Person
Mathieson, Alexander McLeod (1920 - 2011)
FAA
- Born
- 17 July 1920
Aberdeen, Scotland - Died
- 30 August 2011
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist and Crystallographer
Summary
Sandy Mathieson was widely considered to be the father of Australian X-ray crystallography. He earned considerable recognition for his pioneering research on crystallographic methods, molecular structure determination and related instrument development. In 1947 he joined the CSIR Chemical Physics Section, and was Chief Research Scientist in the CSIRO Division of Chemical Physics from 1965 to 1985. On retirement he was Honorary Professor of Chemistry at La Trobe University where he remained for nearly 20 years. In 1967 he was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA). The Society of Crystallographers of Australian and New Zealand inaugurated the Sandy Mathieson Award for young researchers in 2012.
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Chronology
- 1942
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc (Hons)), University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- 1947
- Life event - Migrated to Australia
- 1947
- Career position - Research scientist, Chemical Physics Section, CSIR Division of Industrial Chemistry
- 1948
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 1954
- Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
- 1956
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
- 1960 - 1972
- Career position - Member, Commission on Crystallographic Apparatus, International Union of Crystallography
- 1961 - 1972
- Career position - Member, Commission of Structure Reports, International Union of Crystallography
- 1963
- Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1965 - 1985
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist and Head of X-Ray Diffraction Section, CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry
- 1967 - 2011
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1969 - 1975
- Career position - Member of Executive, International Union of Crystallography
- 1975 - 1978
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
- 1978 - 1980
- Career position - Acting Chief of Division, CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry
- 1985
- Life event - Retired
- 1985 - c. 2005
- Career position - Honorary Professor of Chemistry, La Trobe University
- 1989
- Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in chemistry
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Hall, S.R.; and Mathieson, A. McL., 'Edward Norman Maslen 1935-1997', Historical Records of Australian Science, 13 (3) (2001), 323-50. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR0011330323. Details
- Stevenson, Andrew, Wilkins, Stephen and Gulbis, Jacqui, 'Sandy Mathieson, FAA (1920 - 2011)', Australian Physics, 49 (5) (2012), 153, https://aip.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Australian%20Physics/Aust%20Phys%2049-5.pdf. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q66736279. Details
- 'Mathieson, Alexander McLeod (19200717-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476573. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Alexander (Sandy) McLeod Mathieson', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Mathieson-Alexander-Sandy-McLeod. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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