Glenn was born and raised in Western Sydney in the antipodean enclave of Liverpool (known as ‘Livo’ in local lingo). Glenn completed his undergraduate studies in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Wollongong in 1996. In 1995, Glenn was awarded a summer vacation scholarship to conduct research towards the total synthesis of mitomycin C in Martin Banwell’s laboratory at the Australian National University. This research experience led to Glenn staying on in Wollongong to conduct post-graduate research in fullerene chemistry with Paul Keller and Stephen Pyne. After completing PhD studies in 2000, secured a post-doctoral position in the Fullerene Science Centre at the University of Sussex under the guidance of Roger Taylor and Sir Harry Kroto (2001-2003). He was then awarded an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship and spent 3 years in Thomas Carell’s lab at the Ludwig Maximilian’s University in Munich (2004-2006). Glenn moved to the University of Leicester in 2007 to begin his independent career as an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow, before moving north of the border to the University of Strathclyde in 2011.
When Glenn is not in the gym lifting heavy things, he is typically looking at what is happening with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, probably the best rugby league team in the world. Outside of the lab, Glenn is typically found wandering aimlessly in the Scottish Highlands trying to remember why he didn’t charge his phone or learn how to use a compass properly prior to setting off in the wilderness.
AvH Research Fellowship 2019
EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship (Grant No.: EP/E055095/1)
(Host: University of Leicester) 2007-2011
Royal Society University Research Fellowship
(Host: University of Leicester, UK) 2007-2011
Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (Grant No.: DP0770177)
(Host: University of Melbourne, Australia) 2007-2011
Monash Research Fellowship
(Host: Monash University, Australia) 2007-2011
NESTA Crucible award 2007
Klaus Römer Prize
University of Munich, Germany 2006
Junior Scientists Program
40th EUCHEM Conference. Bürgenstock, Switzerland 2005
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship
University of Munich, Germany 2004-2005
Australian Postgraduate Award
University of Wollongong, Australia 1997-2000
