Alice Motion is a chemist and science communicator based at The University of Sydney. Her research focuses on open science and Science Communication, Outreach, Participation and Education (SCOPE). Finding ways to connect people with science and to make research more accessible is the overarching theme of Alice’s interdisciplinary research.

Teaching and supervision

Unit Coordinator and lecturer for:

Science Communication (SCIE4001)
Modern Alchemy: Lotions and Potions (OLET1670)
Communication in STEM (OLET1605)

Special Studies Program within the School of Chemistry CHEM1991 and CHEM1992

Awards and honours

Celestino Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science, 2020

Young Tall Poppy NSW, 2020

Westpac Research Fellow, 2020

SOAR Prize 2020, Univeristy of Sydney

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Educational Engagement and Innovation, The University of Sydney, 2019

Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Tasmanian Youth Lectureship, 2019

Google Impact Challenge, 2019

Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Nyholm Youth Lectureship, 2017/18

AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, Finalist 2017

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Early Career Teaching, The University of Sydney, 2016

Hitachi Social Innovation Award, 2016

FBi Radio, Best Segment Award 2016

ABC RN and UNSW'sTop 5 Under 40Winner, 2015

Current research students

Project title	Research student
How do policy, curriculum and research inform teaching practice in Australian secondary schools?	Genevieve FIRMER
Science Through Sound Design: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Science Communication	Alexis WEAVER

Publications

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Book Chapters

Motion, A., Downing, E. (2023). Finding Your Authentic Voice. In Susan Rowland, Louise Kuchel (Eds.), Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide, (pp. 383-387). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. [More Information]
Motion, A., Golumbic, Y., Pullen, R., Rutledge, P. (2023). One-Line Stories as Connections Between Slides. In Susan Rowland, Louise Kuchel (Eds.), Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide, (pp. 331-335). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. [More Information]
Motion, A., Gordon, T., Schmid, S. (2023). Put the Slides to One Side: Replacing Static Slides with a Prop. In Susan Rowland, Louise Kuchel (Eds.), Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide, (pp. 199-203). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. [More Information]
Motion, A., Wallace, L. (2023). Science OUTreach: A Queer Approach to Science Communication Practice. In Lindy A. Orthia and Tara Roberson (Eds.), Queering Science Communication: Representations, Theory, and Practice, (pp. 161-171). Bristol: Bristol University Press. [More Information]
Motion, A., Gaunt, M. (2012). Oxidative dearomatization and organocatalytic desymmetrization. In Mathias Christmann and Stefan Brase (Eds.), Asymmetric Synthesis II: More Methods and Applications, (pp. 383-390). Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. [More Information]

