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

Position Name
President - Rajesh Ramanathan
President Elect - Dr Jessica Holien
Treasurer - Dr Anita D'Angelo
Secretary - Enrico Della Gaspera
Past President - Dr Susan Northfield
RACI Coordinator - Alyce Scanlon-Batt
RACI Coordinator - Miss Alyce Scanlon-Batt
Committee Member - Dr Melinda Christophersen
Committee Member - Greg Dicinoski
Committee Member - Dr Manuela Jorg
Committee Member - Dr Wenyi Li
Committee Member - Mrs Louise Macfarlane
Committee Member - Ms Kirti Thakur
Committee Member - Dr Ian Thomas
Committee Member - Dr Richard Thwaites
Committee Member - David Turner
Committee Member - Dr Joel Van Embden