Ivanhoe Leung
Dr Ivanhoe Leung
Senior Lecturer in Biological Chemistry
Dr Ivanhoe Leung is a Senior Lecturer in Biological Chemistry at the University of Melbourne. He attained his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in Chemistry and received postdoctoral training at the University of Oxford. In 2014, he joined the University of Auckland as a Lecturer in Chemical Biology. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2017, and to Senior Lecturer (over the bar) in 2019. Dr Leung was recruited to the University of Melbourne through the Driving Research Momentum scheme in 2021.
Professional Appointments
▪ 2021–: Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
▪ 2014–2021: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, The University of Auckland
▪ 2012–2014: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Oxford
Academic qualifications
▪ 2008–2013: D.Phil Chemistry, University of Oxford
▪ 2003–2007: M.Chem Chemistry, University of Oxford
Distinctions and Awards
▪ 2024: Welcome Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
▪ 2024: Supervisor of the Year Award, RACI Victoria Branch Chemistry
▪ 2021: Selby Research Award, Selby Scientific Foundation
▪ 2019: Early Career Research Excellence Award, The University of Auckland
▪ 2019: JSPS Hope Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
▪ 2019: Associate Investigator, Maurice Wilkins Centre
Research Leadership
▪ Chair of Research, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne (2024–)
▪ Board of Directors, Australian & New Zealand Society for Magnetic Resonance (2024–)
▪ President, Melbourne University Chemical Society (MUCS) (2023–)
▪ Committee Member, RACI Green and Sustainable Chemistry Division (2022–)
▪ Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry (2022–)
▪ Deputy Director, Centre for Green Chemical Science (2018–2021)
▪ Chair, New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (NZIC) Auckland Branch (2018–2019)
▪ Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (2018–)