Hush, Noel Sydney

Born in Sydney, Professor Hush studied at the University of Sydney, obtaining his Bachelor of Science with Honours in 1946 and his Master of Science in 1948, and worked as a research fellow in the Department of Chemistry from 1945 to 1949. He lived in England between 1950 and 1971, where he worked at the University of Manchester (1950-1954) and the University of Bristol (1955-1971).Upon returning to Sydney, Professor Hush set up the Department of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Sydney – the first such department in Australia. The department rapidly became established as a centre for excellence in theoretical chemistry teaching and research.In 1989 he retired and became Emeritus Professor, engaging in full-time chemistry research at the University of Sydney. He also held numerous prestigious visiting scientist positions at universities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He was convenor of the The University of Sydney Molecular Electronics Group, 2002-?Professor Hush received a Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from the University of Sydney in 2009 in recognition of his eminent career in chemistry. He was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1977 and as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1988. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1993.In 2007 he received the Welch Award in Chemistry, a global accolade awarded to encourage and recognise basic chemical research for the benefit of mankind. He was elected to the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences in 2011, and won the Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences in 2013(From https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/03/22/passing-of-eminent-scientist-professor-noel-hush.html viewed 04/06/2019)