Biographical entry Brown, Ian (1917 - 1987)

Summary

Ian Brown commenced work with the CSIR Division of Industrial Chemistry in 1942 and stayed with the organisation until his retirement in 1978. His specialised field was solution thermodynamics.

Details

Born Adelaide, 28 May 1917. Died Melbourne, 31 August 1987. Educated University of Adelaide (BSc 1940, DSc 1966). Assistant chemist, Birkenhead laboratory, Shell Company 1941; assistant chemist, Beckers Pty Ltd 1941-42; assistant research officer, rising to principal research scientist, CSIR/O Divisions of Industrial Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, 1942-78.

Related entries

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Ian Brown - Records, 1930 - 1987, MS 169; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Brown, Ian - Ms 169', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms169.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Brown, Ian', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476141. Details
• Smith, Ailie and Gavan McCarthy, Brown Family Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2004, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/brow/brown.htm. Details

See also

• Ewers, W. E. and Weiss, D. E., 'Keith Leonard Sutherland 1916-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 2, 1981, pp. 78-88. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9810520078.htm. Details