Associate ProfessorErin Leitao
(she, her)
Associate Professor
Chemical Sciences
- Associate ProfessorChemical Sciences
- +6493737599 Ext.85567 (Work)
- SCIENCE CENTRE 302 - Bldg 302, 23 SYMONDS ST, AUCKLAND, 1010, New Zealand
BIO
2025-Present Associate Professor, University of Auckland, NZ
2018-2025 Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, NZ
2015-2018 Lecturer, University of Auckland, NZ
2012-2015 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK with Prof. Ian Manners
2011-2012 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bristol, UK with Prof. Ian Manners
2006-2011 PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Calgary, Canada with Prof. Warren Piers
2001-2006 BSc in Chemistry, University of Victoria, Canada final project with Prof. Scott McIndoe
Memberships/Affiliations/Responsibilities:
2025-Present Principal Investigator in the MacDiarmid Institute
2021-Present Co-deputy Director of the Centre for Green Chemical Science
2017-2025 Associate Investigator in the MacDiarmid Institute
2016-Present Member of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry
Distinctions/Honours:
2019 Named Lanthanum in the Periodic Table of Younger Chemists for the International Year of the Periodic Table
2017 Dean's Award for Early Career Teaching Excellence
2016 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship
Areas of Expertise:
Main-group synthesis, catalysis, polymers, reaction kinetics and mechanisms, green chemistry
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND APPOINTMENTS
- Associate ProfessorFaculty of Science, Chemical Sciences, New Zealand
MEDIA
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- LecturerUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand1 Dec 2015 - 31 Jan 2018
- Senior LecturerUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand1 Feb 2018 - 31 Jan 2025
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand1 Feb 2025 - present
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Canada4 Sep 2006 - 22 Apr 2011
- BScUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, Canada4 Sep 2001 - 28 Apr 2006
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak and understand
FACULTY / INSTITUTE
- Science
GRADUATE SUPERVISION
- PhD/Doctoral Accredited Supervisor
MEDIA ENQUIRIES
- Available for media enquiries