Thomas Fallon

Dr Thomas Fallon

Lecturer

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


The Fallon group works on the chemistry of shape-shifting molecules. These intriguing dynamic systems have no permanent structure and exist in constant metamorphosis. We develop new synthetic and analytical methods, and are applying these systems in molecular devices and medicinal chemistry. 

New Zealand Royal Society Marsden Fast-Start grant 2016-2019.

  • Chemical Kinetics (1st year)
  • Purification and Analytical Chemistry (2nd year)
  • Aromatic chemistry (2nd year)
  • Bioorganic chemistry (2nd year)
  • Stereoselective synthesis (3rd year)
  • Pericyclic Chemistry (Honours)
  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 Co-Supervisor Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Natural Products Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Emma Caitlin Becroft
    2020 Co-Supervisor Use of Peroxygenase P450 Enzymes as Oxidative Catalysts in the Synthesis of Natural Products Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Jinia Akter
    2019 Co-Supervisor Biomimetic synthesis of complex natural products Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sarah Alexandra French
  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Biomimetic Synthesis Enables the Structural Revision of Natural Products Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Tomas Mendes Gouveia Vieira deCastro
    2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Diels-Alder and Electrocyclic Strategies in Complex Molecule Synthesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Isuru Dissanayake Mudiyanselage
    2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Synthesis and Applications of Substituted Bullvalenes and The Synthesis of Bicyclo[4.2.0]octadiene Derived Natural Products Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Harshal Deepak Patel
    2018 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Synthesis and Network Analysis of Substituted Bullvalenes and the Total Synthesis of Endiandric Acid J and Beilcyclone A Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ossama Yahiaoui
    2018 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Small Molecules Targeting Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Targets Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Nicholas Charles Schumann
  • Position: Lecturer
  • Phone: 83135960
  • Email: thomas.fallon@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Badger, floor 2
  • Org Unit: School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

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