Colette Boskovic
professor
chemical
The University of Melbourne
Australia
Biography
1993 BSc(Hons) University of Melbourne (with Tony Wedd) 1998 PhD University of Melbourne (with Tony Wedd) 1999 – 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow Indiana University (with George Christou) 2001 Assistant Professor Indiana University 2001 – 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Berne (with Hans Güdel) 2004 – 2009 Lecturer University of Melbourne 2009 – 2015 Senior Lecturer University of Melbourne 2016 – Associate Professor University of Melbourne
Research Interest
The professor is particularly interested in the synthesis of polynuclear complexes of d-block transition metals or lanthanoids that can act in either of these capacities. These complexes incorporate organic N- and O-donor ligands and/or inorganic polyoxometalate (POM) ligands to bridge and chelate the paramagnetic metal centres. The VT complexes in particular require redox-activity in both the ligands and metal centres and are typically thermochromic. The lanthanoid-polyoxometalate complexes are also of interest for their luminescence and photochromic properties.