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Journals

McRae, O., Pullen, R., Motion, A. (2024). The best fit for your audience: using integrated evaluation methods for data collection at informal science events. International Journal of Science Education. Part B: Communication and Public Engagement. [More Information]
Quinnell, R., Motion, A., Illingworth, S., Calyx, C., Bray, H., Borda, A. (2023). Citizen Science in Australian Higher Education: Emerging Learning and Research Communities. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 31(1), 1-14. [More Information]
Preston, C., Golumbic, Y., Kenneally, C., Phway, T., Rutledge, P., Martin, J., Braz Sousa, L., Motion, A. (2023). Citizen science in schools - Perceptions of project leaders and teachers. Teaching Science, 69(3), 22-35.
Masters, A., Greenfield, P., Davison, C., Evans, J., Motion, A., Barrett, J., Troy, J., Constantine, K., Jackson Pulver, L. (2023). Elements of Country: a First Nations-first approach to chemistry. Chemistry Teacher International, 5(1), 29-38. [More Information]
Scroggie, K., Burrell-Sander, K., Rutledge, P., Motion, A. (2023). GitHub as an open electronic laboratory notebook for real-time sharing of knowledge and collaboration. Digital Discovery, 2(4), 1188-1196. [More Information]
Golumbic, Y., Scroggie, K., Kenneally, C., Lin, J., Blyth, M., Firmer, G., Rutledge, P., Motion, A. (2023). Meet the Medicines—A Crowdsourced Approach to Collecting and Communicating Information about Essential Medicines Online. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5). [More Information]
McRae, O., Downing, E., Motion, A., O'Reilly, C., Pullen, R. (2022). "Easy to join in your pyjamas": benefits and barriers of online science engagement at Australia’s 2020 National Science Week. Journal of Science Communication, 21(3). [More Information]
Roger, E., Motion, A. (2022). Citizen science in cities: an overview of projects focused on urban Australia. Urban Ecosystems, 25(3), 741-752. [More Information]
Weaver, A., Firmer, G., Motion, A., O'Regan, J., O'Reilly, C., Yeadon, D. (2022). Sounding Out Science: the 'Sonaphor' and Electronic Sound Design as a Learning Tool in Secondary Science. Postdigital Science and Education, 5(2), 408-439. [More Information]
Cross, R., Quinnell, R., Bell, T., Rhodes, P., Dancso, Z., Hubble, T., Wardle, G., Lewis, M., Motion, A., Murphy, D., Gongora, J. (2021). 'You'll Never Get Cultural Competence in Science': An Australian Perspective on Integrating Cultural Competence into Science Teaching Via Cultural Accountability. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 29(3), 62-74. [More Information]
Tse, E., Aithani, L., Anderson, M., Cardoso-Silva, J., Cincilla, G., Conduit, G., Galushka, M., Guan, D., Hallyburton, I., Irwin, B., Lui, R., Matthews, S., Motion, A., et al (2021). An Open Drug Discovery Competition: Experimental Validation of Predictive Models in a Series of Novel Antimalarials. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64(22), 16450-16463. [More Information]
Haklay, M., Fraisl, D., Greshake Tzovaras, B., Hecker, S., Gold, M., Hager, G., Ceccaroni, L., Kieslinger, B., Wehn, U., Woods, S., Motion, A., et al (2021). Contours of citizen science: A vignette study. Royal Society Open Science, 8(8), 202108. [More Information]
Golumbic, Y., Motion, A. (2021). Expanding the Scope of Citizen Science: Learning and Engagement of Undergraduate Students in a Citizen Science Chemistry Lab. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 6(1), 31-45. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2021). Harvesting connections: Monitoring rainwater quality in Arizona. Chemistry World, 18(10), 15.
