Rate My Professor Lynne Wallace

Dr. Lynne Wallace is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Science at UNSW Canberra, University of New South Wales. Originally from Scotland, she completed her PhD at the Australian National University after moving to Australia. She held postdoctoral positions at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the Australian National University, and the University of Strathclyde before taking up a lectureship at UNSW Canberra in 1999, where she has advanced to Senior Lecturer. In her teaching role, she contributes courses at all levels of the BSc Chemistry program and coordinates the Chemistry 1 laboratory.

Dr. Wallace's research specializes in the synthesis and study of redox-active and luminescent transition metal complexes, with a focus on new iridium complexes for supramolecular and medicinal applications. Her interests encompass aspects of supramolecular chemistry utilizing cucurbit[n]uril, development of explosives and contraband detection methods based on host-guest interactions, electrochemical remediation of wastewater from explosives manufacturing, and synthesis of new high-nitrogen compounds. Applications of her work include sensor systems, light-activated molecular devices, supramolecular assemblies, therapeutic approaches, and electrosynthesis of green energetic materials. Key publications include the book chapter 'Electrochemical Methods for Synthesis of Energetic Materials and Remediation of Waste Water' (2014) in Green Energetic Materials; 'Cucurbit[10]uril binding of heteroleptic iridium(iii) complexes: synthesis and photophysical characterization' (2025, RSC Advances); 'Interaction of the Large Host Q[10] with Metal Polypyridyl Complexes: Binding Modes and Effects on Luminescence' (2020, Inorganic Chemistry); 'Encapsulation of Mitoxantrone within Cucurbit[8]uril Decreases Toxicity and Enhances Survival in a Mouse Model of Cancer' (2017, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters); and 'Strong enhancement of luminescence from an iridium polypyridyl complex via encapsulation in cucurbituril' (2013, Dalton Transactions). She has authored or co-authored 37 journal articles, one book chapter, six conference papers, and other works.