Margaret Harding

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Professor Margaret Harding is an Australian chemist and educator who is currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at The Australian National University (ANU). Her research interests are in the areas of antifreeze proteins and ligand-DNA interactions.

Education

Harding received a PhD in 1987 and a DSc in 2002 from the University of Sydney.[1]

On completing her PhD, Harding held postdoctoral positions at the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Academic positions

In 1990, Harding returned to the University of Sydney, where she taught as a professor of chemistry until 2005.[2]

In 2005, Harding was appointed the first Dean of Graduate Research at the University of New South Wales UNSW, a position she held until 2009. In 2008, she was appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at UNSW.[3]

In June 2012, Harding became Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at ANU.[4]

Harding is a Director on the Boards of ANU Enterprise, Australian Scientific Instruments, National Computational Infrastructure National Facility (Australia) and an alternate Director on the Board of ANU Connect Ventures. She has been a director on the Boards of the UNSW Foundation and Neuroscience Research Australia, and an alternate Director on the Board of Bionic Vision Australia.[4]

Harding has been a member of the Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts[5] and has served as Chair of the ARC International Linkage and ARC Scrutiny Committees

Publications and awards

Harding has published over 110 research articles. She has served on the editorial boards of Medicinal Chemistry and Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. She has received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Rennie (1993) and Biota (1995) medals.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Prof. Margaret M. Harding". Zoominfo.
  2. ↑ "Professor Margaret Harding". The University of New South Wales.
  3. ↑ "Harding heads to ANU as DVC-Research".
  4. 1 2 "Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)". Australian National University.
  5. ↑ "ARC Advisory Council Biography of Members".
  6. ↑ "RACI Past Award winners".
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