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FOREWORD

An introduction to the 10th Anniversary collection of RACI and AAS Award papers

Curt Wentrup A *
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A School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, 68 Cooper Road, Saint Lucia, 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

Handling Editor: John Wade

Australian Journal of Chemistry 77, CH24128 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH24128
Submitted: 3 September 2024  Accepted: 24 September 2024  Published online: 8 October 2024

© 2024 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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