Dr. Philip Andrews

Professor

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Biography

Philip Andrews completed his PhD at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and joined Monash University as a Research Fellow in 1995. He was awarded a prestigious five-year ARC QEII Fellowship in 1997 and was appointed as a lecturer in the School of Chemistry in 2004. Before joining Monash, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Philipps Universität, Marburg, Germany, and held a Royal Society Fellowship at Griffith University in Queensland. Phil is a highly esteemed chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Currently, he serves as a Professor and Interim Head of the School of Chemistry. As a founding member of the Monash Centre for Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) established in 2020, he plays a pivotal role in driving the Centre's industry engagement strategy. His research interests focus on discovering new bioactive metal compounds with applications in anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antimicrobial therapies, as well as the development of new antimicrobial materials. Additionally, he conducts synthesis of metal cages for medical imaging therapeutics and explores metal-mediated reactions involving main group organometallic complexes.

Research Interests

Requirements for Monash University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:12
Reading
Required:13
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:79
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a related field
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Information Technology for most Master's programs including Computer Science and Data Science.