Biographical entry Mills, James Edward (1905 - 1943)

Summary

James Edward Mills joined the chemistry staff at the University of Sydney in 1933 and served there until his unexpected death in 1943. His main interests were in gas analysis and spectroscopy. Mills was Honorary Treasurer of the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Chemical Institute, a President of the Sydney University Chemical Society and of the Sydney University Science Association.

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Events

1926

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

1928

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

1929 - 1932

Award - 1851 Exhibition Scholar - Queensland's first

1932

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at University College London

1933 - 1939

Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Sydney

1940 - 1943

Career position - Chemistry Lecturer at the University of Sydney

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Fawsitt, C. E., 'Obituary: James Edward Mills, 1905-1943', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 5, no. 6, 1943, p. 193. Details

Online Resources

• 'Mills, James Edward', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001754p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Mills, James Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475019. Details