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Celebrating RACI and Academy of Science awards 2022–23

Curt Wentrup https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0874-7144 A *
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A School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.




Curt Wentrup graduated Candidatus Scientiarum under K. A. Jensen, University of Copenhagen and PhD at the Australian National University with W. D. Crow, undertook post-doctorates with Hans Dahn (Univeristé de Lausanne), W. M. Jones (Gainesville) and Maitland Jones Jr (Princeton), became Maître-Assistant and Privat-Docent at Lausanne and Professor at Universität Marburg before returning to The University of Queensland as Chair of Organic Chemistry in 1985. He received a DSc from Copenhagen, an honorary doctorate from Pau, France, a Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science, and the Australian Centenary, Craig, Birch and Leighton Medals. As emeritus professor, he continues research in organic, physical and historical chemistry.

* Correspondence to: wentrup@uq.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH23183
Submitted: 26 September 2023  Accepted: 26 September 2023   Published online: 12 October 2023

© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing.

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Curt Wentrup graduated Candidatus Scientiarum under K. A. Jensen, University of Copenhagen and PhD at the Australian National University with W. D. Crow, undertook post-doctorates with Hans Dahn (Univeristé de Lausanne), W. M. Jones (Gainesville) and Maitland Jones Jr (Princeton), became Maître-Assistant and Privat-Docent at Lausanne and Professor at Universität Marburg before returning to The University of Queensland as Chair of Organic Chemistry in 1985. He received a DSc from Copenhagen, an honorary doctorate from Pau, France, a Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science, and the Australian Centenary, Craig, Birch and Leighton Medals. As emeritus professor, he continues research in organic, physical and historical chemistry.

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