Rate My Professor David Turner

Turner's research specializes in supramolecular and coordination chemistry. His group investigates the synthesis of chiral coordination polymers and metal-organic polyhedra for enantiomeric separations, employs neutron diffraction to study hydrogen-bonding networks, and develops amine-based porous materials for gas capture and separation. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and co-authored two books: 'Core Concepts in Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanochemistry' and 'Coordination Polymers: Design, Analysis and Application'. Key recent publications include 'Discrete metallosupramolecular architectures with amino acids' (Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025), 'The Role of Chalcogen Bonding in Organic Dichalcogenides of Biological Interest' (Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2025), 'Amine-Based MOF for Precious Metal Remediation' (Inorganic Chemistry, 2024), and 'A Study on Auto-Catalysis and Product Inhibition: A Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reaction Catalysed within the Cavity of an Octanuclear Coordination Cage' (Chemistry - A European Journal, 2024). Turner's achievements are honored with awards such as the Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2011) and Dean's Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (2022). He serves as Secretary of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand (SCANZ) since 2021 and was previously President of the Victorian Branch of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.