Dr Siew Chong

Biography

Siew completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Polymer Chemistry at the University of Singapore. She then worked as a research engineer at the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences where she studied the reactivity and catalytic potential of platinum sulfide compounds. This project led to her PhD research in the use of bridging Pt₂(µ-S)₂ cores to generate organic materials. Siew was awarded a PhD in 2007 from the National University of Singapore. Following her PhD, she was a senior journal publishing associate within the Life Sciences department at Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford UK. Siew then relocated to Australia in 2009 where she undertook casual teaching appointments at the University of Sydney in 2010, and at Monash University in 2013. In 2017, Siew accepted a full-time position at UNE. She has a strong interest in chemical education research and collaboration, in particular the development of online adaptive learning tools that enhance student confidence, engagement and the overall learning experience.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons), PhD (National University of Singapore)

Awards

2021 – Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

2021 – University of New England Faculty Citation For Education Excellence

2021 – University of New England School of Science & Technology Citation for Education Excellence

Teaching Areas

Introductory Chemistry (CHEM100)

First Year Chemistry (CHEM110)

Inorganic Chemistry (CHEM220)

Primary Research Area/s

Research Interests

Organometallic chemistry, catalysis, metal organic frameworks

Publications

Andronicos, N. M.; Barnett, T. J.; Roberts, R.; Chong, S.; Labeur, L.; Henderson, S. M.; Burns, A. ASCILITE 2021. “Gamified lessons support molecular genetics education of first year biology students during COVID-19 lockdown.”

Chong, S. H.; Henderson, W.; Hor, T. S. A. Dalton Transactions 2007, 4008. “Stable Diplatinum Complexes with Functional Thiolato Bridges from Dialkylation of [Pt2(μ-S)2(P-P)2]”

Chong, S. H.; Young, D. J.; Hor, T. S. A. Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2007, 2, 1356 – 1362. “Pressure-assisted Hetero- and Homo-dialkylation of Sulfide in [Pt2(μ-S)2(dppp)2] [dppp = Ph2P(CH2)3PPh2]: One-pot Conversion of {Pt2(μ-S)2} to {Pt2(SR)2} and {Pt2(SR)(SR’)}”

Chong, S. H.; Henderson, W.; Hor, T. S. A. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2007, 31, 4958–4964. “Open Platitnum Aggregate Frameworks with Overhead Dithiolate Bridges”

Chong, S. H.; Koh, L. L.; Henderson, W.; Hor, T. S. A.; Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2006, 1, 264–272. “Methylation of [Pt2(µ-SR)(µ-S)(PPh3)4]: En Route to Mixed-Thiolato Bridged Complexes”

Henderson, W.; Chong, S. H.; Hor, T. S. A.; Inorganica Chimica Acta: The International Inorganic Chemistry Journal, 2006, 359, 3440 – 3450. “Synthetic prospecting using an electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry directed survey of the alkylation and arylation chemistry of [Pt2(µ-S)2(PPh3)4]”

Chong, S. H.; Young, D. J.; Hor, T. S. A. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2006, 691, 349 – 355. “Combinative use of high-pressure, metal-templating and sulfur-nucleophilicity towards dithiacyclophane synthesis and its complex intermediates”

Chong, S. H.; Tjindrawan, A.; Hor, T. S. A.; Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2003, 267–277. “Electrospray mass spectrometric investigation of the reactivity of the sulfide centers in [Pt2(µ-S)2(PPh3)4] towards organic dihalides and the catalytic potential of this complex in the syntheses of organosulfur materials”