A/Prof Anastasios Polyzos was awarded his PhD in 2006 from La Trobe University and appointed to Research Fellow at the Australian National research agency, CSIRO. In 2008 he pursued postdoctoral research at University of Cambridge under guidance of Professor Steven V. Ley FRS.
In 2011 he returned to Australia to lead the flow chemistry and catalysis group at CSIRO in Australia. He began his independent career in 2015 at The University of Melbourne as Senior Lecturer. He is currently an Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne and serves as Director of The Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Chemical Industries.
Awards & Honours
2023 ･ Australian Research Council, Future Fellow, Australia
2022 ･ Grimwade Prize for Excellence in Industrial Chemistry, University of Melbourne
2018 ･ Max O’Conner Award and Lectureship, La Trobe University
2017 ･ Thieme Chemistry Journals Award
2016 ･ Visiting Professor, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, Switzerland
2013 ･ Julius Career Award, CSIRO, Australia
2013 ･ CSIRO Future Manufacturing Flagship, Director’s Award for Excellence - Melbourne, Australia
2012 ･ CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Chief’s Award for Innovation - Melbourne, Australia
2011 ･ Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia
2008 ･ Senior Member, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
2007 ･ Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium (ACIS), Early Career Researcher Travel Grant
2006 ･ CSIRO Outstanding Achievement Award, CSIRO Advanced Materials Conference
2004 ･ Honorary Research Fellow, La Trobe University, Australia