Emeritus Prof. Geoffrey Lawrance

Work Phone	(02) 4921 5474
Fax	(02) 4921 5472
Email	Geoffrey.Lawrance@newcastle.edu.au
Office	C220, Chemistry Building

Funding

Summary

Number of grants	56
Total funding	$4,863,431

For project grants received while at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.

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2011 (1 grants)

Gold Recovery from Ore Using Ionic Liquids$75,000

Project Team
Associate Professor Rob Atkin, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Barrick Gold Corporation
Scheme
Research Grant
Total Amount	Role
$75,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2011	2011
GNo:G1001064

2010 (2 grants)

An Integrated LC-MS-NMR facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$500,000

Project Team
Professor Adam McCluskey, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Paul Dastoor, Professor Phillip Robinson, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Rob Atkin, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Gottfried Otting, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Xiaojing Zhou, Ms Megan Chircop, Doctor Warwick Belcher
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
Total Amount	Role
$500,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2010
GNo:G0190402

An Integrated LC-MS-NMR facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$280,000

Project Team
Professor Adam McCluskey, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Paul Dastoor, Professor Phillip Robinson, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Rob Atkin, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Gottfried Otting, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Xiaojing Zhou, Ms Megan Chircop, Doctor Warwick Belcher
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Equipment Grant
Total Amount	Role
$280,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2010	2010
GNo:G1000873

2008 (1 grants)

A general predictor for amine-based post combustion capture of CO2 in coal-fired power stations$20,000

Project Team
Professor Marcel Maeder, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Doctor Robert Burns
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Near Miss Grant
Total Amount	Role
$20,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2008	2008
GNo:G0188406

2007 (2 grants)

An investigation into the chemical processes crucial to amine based PCC$204,000

Project Team
Professor Marcel Maeder, Dr Graeme Puxty, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Doctor Robert Burns, Dr Moetaz Attalla
Funding Body
CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Scheme
National Research Flagship Project
Total Amount	Role
$204,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2007	2008
GNo:G0188254

RQF Support for Assistant Dean (Research)$14,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Special Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$14,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2007	2007
GNo:G0187950

2006 (2 grants)

Assembly and Interactions of Helical Supramolecular Structures$180,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$180,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2006	2008
GNo:G0185226

Advanced Surface and Porosity Characterisation Facility$158,000

Project Team
Associate Professor Scott Donne, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Doctor Robert Burns, Professor Eric Kennedy, Professor Bogdan Dlugogorski, Associate Professor George Franks, Dr Peter Lye, Dr Trevor Brown, Dr Paul Thomas, Assoc. Prof Abhi Ray
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
Total Amount	Role
$158,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2006	2006
GNo:G0185510

2005 (1 grants)

Chiral and Dissymmetric Helicates: Assembly and Applications$8,500

Project Team
Professor Marcel Maeder, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$8,500	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2005	2005
GNo:G0184676

2004 (2 grants)

Self-assembly of helical structures. Thermodynamics and chirality.$37,519

Project Team
Professor Marcel Maeder, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Multi-Year Project Grant Scholarship
Total Amount	Role
$37,519	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2006
GNo:G0183431

XXXVI International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, 18-23 July 2004, Mexico$2,400

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,400	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2004	2004
GNo:G0184101

2003 (1 grants)

Bifunctional Metal Complexes as Artificial Nucleases.$162,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$162,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2003	2005
GNo:G0182114

2002 (1 grants)

Devevelopement and Use of Ionic Liquids in Metal Recovery from Ores, Concentrates and Mattes.$205,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Dr I Hamilton, Professor Adam McCluskey
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Discovery Projects
Total Amount	Role
$205,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2002	2004
GNo:G0181087

2001 (5 grants)

High-Resolution High-Performance LAS/ICP-MS for Elemental Analysis.$430,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Dr Paul Dubowy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Conjoint Associate Professor Howard Bridgman, Associate Professor David Smith, Dr Philip Binning
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Research Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (RIEF)
Total Amount	Role
$430,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2001
GNo:G0179623

