Biographical entry Bowie, John Hamilton (1938 - )

Summary

John Hamilton Bowie has been professor of organic chemistry at the University of Adelaide since 1983. His particular research interest is mass spectrometry.

Details

Born Melbourne, 16 July 1938. Educated Universities of Melbourne (MSc) and Nottingham (PhD 1964). DSc, University of Adelaide 1969. ICI Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge 1964-66; lecturer in organic chemistry, University of Adelaide 1966-69, senior lecturer 1970-71, reader 1972-82, professor 1983- , Dean, Faculty of Science 1981-82, Pro-Vice-Chancellor 1989-92; head, Department of Chemistry. Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1967, H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1974.

Published resources

Reviews

• Bowie, John H., review of Radford, Joan, The Chemistry Department of the University of Melbourne: its contribution to Australian Science, 1854-1959, Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1978., Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 2, 1981, pp. 126-127. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=HR9810520123.pdf. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Bowie, J H', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-492653. Details