Associate Professor Anastasios Polyzos

ARC Future Fellow, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

Under the Microscope

‘The real ‘magic’ of biology happens at invisible, chemical scales’

Anastasios (Tash) Polyzos grew up in regional restaurants and rock bands, but it was his fascination with chemical reactions that birthed an entrepreneur

Sciences & Technology

Research

By learning to harness light like nature, we’re launching a new era of green chemistry

A new type of ‘photocatalyst’ mimics the way plants get energy from the sun, opening an environmentally friendly way to build complex chemicals like pharmaceuticals