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Professor Martin Johnston

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4341-4396
1990 …2026

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Research Biography

Flinders University Committees:

  • Chair, College of Science and Engineering, Higher Degrees committee, 2021-
  • Chair, College of Science and Engineering, Working group on Chemical Analysis Services, 2020-
  • University Scholarships committee, 2021-
  • University Higher Degrees committee, 2021-

 

Research Interests

supramolecular organic chemistry
NMR spectroscopy

 

Career Highlights

Grants (selected)

Australian Research Council (LIEF)

  • 2023 – (LE240100147) Revitalising NMR facilities in South Australia - Stage 2, $900,000
  • 2021 – (LE210100163) Structure Determination Pipeline Capabilities for South Australia, $860,365
  • 2021 – (LE210100139) Revitalizing facilities for nuclear magnetic resonance in South Australia, $1,240,000
  • 2013 – (LE130100168) Adelaide Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), $1,235,000

Flinders University Innovation Partnership Seed Grant

  • 2018 - Initial investigations into Understanding the Behaviour of Environmentally Friendly Propellant Formulations, $20,343

Defence Science and Technology Group

  • 2017 - Improved infrared countermeasure flares for defence aircraft, $6,000

Industry Funded

  • 2023 - Identification of bioactive anti-oxidative compounds in smoke oil, $95,300
  • 2021 - Chemical fate of sulfuryl fluoride and initial model system investigation, $8,000
  • 2020 - Investigating sulfuryl fluoride capture/recovery, $6,000

CSIRO Funded

  • 2018 - Chemical transformations of pyrethrins and the synthesis of new pyrethrin derivatives, $28,000

 

Supervised Students Successes

  • Taryn March - 19th Winter Fluorine Conference poster prize (2009) – American Chemical Society

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, "Porphyrin-Bipyridinium Supramolecular Assemblies: From Molecular Recognition to Multicomponent Ensembles"

Award Date: 1 Oct 1993

Bachelor of Science (Honours), "Porphyrin Based Synthetic Enzyme Models", University of New England

Award Date: 1 Oct 1987

External positions

Section Editorial Board Member, Molecules Journal

2019 → …

Member, American Chemical Society

Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

Supervision

  • Registered

Research Areas

  • Chemistry

Supervisory Interests

  • Organic supramolecular chemistry
  • NMR spectroscopy

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  3. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  4. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  5. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

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