Biographical entry Voisey, Alan Heywood (1911 - 1995)

Summary

Alan Voisey was foundation Professor of Geology and Head of the School of Earth Sciences, Macquarie University 1966-1971. Earlier he had been Professor of Geology at the University of New England from 1954-1965 after being Lecturer-in-charge from 1939. He is commemorated by the A.H. Voisey Club, a graduate club of the University of New England's Geology Department, and by the A.H. Voisey Medal of the New South Wales division of the Geological Society of Australia. This medal is awarded annually to "a younger member of the Society for outstanding research work".

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Events

1933

Career position - Diploma in Education (DipEd) completed at the Teachers Training College

1933

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney

1934

Career position - Teacher at the Greta Public School

1935 - 1936

Career position - Assistant Geologist on the Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern Australia

1938

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney

1939 - 1952

Career position - Lecturer in Geology and Geography at New England University College

1952 - 1953

Career position - Visiting Professor of Geology at Antioch College in Ohio, USA

1954

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Sydney

1954 - 1965

Career position - Professor of Geology at the University of New England

1966

Career position - President of the Royal Society of New South Wales

1966 - 1971

Career position - Professor of Geology and Head of the School of Earth Sciences at Macquarie University, New South Wales

1971 - 1987

Career position - Consultant and company directorships

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Alan Heywood Voisey - Records, 1917 - 1991, MS 180; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Alan Heywood Voisey - Records, 1939 - 1971, MSS 2350; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions

• Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details

Online Resources

• 'Voisey, Alan Heywood - Ms 180', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms180.html. Details
• 'Voisey, A H', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-631869. Details