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Leonard Francis Lindoy

Leonard Francis Lindoy is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Leonard Francis Lindoy rather than just read about it. In short: Leonard Francis Lindoy, FAA, (born 1937) is an Australian chemist with interests in macrocyclic chemistry and metallo-supramolecular chemistry, and an Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney and James Cook University. He moved to the University of Sydney in 1996 to take up the departmental chair in inorganic chemistry vacated by Hans Freeman.

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Reference excerpt

Leonard Francis Lindoy, FAA, (born 1937) is an Australian chemist with interests in macrocyclic chemistry and metallo-supramolecular chemistry, and an Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney and James Cook University. He moved to the University of Sydney in 1996 to take up the departmental chair in inorganic chemistry vacated by Hans Freeman.

Honours and recognition Lindoy has been recognised for his professional achievements with Fellowships in the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the Royal Society of New South Wales (RSN) and in 1993, the Australian Academy of Science (FAA). In 1995, Lindoy received both the H G Smith Memorial Medal and the Burrows Award, the premier award of the Inorganic Chemistry Division of the RACI. Lindoy's contributions were also recognised by the Australian Government in 2001 with a Centenary Medal for "service to Australian society and science in inorganic chemistry". In 2005, he was awarded an RACI Distinguished Fellowship and he went on to receive the 2008 Leighton Memorial Medal which is "the RACI's most prestigious medal and is awarded in recognition of eminent services to chemistry in Australia in the broadest sense." In 2009, he received both the Australian Academy of Science's Craig Medal and a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Centenary Lectureship and Medal. Lindoy was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to chemical sciences as a researcher, to tertiary education, and in leadership roles".

Significant publications Lindoy, L. F. (1990). The Chemistry of Macrocyclic Ligand Complexes. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-40985-3.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Leonard Francis Lindoy in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Leonard Francis Lindoy is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1937 births, 20th-century Australian chemists, 21st-century Australian chemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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