Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Operations)

Professor Richard Russell AM, BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc

Professor Richard Russell
Pro Vice-Chancellor
(Research Operations)

Richard Russell was born in Southampton in England in 1944 and emigrated to Australia in 1952. He graduated with BSc (Hons) from the University of Tasmania in 1967 and PhD from the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University in 1972. He then spent a period of post-doctoral work at Imperial College, UK before returning to a position with the University of New South Wales.

Professor Russell's research interests have spanned the organic chemistry reactive intermediates, photochemistry, molecular architecture, new reagents for chemiluminescence analysis and new instrumental methods of analysis. He was awarded his DSc by the University of Tasmania in 1999. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute as well as The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Formerly Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology and Professor of Chemistry at Deakin University, he has written over 170 research papers. Outside research, he is an enthusiastic educator, and was president of 30th International Chemistry Olympiad held in Melbourne in July 1998. Professor Russell was awarded the Australian Award for University Teaching in Science, in 1998 and was made a Member of the Order of Australia, in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2001.

Professor Russell is currently the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Operations). He reports to the DVCR and has responsibility for the oversight of all higher degree by research students in the University through the Adelaide Graduate Centre. In addition, he has day to day management responsibility for several other operational areas of the research division, as well as being responsible for representing the DVCR on a broad range of University Committees. He leads a number of special projects within the division and plays a substantial role in the resolution of complaints and in the management of regulatory issues associated with research. The PVC (RO) also serves on a number of State and other external boards and committees.

Professor Russell is also the Dean of Graduate Studies.