Murray V. Baker received the Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry with Prof. Les Field from The University of Sydney in 1988, for work on C H activation by iron phosphine complexes. After a year with the Biologicals Group, ICI Australia’s Research Group, Ascot Vale, VIC, Australia, and two years learning surface and materials chemistry with Prof. George M. Whitesides at Harvard University, he joined The University of Western Australia, where he is a Professor of Chemistry. His research interests include organometallic chemistry (especially applications of organometallic compounds in medicine and catalysis), biomaterials, and surface chemistry.