Jaure, A., Sorrell, T., Black, A., Caillaud, C., Chrzanowski, W., Li, E., Martinez-Martin, D., McEwan, A., Wang, R., Motion, A., Casas Bedoya, A., Huang, J., Azizi, L., Eggleton, B., Andersen, T., Baillie, A., Barratt, A., Boehm, C., Britton, P., Chadban, S., Chow, C., Fleming, S., Fox, G., Gordon, L., Baillie, A., Howell, M., Hickie, I., Hunt, N., Iredell, J., Jin, C., Kairaitis, K., Kavehei, O., Kritharides, L., Leon-Saval, S., Lindley, R., Maguire, S., McCluskey, M., McKay, N., Mifsud, G., Palomba, S., Pettigrew, A., Postnova, S., Prinable, J., Rabeau, J., Rees, M., Richmond, K., Scholes-Robertson, N., Seppelt, I., Shaw, T., Sintchenko, V., Snelling, T., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Tovey, E., Tuniz, A., Varamini, P., Wang, A., Wang, K., Wise, S., Zoellner, H., et al (2021). Research priorities for COVID-19 sensor technology. Nature Biotechnology, 39(2), 144-153. [More Information]
McRae, O., Downing, E., Motion, A., O'Reilly, C., Pullen, R. (2020). A New Ecosystem of Online Science: Online Events as a Tool for Public Engagement in Science. Proceedings of The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education. [More Information]
George-Williams, S., Motion, A., Pullen, R., Rutledge, P., Schmid, S., Wilkinson, S. (2020). Chemistry in the Time of COVID-19: Reflections on a Very Unusual Semester. Journal of Chemical Education. [More Information]
Strachan, J., Barnett, C., Maschmeyer, T., Masters, A., Motion, A., Yuen, A. (2020). Nanoparticles for Undergraduates: Creation, Characterization, and Catalysis. Journal of Chemical Education, 97(11), 4166-4172. [More Information]
Katselas, A., Motion, A., O'Reilly, C., Neto, C. (2019). Chemical curiosity on campus: An undergraduate project on the structure and wettability of natural surfaces. Journal of Chemical Education, 96(9), 1998-2002. [More Information]
O'Reilly, C., Motion, A., Neto, C. (2019). Looking Thru the Nano Lens: Art, Science and Nature. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 27(7), 23-33. [More Information]
Motion, A., Ylioja, P., Robertson, M., Antonova-Koch, Y., Avery, V., Baell, J., Batchu, H., Batra, S., Burrows, J., Bhattacharyya, S., Dean, M., Hungerford, Z., Tarnowski, M., Turner, P., White, L., Todd, M., et al (2016). Open Source Drug Discovery: Highly Potent Antimalarial Compounds Derived from the Tres Cantos Arylpyrroles. ACS Central Science, 2(10), 687-701. [More Information]
Williamson, A., Ngouansavanh, T., Pace, R., Allen, A., Cuthbertson, J., Gaunt, M. (2016). Rapid generation of complex molecular architectures by a catalytic enantioselective dearomatization strategy. Synlett, 27(1), 116-120. [More Information]
Smith, C., Todd, M., Patiny, L., Swain, C., Southan, C., Motion, A., Clark, A. (2016). SCINDR - The SCience INtroDuction Robot that will Connect Open Scientists. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2, 1-9. [More Information]
Badiola, K., Bird, C., Brocklesby, W., Casson, J., Chapman, R., Coles, S., Cronshaw, J., Fisher, A., Frey, J., Gloria, D., Quinnell, R., Robertson, M., Robins, M., Todd, M., Motion, A., Ylioja, P., et al (2015). Experiences with a researcher-centric ELN. Chemical Science, 6(3), 1614-1629. [More Information]
Robertson, M., Ylioja, P., Motion, A., Woelfle, M., Robins, M., Badiola, K., Willis, P., Olliaro, P., Wells, T., Todd, M. (2014). Open source drug discovery - A limited tutorial. Parasitology, 141(1), 148-157. [More Information]
Bigot, A., Motion, A., Gaunt, M. (2011). Copper-catalyzed asymmetric Î±-arylation of N-acyloxazolidinones. Synfacts, (12), 1314-1314. [More Information]
Bigot, A., Williamson, A., Gaunt, M. (2011). Enantioselective a-Arylation of N-Acyloxazolidinones with Copper(II)-bisoxazoline Catalysts and Diaryliodonium Salts. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(35), 13778-13781. [More Information]

