astronomy

Martin Banwell

Martin Banwell is a astronomy 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 Martin Banwell rather than just read about it. In short: Martin Gerhardt Banwell (born 24 November 1954) is an organic chemist specialising in biotransformations and natural product synthesis. His research interests involve the enzymatic preparation of organic molecules as synthons or building blocks for complex natural products.

Key takeaways

Martin Banwell belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reproduce the core statement of Martin Banwell from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Martin Gerhardt Banwell (born 24 November 1954) is an organic chemist specialising in biotransformations and natural product synthesis. His research interests involve the enzymatic preparation of organic molecules as synthons or building blocks for complex natural products. This technology/methodology is then applied to the synthesis of complex marine natural products from the Great Barrier Reef.

Career history Martin received a BSc at Victoria University of Wellington in 1976, and an Honours, 1st Class from the same institution in 1977; his doctorate in 1979 is also from Victoria University, under the direction of Brian Halton. Banwell relocated to Ohio State University between 1979–1980 to undertake a post-doctoral fellowship before taking on the role of Senior teaching Fellow at the Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Adelaide until 1981. Banwell then returned to New Zealand taking the role of Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Auckland until 1986, when he returned to Australia to take a similar role at the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Melbourne. In 1995, as an Associate Professor he moved to the Australian National University as a Senior Fellow. He was promoted to full professor in 1999. Banwell has also previously been a guest at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland. Currently Prof. Banwell is a Foreign Visiting Researcher at Hiroshima University, an Asia-Pacific Representative, Advisory Board to the International Society for Heterocyclic Chemistry, a Chemistry Consultant for CSIRO Molecular Science and Member, Australian Research Council College of Experts. Banwell currently serves on the editorial boards for several journals such as Tetrahedron.

Publications To date Prof. Banwell has published 206 peer reviewed articles, 6 patents, 1 review and 1 non-refereed publication.

Fellowships and awards Banwell has been awarded numerous Fellowships and Awards including;

Rennie Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. (1986) Grimwade Prize in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Melbourne (1992) Elected Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI). (1992) Royal Society of Chemistry (U.K.) International Author Travel Grant Awardee. (1998) Tasmanian Alkaloid Lectureship of the University of Tasmania (1998) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship. (1999) Humboldt Research Awardee of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. (2000) Elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 2002: Conference Chair, 2002 Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry. (2002) Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) Royal Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2003) Nanjing University of Science and Technology International Exchange and Co-operation Lecturer, Nanjing, China, 19–21 May 2004. (2004) 2004 Boehringer Ingelheim Lecturer of the Ohio State University, 10 June, (2004). Elected fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. (2004) 2004–2005 Novartis Chemistry Lecturer (2004) Birch Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (2004) 2005 Merck Lecturer (UK) (2005) 2018 awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to science education as an academic, author and researcher, particularly in the field of synthetic organic chemistry, to scientific institutes, and as a mentor of emerging scientists".

Representative publications

References

External links Banwell Group RSC homepage

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Martin Banwell

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Martin Banwell claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Martin Banwell before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Martin Banwell ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Martin Banwell

In research: Martin Banwell appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Martin Banwell 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: Martin Banwell is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1954 births, Academic staff of the Australian National University, Academic staff of the University of Auckland, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Martin Banwell outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Martin Banwell in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Martin Banwell matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Martin Banwell?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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