Person
Kolm, Jan Eric (1918 - 2009)
AO FTSE FAIM FRACI HonFIEAust
- Born
- 14 August 1918
- Died
- 20 June 2009
- Occupation
- Inorganic chemist and Company director
Summary
Jan Kolm was educated in Germany and Czechoslovakia before arriving in Australia around 1950. He joined Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited (ICIANZ) as a chemist and remained with the organization for over thirty years. His last position with ICI Australia was as the company's Executive Director (1973-1980). Kolm was also a Director of many other companies including CSR Chemicals Ltd., Nylex Corporation Ltd. and Beach Petroleum NL (1981-1988).
He was a member of many scientific bodies and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Managers (FAIM), The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI). Kolm was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1983.
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Chronology
- 1950
- Career position - Chemist in Developmental Chemistry at ICI Australia
- 1950 - 1958
- Career position - Senior Developmental Officer at ICI Australia
- 1958 - 1969
- Career position - Patents and Agreements Associate Research Manager with ICI Australia
- 1970 - 1973
- Career position - Research Manager of ICI Australia
- 1973 - 1980
- Career position - Executive Director at ICI Australia
- 1978 - 1980
- Career position - Director of CSR Chemicals Ltd. & Catoleum Pty. Ltd. & Nylex Corp. Ltd.
- 1978 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1980 - 1986
- Career position - Chair of the Victorian State Committee
- 1981 - 1988
- Career position - Director of Beach Petroleum NL
- 1983
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to industry and science
- 1983 - 1992
- Career position - Chair of the National Energy, Research, Development and Demonstration Council of CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
- 1983 - 1998
- Career position - Director of Montech Pty. Ltd.
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1978]
- 1994
- Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia - for delivering outstanding service and important technical advances to chemical engineering during a long and successful career with ICI Australia, and for contributions as a respected government adviser, including as chairman of the National Energy Research Development and Demonstration Council
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society in industrial chemistry
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Kolm, J. E., 'The Chemical Industry and the Australian Contributions to Chemical Technology' in Technology in Australia 1788-1988: A Condensed History of Australian Technological Innovation and Adaptation During the First Two Hundred Years, R. T. Madigan, ed. (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988). Details
Journal Articles
- 'New Honorary Fellows', Engineering Times (1994), 2. Details
- Kolm, J. E., 'Role of Industrial Research in the Australian Chemical Industry', PACE, 29 (12) (1976), 19-24. Details
- Rae, Ian D., 'Vale Jan Eric Kolm: Chemist and company director.', Chemistry in Australia, 77 (8) (2010), 13. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Weickhardt, Len; Kolm, Jan; Bradley, John; and Potter, Owen, 'A distinguished, fair and tactful chemical engineer: Ian Robinson, Obituary', The Age (1995). Details
Resources
- 'Kolm, Jan Eric (1918-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476116. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_k.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 September 2023
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