Proposal for a study on the preparation of teachers to teach science, maths and technology.$77,055

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Associate Professor David Palmer
Funding Body
Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs
Scheme
Evaluations & Investigations Program
Total Amount	Role
$77,055	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2001
GNo:G0180677

Speciation and equilibria in metal sulfate solutions employed in commercial manganese dioxide electrodeposition.$66,876

Project Team
Associate Professor Erica Wanless, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research & Training Scheme (SPIRT)
Total Amount	Role
$66,876	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2003
GNo:G0179631

Production and Characterisation of High Rate EMD's.$30,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Delta EMD Australia Pty Ltd
Scheme
Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Total Amount	Role
$30,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2003
GNo:G0180725

'Compact' Macrocycles and Catalytic Roles for their Metal Complexes.$14,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$14,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2001	2001
GNo:G0179952

2000 (3 grants)

UnIChe - University Industry Linkages in Chemistry$1,498,000

Funding Body
Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs
Scheme
DETYA Science Lectureships Initiative
Total Amount	Role
$1,498,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2002
GNo:11681057

Metal Ion Encapsulation with Four-Strand Ligands$121,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$121,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2002
GNo:G0178562

'COMPACT' MACROCYCLES AND CATALYTIC ROLES FOR THEIR METAL COMPLEXES$16,500

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$16,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
2000	2000
GNo:G0178775

1999 (3 grants)

Reference Materials for Partial Leaches$25,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Dr I Hamilton
Funding Body
BHP USA Minerals Discovery Group
Scheme
Research Grant
Total Amount	Role
$25,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1999	1999
GNo:G0178715

Dinucleating Macrocycles for Molecular Entrapment and Activation.$13,500

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$13,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1999	1999
GNo:G0178075

Anomalous dispersion study of LiMxMn2-xO4 material$4,340

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)
Scheme
Australian Synchrotron Research Program
Total Amount	Role
$4,340	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1999	1999
GNo:G0178415

1998 (3 grants)

DINUCLEATING MACROCYCLES FOR MOLECULAR ENTRAPMENT AND ACTIVATION$14,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$14,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1998	1998
GNo:G0177301

XXXIII International Conference on Co-ordination Chemistry, Italy 30 August - 4 September 1998$2,318

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,318	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1998	1998
GNo:G0180250

Synchrotron X-ray Study of LiMxMn2-xO4 Materials$2,045

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)
Scheme
Research Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,045	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1998	1998
GNo:G0178238

1997 (3 grants)

Chemostat- controlled selective extraction of targe phases in soils and sediments.$111,196

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder
Funding Body
BHP/Billiton Research Labs
Scheme
Research Grant
Total Amount	Role
$111,196	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1997	1998
GNo:G0177048

Dinucleating macrocycles for molecular entrapment and activation$12,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$12,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1997	1997
GNo:G0176551

32nd International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Santiago, Chile, 24-29 August 1997$2,400

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,400	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1997	1997
GNo:G0179499

1996 (6 grants)

Molecular 'prisons' and 'open prisons' offering four-, six- or eight- coordination for metal ion encapsulation$159,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$159,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1998
GNo:G0175268

Formation, structures and reactivity of new transition metal heteropolyometalates$7,000

Project Team
Doctor Robert Burns, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Project Grant
Total Amount	Role
$7,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1996
GNo:G0175808

31st International Conference on Coordiantion Chemistry, Vancouver, Canada, 18-23 Aug$2,354

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,354	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1996
GNo:G0176946

Characterisation of Manganese Dioxide Samples.$2,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Dr Dom Swinkels
Funding Body
BHP/Billiton Research Labs
Scheme
BHP Manganese - AMCL
Total Amount	Role
$2,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1996
GNo:G0176779

