleasure to work with - they make physical chemistry so enjoyable."

Previous winners of the Medal include Tim’s fellow Exciton Science Chief Investigator, University of Melbourne Professor Emeritus Ken Ghiggino.