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4.08/20/2025

Always fair, kind, and deeply insightful.

4.05/21/2025

A master at fostering understanding.

5.03/31/2025

Encourages students to explore new ideas.

4.02/27/2025

Inspires confidence and independent thinking.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Von

Emeritus Professor Ellak von Nagy-Felsobuki serves as an Emeritus Professor in Chemistry within the College of Engineering, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He earned his PhD from La Trobe University for research in photoelectron spectroscopy, a Doctor of Science (DSc) from the same institution for developing theory and computer code on rovibrational states of di-, tri-, and tetra-atomic molecules, a Diploma in Education, and a Bachelor of Science, all from La Trobe University. His research interests encompass theoretical chemistry, focusing on electronic structures of small organic molecules and rovibrational analysis aiding astronomical molecule detection; mass spectrometry, including Van der Waals and metal complexes, gas-phase inorganic molecules, protein phosphorylation, and metal fluxes related to aging diseases; and photoelectron spectroscopy of transient and organometallic gas-phase molecules to elucidate electronic structures for chemical reactivity and biological functions. Key publications include the book 'Ab Initio Variational Calculations of Molecular Vibrational-Rotational Spectra' (1993, co-authored with D.J. Searles), and articles such as 'Trends in MH2n+ ion-quadrupole complexes' (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2010), 'Ab initio vibrational spectrum of (2Σ+)He-MgH2+' (Chemical Physics Letters, 2009), and 'Quantification of Phosphorylation Levels of Tyrosine Hydroxylase' (2000).