Immobilisation of lead in soils with phosphate$2,000

Project Team
Dr Graham Orr, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Incitec Ltd
Scheme
Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Total Amount	Role
$2,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1996
GNo:G0176362

Preparation and characterisation of LiMn2O4 Spinels.$2,000

Project Team
Dr Dom Swinkels, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
BHP/Billiton Research Labs
Scheme
BHP Manganese - AMCL
Total Amount	Role
$2,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1996	1996
GNo:G0176780

1995 (11 grants)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer$160,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs
Scheme
Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG)
Total Amount	Role
$160,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0175593

Synthesis and Electrodeposition of Lithium Manganese Oxides$16,245

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
BHP/Billiton Research Labs
Scheme
Research Grant
Total Amount	Role
$16,245	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0175446

Lithium manganese oxides for rechargeable lithium cells.$13,000

Project Team
Mr Keith Grice, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Australian Postgraduate Award - Industry (APAI)
Total Amount	Role
$13,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0176396

Formation, Structures and Reactivity of New Transition Metal Heteropolymetalates.$11,500

Project Team
Doctor Robert Burns, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$11,500	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0174858

'Saturanes' - Seeking Saturated Catenanes.$5,200

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$5,200	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0174859

A - CONDITIONS INFLUENCING THE REMOVAL OF TRACE METALS FROM EFFLUENT$5,000

Project Team
Dr Graham Orr, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Pasminco Metals-Sulphide Pty Limited
Scheme
Honours Scholarship
Total Amount	Role
$5,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0175366

B - MINERAL SPECIATION OF ISF SLAG AND ITS EFFECT ON LEACHABILITY$5,000

Project Team
Dr Graham Orr, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Pasminco Metals-Sulphide Pty Limited
Scheme
Honours Scholarship
Total Amount	Role
$5,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0175368

Dr T Richens, Lecturer Department of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, UK. From 3/4/95 to 14/7/95$3,604

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Visitor Grant
Total Amount	Role
$3,604	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0175280

Hunter Water Honours Scholarships: Speciation of Aluminium Water$3,000

Project Team
Ms Helen Farrah, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Hunter Water Corporation
Scheme
Research Grant
Total Amount	Role
$3,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0176113

Royal Society of Chemistry Inorganic Reaction, Newcastle Uni, UK, 4-6 Jan 1995$2,500

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
University of Newcastle
Scheme
Travel Grant
Total Amount	Role
$2,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0176891

Pasminco Research Centre Scholarship$1,500

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Pasminco Metals-Sulphide Pty Limited
Scheme
Honours Scholarship
Total Amount	Role
$1,500	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1995	1995
GNo:G0175409

1994 (4 grants)

94 GRANT. Polyamines & Polyaminoacids with additional pendant donors: Cation and anion coordination chemistry.$36,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$36,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1994	1994
GNo:G0172883

Modelling of Alkaline Electrodes$15,000

Formation, Structure and Reactivity of New Transition Metal Heteropolymetallates$10,000

Project Team
Doctor Robert Burns, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Small Grant
Total Amount	Role
$10,000	Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1994	1994
GNo:G0174794

Hiroshima International Symposium on Meloecular Recognition Involving Metal Complexes - Hiroshima Uni - 21-23 July 1994$1,879

1993 (2 grants)

93 GRANT. Polyamines and Polyaminoacids with Additional Pendant Donors: Cation and Anion Coordination Chemistry.$36,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$36,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1993	1993
GNo:G0173070

Softer Ligands: Metal Complexes of Polydentate Thioether-Amine Ligands$4,000

1992 (2 grants)

92 GRANT. Polyamines And Polyaminoacids With Additional Pendant Donors: Cation And Anion Coordination Chemistry.$36,000

Project Team
Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Scheme
Large Grant
Total Amount	Role
$36,000	Chief Investigator
Funding Start	Funding Finish
1992	1992
GNo:G0173475

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