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Conferences

McRae, O., Downing, E., Motion, A., O'Reilly, C., Pullen, R. (2021). Benefits and barriers of online science engagement: Audience and presenter experiences of 2020 national science week. The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME 2021), Sydney, NSW, Australia: UniServe Science, University of Sydney. [More Information]
Karis, D., Schmid, S., Motion, A. (2019). Attitudes and motivations for studying STEM courses and pursuing a STEM career. The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME 2019), Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
Cross, R., Quinnell, R., Rhodes, P., Wardle, G., Bell, T., Motion, A., Hubble, T., Dancso, Z., Murphy, D., Gongora, J. (2019). Extending the boundaries of non-Indigenous science to embrace the cultural curriculum by creating a living compendium of practice. ACSME, Sydney: The University of Sydney.
Todd, M., Wells, T., Willis, P., Olliaro, P., Avery, V., Ralph, S., Gamo, J., Charman, S., Ylioja, P., Robertson, M., Motion, A., et al (2013). Open source drug discovery for malaria. 8th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health and 5th Conference of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology, Europe: John Wiley & Sons.

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Magazine / Newspaper Articles

Motion, A. (2021). A haven for science. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2021). The citizen scientists searching for slime moulds. Chemistry Wolrd.
Motion, A. (2021). Volunteers are keeping a vigilant eye on volcanoes in the West Indies. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Biodiversity after the Australian bushfires. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Communicating chemistry through music. Chemistry Wolrd.
Motion, A. (2020). Deadly science inspiring future Indigenous scientists. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Fighting plastic waste with the power of citizen science. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). How Flint tapped in to community action. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Learning through citizen science. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Making waves with the surfing citizen scientists. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Mapping mercury contamination from mining. Chemistry Wolrd.
Motion, A. (2020). Mapping stories on the River Chess. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Monitoring climate change through sensors in surfboards. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). On course for openness. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). The citizen scientists performing water research in Hong Kong. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). The citizen scientists sharing their own data during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). The colouring book celebrating diversity in science. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). Board games of chemistry. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). Bringing video games into the protein fold. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). Collaborative atmospheres. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). How Danish children discovered 10 new species of bacteria. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). How teenagers are disrupting drug discovery. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). Immersed in public engagement. Chemistry World.
Motion, A., Neto, C., O'Reilly, C. (2019). Looking through the Nano Lens. The University of Sydney: Muse, 23.
Motion, A. (2019). Reaching out for chemistry careers. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). The crowdsourced analysis hoping to go viral. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). The Solar Army marches on. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). What is next after the International Year of the Periodic Table? Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2017). Open source drug discovery: Global solutions to global problems. Informit, 88.

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Other

Masters, A., Greenfield, P., Motion, A., Troy, J., Jackson Pulver, L., Evans, J., Constantine, K. (2024), What is First Nations Chemistry and Why is it Important?.

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2024

McRae, O., Pullen, R., Motion, A. (2024). The best fit for your audience: using integrated evaluation methods for data collection at informal science events. International Journal of Science Education. Part B: Communication and Public Engagement. [More Information]
Masters, A., Greenfield, P., Motion, A., Troy, J., Jackson Pulver, L., Evans, J., Constantine, K. (2024), What is First Nations Chemistry and Why is it Important?.

2023

Quinnell, R., Motion, A., Illingworth, S., Calyx, C., Bray, H., Borda, A. (2023). Citizen Science in Australian Higher Education: Emerging Learning and Research Communities. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 31(1), 1-14. [More Information]
Preston, C., Golumbic, Y., Kenneally, C., Phway, T., Rutledge, P., Martin, J., Braz Sousa, L., Motion, A. (2023). Citizen science in schools - Perceptions of project leaders and teachers. Teaching Science, 69(3), 22-35.
Masters, A., Greenfield, P., Davison, C., Evans, J., Motion, A., Barrett, J., Troy, J., Constantine, K., Jackson Pulver, L. (2023). Elements of Country: a First Nations-first approach to chemistry. Chemistry Teacher International, 5(1), 29-38. [More Information]
Motion, A., Downing, E. (2023). Finding Your Authentic Voice. In Susan Rowland, Louise Kuchel (Eds.), Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide, (pp. 383-387). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. [More Information]
Scroggie, K., Burrell-Sander, K., Rutledge, P., Motion, A. (2023). GitHub as an open electronic laboratory notebook for real-time sharing of knowledge and collaboration. Digital Discovery, 2(4), 1188-1196. [More Information]
Golumbic, Y., Scroggie, K., Kenneally, C., Lin, J., Blyth, M., Firmer, G., Rutledge, P., Motion, A. (2023). Meet the Medicines—A Crowdsourced Approach to Collecting and Communicating Information about Essential Medicines Online. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5). [More Information]
Motion, A., Golumbic, Y., Pullen, R., Rutledge, P. (2023). One-Line Stories as Connections Between Slides. In Susan Rowland, Louise Kuchel (Eds.), Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide, (pp. 331-335). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. [More Information]
Motion, A., Gordon, T., Schmid, S. (2023). Put the Slides to One Side: Replacing Static Slides with a Prop. In Susan Rowland, Louise Kuchel (Eds.), Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide, (pp. 199-203). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. [More Information]
Motion, A., Wallace, L. (2023). Science OUTreach: A Queer Approach to Science Communication Practice. In Lindy A. Orthia and Tara Roberson (Eds.), Queering Science Communication: Representations, Theory, and Practice, (pp. 161-171). Bristol: Bristol University Press. [More Information]

