Victorian Branch

Welcome to the Vic Branch of the RACI. Our committee collaborates on a monthly basis to establish regular activities and events for our local members and the wider community.

Our groups

Within our Branch we have established a range of specialist interest groups who host various offerings for the membership to participate in. We'd love you to be involved.

These groups comprise:

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Bioactive Discovery & Development Group
Chemical Education Group
Food, Nutrition & Analytical Chemistry Group
Health, Safety & Environment Group
Inorganic Chemistry Group
- The Inorganic Group of the Victorian Branch of the RACI welcomes interest from any area of chemistry in which people enjoy the use of metals, non-metals, metalloids, minerals etc. The group primarily serves to run the annual Student Symposium, typically in early December, at which the research of graduate students and early career researchers is highlighted. There is a thriving inorganic community in Victorian universities which participates in this event and we welcome all of our industry colleagues to explore the work that the next generation are conducting
Organic Chemistry Group
Peptide Users Group
Polymer Group
Women in Chemistry Group
Early Career Chemists Group

Branch committee

PositionName
Chair - Dr Susan Northfield
Chair Elect - Rajesh Ramanathan
Secretary - Dr Claire Weekley
Past President - Dr Yvonne Mah
Committee Member - Dr Colin Allison
Committee Member - Dr Enrico Della Gaspera
Committee Member - Mr John Franceschini
Committee Member - Mr George Ganio
Committee Member - Dr Katherine Ganio
Committee Member - Dr Jessica Holien
Committee Member - Dr Manuela Jorg
Committee Member - Dr Anitha Kopinathan
Committee Member - Dr Wenyi Li
Committee Member - Mrs Jenny Sharwood OAM
Committee Member - Mr Thiruchenduran Somasundaram
Committee Member - Dr Ian Thomas
Committee Member - Dr Richard Thwaites
Committee Member - Dr David Turner
Observer: Member - Dr Lisa Strover
Observer: Member - Dr Melissa Werrett