BSc(Hons) PhD GradCert Wiradjuri Language Culture and Heritage A/Prof Prenzler completed a BSc(Hons) and PhD at the University of Queensland, where he researched platinum anti-cancer compounds. He then spent a year as a visiting Research Scientist at the Advanced Research Laboratory of Hitachi, in Japan, before returning to Australia, as a postdoctoral fellow at the Research School of Chemistry ANU, where he was involved in several projects in inorganic electrochemistry. His next postdoctoral appointment was at Melbourne University, which also involved inorganic electrochemistry, and from Melbourne he was appointed lecturer in Chemistry at CSU in July 1997. At CSU A/Prof Prenzler’s research interests have diversified to encompass projects that are aligned with CSU’s location in rural Australia. The projects typically involve the application of different analytical techniques to solve chemical problems that have significance to the region. He is a co-editor of 1 book, and co-author of 4 book chapters and 124 refereed publications, and the recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence. A/Prof Prenzler is actively involved in promoting chemistry in High Schools through the National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP) and he was a co-recipient of the inaugural Australian Museum Eureka Prize for STEM Inclusion, 2019. A/Prof Prenzler is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Society and the Royal Society of New South Wales. A/Prof Prenzler has over 30 years of chemistry teaching experience. He has taught into most of the chemistry subjects offered at Charles Sturt, but his main responsibilities have been in first year general chemistry and upper level organic and physical chemistry and instrumental analysis. A/Prenzler, along with other members of the Chemistry Teaching Team are past recipients of national teaching awards such as a Carrick Citation. A/Prof Prenzler enjoys the challenge of instilling in students, particularly those not going to be chemists, the fact that chemistry is important and relevant to any aspect of their future employment – after all everything that we see touch, smell and taste around us is made of chemicals. The common thread in A/Prof Prenzler's research is the application of analytical chemistry to solve real-world problems, spanning diverse areas such as: A/Prof Prenzler currently supervises 3 PhD students who are investigating:
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Associate Professor Paul Prenzler
Associate Professor in Chemistry
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