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2022

McRae, O., Downing, E., Motion, A., O'Reilly, C., Pullen, R. (2022). "Easy to join in your pyjamas": benefits and barriers of online science engagement at Australia’s 2020 National Science Week. Journal of Science Communication, 21(3). [More Information]
Roger, E., Motion, A. (2022). Citizen science in cities: an overview of projects focused on urban Australia. Urban Ecosystems, 25(3), 741-752. [More Information]
Weaver, A., Firmer, G., Motion, A., O'Regan, J., O'Reilly, C., Yeadon, D. (2022). Sounding Out Science: the 'Sonaphor' and Electronic Sound Design as a Learning Tool in Secondary Science. Postdigital Science and Education, 5(2), 408-439. [More Information]

2021

Cross, R., Quinnell, R., Bell, T., Rhodes, P., Dancso, Z., Hubble, T., Wardle, G., Lewis, M., Motion, A., Murphy, D., Gongora, J. (2021). 'You'll Never Get Cultural Competence in Science': An Australian Perspective on Integrating Cultural Competence into Science Teaching Via Cultural Accountability. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 29(3), 62-74. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2021). A haven for science. Chemistry World.
Tse, E., Aithani, L., Anderson, M., Cardoso-Silva, J., Cincilla, G., Conduit, G., Galushka, M., Guan, D., Hallyburton, I., Irwin, B., Lui, R., Matthews, S., Motion, A., et al (2021). An Open Drug Discovery Competition: Experimental Validation of Predictive Models in a Series of Novel Antimalarials. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64(22), 16450-16463. [More Information]
McRae, O., Downing, E., Motion, A., O'Reilly, C., Pullen, R. (2021). Benefits and barriers of online science engagement: Audience and presenter experiences of 2020 national science week. The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME 2021), Sydney, NSW, Australia: UniServe Science, University of Sydney. [More Information]
Haklay, M., Fraisl, D., Greshake Tzovaras, B., Hecker, S., Gold, M., Hager, G., Ceccaroni, L., Kieslinger, B., Wehn, U., Woods, S., Motion, A., et al (2021). Contours of citizen science: A vignette study. Royal Society Open Science, 8(8), 202108. [More Information]
Golumbic, Y., Motion, A. (2021). Expanding the Scope of Citizen Science: Learning and Engagement of Undergraduate Students in a Citizen Science Chemistry Lab. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 6(1), 31-45. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2021). Harvesting connections: Monitoring rainwater quality in Arizona. Chemistry World, 18(10), 15.
Jaure, A., Sorrell, T., Black, A., Caillaud, C., Chrzanowski, W., Li, E., Martinez-Martin, D., McEwan, A., Wang, R., Motion, A., Casas Bedoya, A., Huang, J., Azizi, L., Eggleton, B., Andersen, T., Baillie, A., Barratt, A., Boehm, C., Britton, P., Chadban, S., Chow, C., Fleming, S., Fox, G., Gordon, L., Baillie, A., Howell, M., Hickie, I., Hunt, N., Iredell, J., Jin, C., Kairaitis, K., Kavehei, O., Kritharides, L., Leon-Saval, S., Lindley, R., Maguire, S., McCluskey, M., McKay, N., Mifsud, G., Palomba, S., Pettigrew, A., Postnova, S., Prinable, J., Rabeau, J., Rees, M., Richmond, K., Scholes-Robertson, N., Seppelt, I., Shaw, T., Sintchenko, V., Snelling, T., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Tovey, E., Tuniz, A., Varamini, P., Wang, A., Wang, K., Wise, S., Zoellner, H., et al (2021). Research priorities for COVID-19 sensor technology. Nature Biotechnology, 39(2), 144-153. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2021). The citizen scientists searching for slime moulds. Chemistry Wolrd.
Motion, A. (2021). Volunteers are keeping a vigilant eye on volcanoes in the West Indies. Chemistry World.

