Professor
Michelle Coote
FAA
Professor Coote leads the Computer-Aided Chemical Design research group within the Research School of Chemistry and the Australian National University. She is regarded as a pioneer in the development and application of accurate computational chemistry for modelling radical polymerization processes, and is internationally recognised for her contributions to elucidating the mechanisms and defining the kinetics of these complicated processes, explaining the links between structure and reactivity, and designing improved reagents for manipulating their outcome. Her international reputation extends beyond the radical polymer field by virtue her significant contribution to our understanding of other important chemical processes, including polymer autooxidation, nitroxide radical chemistry, and acid-base chemistry. Very recently she has made the landmark discovery of radical orbital switching.
Fields of research
34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES-
3403
MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
- 340306 Polymerisation Mechanisms
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3405
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- 340505 Physical Organic Chemistry
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3406
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
- 340601 Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions
- 340604 Electrochemistry
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3407
THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
- 340701 Computational chemistry
For full list of research codes, please visit the ARC Website .
Expertise type
- Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers
- Theoretical Chemistry
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