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Timothy Schmidt
Born
Timothy Schmidt

1975 (age 5051)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Cambridge University
AwardsCoblentz Award, 2010
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Basel
University of Sydney
University of New South Wales
Thesis Femtosecond dynamics of molecules in intense laser fields  (2002)
Gareth Roberts
Websitewww.unsw.edu.au/staff/timothy-schmidt

Timothy Schmidt (born 1975) is an Australian physical chemist, Professor, and Head of the School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales.

Early life and education

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Schmidt was born in Canberra in 1975. He represented Australia at the International Chemistry Olympiad in 1993, winning a bronze medal,[1] and graduated from James Ruse Agricultural High School. He obtained a BSc (Hons) from University of Sydney, winning the university medal in theoretical chemistry. He studied for his PhD under the late Dr Gareth Roberts at Churchill College, Cambridge, graduating in 2002.

Research and career

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Schmidt undertook postdoctoral studies with Prof. John Paul Maier, FRS,[2] at The University of Basel and was appointed as a research scientist at CSIRO in 2003. In 2004 he was appointed as Lecturer at The University of Sydney and rose to Associate Professor before taking up an ARC Future Fellowship at The University of New South Wales in 2014. In 2026 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[3].

Awards

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References

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  1. "IChO: Country data for individuals". 25th ICHO, 1993. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  2. "Professor John Maier FRS | Royal Society Fellow". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  3. 1 2 "Academy honours Australia's eminent scientists". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  4. "The Coblentz Award - Molecular Spectroscopy | Coblentz Society". Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  5. "University of Sydney Annual Report 2009" (PDF). The University of Sydney. Retrieved 2018-08-31.