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2020

McRae, O., Downing, E., Motion, A., O'Reilly, C., Pullen, R. (2020). A New Ecosystem of Online Science: Online Events as a Tool for Public Engagement in Science. Proceedings of The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2020). Biodiversity after the Australian bushfires. Chemistry World.
George-Williams, S., Motion, A., Pullen, R., Rutledge, P., Schmid, S., Wilkinson, S. (2020). Chemistry in the Time of COVID-19: Reflections on a Very Unusual Semester. Journal of Chemical Education. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2020). Communicating chemistry through music. Chemistry Wolrd.
Motion, A. (2020). Deadly science inspiring future Indigenous scientists. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Fighting plastic waste with the power of citizen science. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). How Flint tapped in to community action. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Learning through citizen science. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Making waves with the surfing citizen scientists. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Mapping mercury contamination from mining. Chemistry Wolrd.
Motion, A. (2020). Mapping stories on the River Chess. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). Monitoring climate change through sensors in surfboards. Chemistry World.
Strachan, J., Barnett, C., Maschmeyer, T., Masters, A., Motion, A., Yuen, A. (2020). Nanoparticles for Undergraduates: Creation, Characterization, and Catalysis. Journal of Chemical Education, 97(11), 4166-4172. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2020). On course for openness. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). The citizen scientists performing water research in Hong Kong. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). The citizen scientists sharing their own data during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2020). The colouring book celebrating diversity in science. Chemistry World.

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2019

Karis, D., Schmid, S., Motion, A. (2019). Attitudes and motivations for studying STEM courses and pursuing a STEM career. The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME 2019), Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
Motion, A. (2019). Board games of chemistry. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). Bringing video games into the protein fold. Chemistry World.
Katselas, A., Motion, A., O'Reilly, C., Neto, C. (2019). Chemical curiosity on campus: An undergraduate project on the structure and wettability of natural surfaces. Journal of Chemical Education, 96(9), 1998-2002. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2019). Collaborative atmospheres. Chemistry World.
Cross, R., Quinnell, R., Rhodes, P., Wardle, G., Bell, T., Motion, A., Hubble, T., Dancso, Z., Murphy, D., Gongora, J. (2019). Extending the boundaries of non-Indigenous science to embrace the cultural curriculum by creating a living compendium of practice. ACSME, Sydney: The University of Sydney.
Motion, A. (2019). How Danish children discovered 10 new species of bacteria. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). How teenagers are disrupting drug discovery. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). Immersed in public engagement. Chemistry World.
Motion, A., Neto, C., O'Reilly, C. (2019). Looking through the Nano Lens. The University of Sydney: Muse, 23.
O'Reilly, C., Motion, A., Neto, C. (2019). Looking Thru the Nano Lens: Art, Science and Nature. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 27(7), 23-33. [More Information]
Motion, A. (2019). Reaching out for chemistry careers. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). The crowdsourced analysis hoping to go viral. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). The Solar Army marches on. Chemistry World.
Motion, A. (2019). What is next after the International Year of the Periodic Table? Chemistry World.

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2017

Motion, A. (2017). Open source drug discovery: Global solutions to global problems. Informit, 88.

