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Oliver A.H. Jones

(he/him)
Professor of Chemistry, RMIT University

Oliver Jones is a Professor of Chemistry at RMIT University and an internationally recognised expert in analytical science. He is passionate about using science to keep our environment safe. He is particularly interested in tracking the fate and behaviour of pollutants in the environment and determining their possible effects on biological systems.

Oliver is a graduate of Imperial College London (PhD and MSc, 2005 and 2001) and Queen Mary University of London (BSc Hons., 2000).

Oliver has a demonstrated track record of research, teaching and leadership within the higher education sector with experience in both the UK and Australia. He has received a number of awards for his research, including the ANZMAG Sir Paul Callaghan medal the SETAC AU Mid-career medal, the RACI Environmental Chemistry Medal and the Barry Inglis Medal from the National Measurement Institute. In 2019 he was listed as ‘Iridium’ on the IUPAC periodic table of outstanding younger chemists (one of only 118 people worldwide to be honoured in this way). He has over 140 peer-reviewed publications with an h-index of 41 and >8300 citations. His research papers can be found on his Google Scholar profile (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=s8jEtVwAAAAJ&view_op=list_works).

Oliver is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI), and an Associate Fellow of the Institution for Chemical Engineers (AFIChemE). He served on the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Chemistry and was previously President of the Australian and New Zealand Metabolomics Network and a board member of the International Metabolomics Society, and the Australia and New Zealand Society for Magnetic Resonance. His is a current board member of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry.

Oliver has featured widely in TV, radio and newspapers where he is skilled at providing informed, evidence-based context, and explaining complex science to a mainstream audience. He has featured widely in TV, radio and newspapers (Channel 9 News, ABC News, The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Guardian, the Times Higher Education, and the Washington Post). He can be found promoting science on X (formally Twitter), Mastodon, BlueSky, Instagram, Threads, Spoutible, and TikTok as @dr_oli_jones

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Professor of Analytical Chemistry, RMIT University
  • 2019–2022
    Associate Dean - Biosciences and Food Technology , RMIT University
  • 2017–2019
    Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry, RMIT University
  • 2015–2016
    Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry, RMIT University
  • 2012–2014
    Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry, RMIT University
  • 2010–2011
    Lecturer in Environmental Enginnering, Durham University (UK)
  • 2005–2009
    Post-doctoral Research Associate in Environmental Metabolomics, University of Cambridge

Education

  • 2005 
    Imperial College London, PhD - Environmental Chemistry
  • 2001 
    Imperial College London, MSc - Environmental Technology
  • 2000 
    Queen Mary University of London, BSc (Hons) - Marine and Freshwater Biology

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Associate Fellow of the Institution for Chemical Engineers

Research Areas

  • Biochemistry And Cell Biology (0601)
  • Analytical Chemistry (0301)
  • Analytical Biochemistry (060101)
  • Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) (039901)
  • Analytical Spectrometry (030101)