Biographical entry Nelson, Eva

Summary

Eva Nelson worked in the research laboratories of Kodak (Australasia) from 1958 to 1966. She developed a new method of purifying one of Kodak's used solvents.

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Events

1945

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

1946 - 1949

Career position - Demonstrator in Chemistry at the University of Melbourne

1950 - 1951

Career position - Senior Demonstrator at the University of Melbourne

1951

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne

c. 1951 - c. 1953

Career position - Nicholas [pharmaceutical company]

c. 1954 - c. 1955

Career position - Nicholas [pharmaceutical company]

1958 - 1966

Career position - Hortico

1967

Career position - Worked under Professor Olof Samuelson in Sweden

1968 - 1976

Career position - Research laboratories of Kodak (Australasia)

c. 1976 - 1986

Career position - Demonstrator in the Chemistry School at the University of Melbourne (part-time)

1986

Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Melbourne

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions

• McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Online Resources

• 'Nelson, Eva', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473685. Details