2016

Motion, A., Ylioja, P., Robertson, M., Antonova-Koch, Y., Avery, V., Baell, J., Batchu, H., Batra, S., Burrows, J., Bhattacharyya, S., Dean, M., Hungerford, Z., Tarnowski, M., Turner, P., White, L., Todd, M., et al (2016). Open Source Drug Discovery: Highly Potent Antimalarial Compounds Derived from the Tres Cantos Arylpyrroles. ACS Central Science, 2(10), 687-701. [More Information]
Williamson, A., Ngouansavanh, T., Pace, R., Allen, A., Cuthbertson, J., Gaunt, M. (2016). Rapid generation of complex molecular architectures by a catalytic enantioselective dearomatization strategy. Synlett, 27(1), 116-120. [More Information]
Smith, C., Todd, M., Patiny, L., Swain, C., Southan, C., Motion, A., Clark, A. (2016). SCINDR - The SCience INtroDuction Robot that will Connect Open Scientists. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2, 1-9. [More Information]

2015

Badiola, K., Bird, C., Brocklesby, W., Casson, J., Chapman, R., Coles, S., Cronshaw, J., Fisher, A., Frey, J., Gloria, D., Quinnell, R., Robertson, M., Robins, M., Todd, M., Motion, A., Ylioja, P., et al (2015). Experiences with a researcher-centric ELN. Chemical Science, 6(3), 1614-1629. [More Information]

2014

Robertson, M., Ylioja, P., Motion, A., Woelfle, M., Robins, M., Badiola, K., Willis, P., Olliaro, P., Wells, T., Todd, M. (2014). Open source drug discovery - A limited tutorial. Parasitology, 141(1), 148-157. [More Information]

2013

Todd, M., Wells, T., Willis, P., Olliaro, P., Avery, V., Ralph, S., Gamo, J., Charman, S., Ylioja, P., Robertson, M., Motion, A., et al (2013). Open source drug discovery for malaria. 8th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health and 5th Conference of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology, Europe: John Wiley & Sons.

2012

Motion, A., Gaunt, M. (2012). Oxidative dearomatization and organocatalytic desymmetrization. In Mathias Christmann and Stefan Brase (Eds.), Asymmetric Synthesis II: More Methods and Applications, (pp. 383-390). Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. [More Information]

2011

Bigot, A., Motion, A., Gaunt, M. (2011). Copper-catalyzed asymmetric Î±-arylation of N-acyloxazolidinones. Synfacts, (12), 1314-1314. [More Information]
Bigot, A., Williamson, A., Gaunt, M. (2011). Enantioselective a-Arylation of N-Acyloxazolidinones with Copper(II)-bisoxazoline Catalysts and Diaryliodonium Salts. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(35), 13778-13781. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2024

Quantum and Advanced Technologies, Bartlett S, Reilly D, Motion A, Doherty A, Bartholomew J, Office of Global Engagement/Compact Agreement Global Research Partnerships

2023

Breaking Good @ DDI: Open Source Drug Discovery with Young Scientists, Motion A, Centre for Drug Discovery Innovation/Outreach Program Funding

2021

Learning by doing: citizen science as a tool for enriching science education, engagement and enjoyment, Motion A, Department of Education (NSW)/Strategic Research Fund

2020

Democratising science and building public trust in knowledge, Motion A, Westpac Scholars and DVC Research Joint/Westpac Scholars

2019

Breaking Good, Motion A, Tides Foundation (US)/Google Impact Challenge

2018

Biomolecular Design Competition BIOMOD 2018, Daljit Singh J, Wickham S, Motion A, NSW Department of Industry/Science and Engineering Student Competition Sponsorship Program

2016

Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2016, Todd M, Motion A, Hitachi Australia Pty Ltd/Social Innovation Award

In the media

We need to open up science to everyone, Ockham's Razor, Radio National, 23rd September 2018

Daraprim Synthesis, various international outlets, Nov/Dec 2016

Reddit AMA, Open Source Drug Discovery, 5th October 2016

Making drug development less secretive could lead to quicker, cheaper therapies, The Conversation, 14th September, 2016

The see-through scientists, Horizons Magazine, Swiss National Science Foundation, 9th September 2016

Going for...green? Why Rio's swimming pools are changing colour, The Conversation, 11th Aug 2016

Open source removes secrecy in drug discovery, The Science Show, ABC Radio National, 7th May 2016

Furniture design's loss, chemistry's gain, The Science Show, ABC Radio National, 22nd August 2015

Faculty of Science

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Professor Alice Motion