Dr Hugh Harris is an ARC QEII Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Adelaide.

Research Interests

Bioinorganic Chemistry / Metals in Biology
Metabolism and benefits of dietary selenium
Heavy metal toxicology in mammals )As, Se, Hg, Cd)
Metalloprotein active site structures and mechanisms
Application of X-ray absorption and X-ray fluroescence techniques to inftact tissues

Density Functional Theory Calculations
Electron density distribution in complexes with ‘non-innocent’ ligands
Calculation of XANES spectra
Metalloprotein active site structures and mechanisms