Margaret Harding
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Margaret Harding (born 14 December 1960) is an Australian chemist and educator who is currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the Australian National University (ANU). She is an expert in medicinal and biomolecular chemistry, with special research interests in the areas of antifreeze proteins and ligand-DNA interactions.
Education
Born 14 December 1960 in Sydney,{{Cite book|title=Who's who in Australia : an Australian biographical dictionary and register of prominent people, with which is incorporated John's notable Australians (first issued 1906).|place=Melbourne |publisher=Information Australia Group|year=2016}} Harding completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Sydney in 1982. She received a PhD in 1986 under M. J. Crossley and S. Sternhell, with a thesis titled A Study of Tautomerism and Atropisomerism in 5,10,15,20-Tetra-Arylporphyrins,{{Cite web|url=http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/~mjcgroup/publications_thesis.html|title=Crossley Group - Thesis Titles|website=sydney.edu.au|access-date=2017-08-25}}{{Cite journal|last1=Crossley|first1=Maxwell J.|last2=Harding|first2=Margaret M.|last3=Sternhell|first3=Sever.|date=1986-06-01|title=Tautomerism in 2-substituted 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrins|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=108|issue=13|pages=3608–3613|doi=10.1021/ja00273a010|issn=0002-7863}} and a DSc in 2002, also from the University of Sydney. On completing her PhD, Harding held postdoctoral positions at the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
Academic positions
In 1990, Harding returned to the University of Sydney, where she taught as a professor of chemistry until 2005.{{cite web|url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/professor-margaret-harding|title=Professor Margaret Harding|publisher=The University of New South Wales|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102042041/https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/professor-margaret-harding|archive-date=2014-11-02}}
In 2005, Harding was appointed the first Dean of Graduate Research at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), a position she held until 2009. In 2008, she was appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at UNSW.{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/appointments/harding-heads-to-anu-as-dvc-research/story-e6frgckf-1226299581861?nk=ca234d59815e0c9f07df98a2c175da1e|title=Harding heads to ANU as DVC-Research}}
In June 2012, Harding became Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at ANU.{{cite web|url=http://about.anu.edu.au/leadership/deputy-vice-chancellor|title=Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)|date=11 October 2014 |publisher=Australian National University}}
Harding is a Director on the Boards of ANU Enterprise, Australian Scientific Instruments, National Computational Infrastructure National Facility (Australia) and an alternate Director on the Board of ANU Connect Ventures. She has been a director on the Boards of the UNSW Foundation and Neuroscience Research Australia, and an alternate Director on the Board of Bionic Vision Australia.
Harding has been a member of the Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts{{cn|date=January 2020}} and has served as Chair of the ARC International Linkage and ARC Scrutiny Committees
Publications and awards
Harding has published over 110 research articles. She has served on the editorial boards of Medicinal Chemistry and Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. She received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Rennie (1993) and Biota (1995) medals,{{cite web|url=http://www.raci.org.au/document/item/1381|title = RACI Past Award winners}} and was an invited speaker for the RACI Nyholm Youth lecture series in 1999.{{Cite web|url=http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/raci/104.htm|title=104 - New South Wales Branch - Nyholm Lectures - The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Incorporated Guide to Records|last=Centre|first=Australian Science and Technology Heritage|website=www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au|access-date=2017-08-25}}
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Category:Australian women chemists
Category:University of Sydney alumni
Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:Academic staff of the University of Sydney
Category:Academic staff of the University of New South Wales
Category:Academic staff of the Australian National University