Biographical entry Stewart, Ian McColl (1912 - 1994)

Summary

Ian McColl Stewart was foundation professor of chemical engineering at the University of Newcastle from 1965 to 1977. Before that he was chief engineer at Hepburn Ltd (1947-65), where he was consultant to mine management on coal marketing and utilisation, and on mechanical and electrical services to the company's mines, including coal cleaning and power generation.

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1932

Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Queensland

1934 - 1938

Career position - Walter and Eliza Hall Travelling Fellowship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

c. 1938

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1940 - 1942

Career position - Engineer in Food Dehydration section of the Department of Commerce and Agriculture

1943 - 1947

Career position - Fuel-economy Engineer on the Commonwealth Coal Commission

1947 - 1965

Career position - Chief Engineer at Hepburn Ltd

1958

Career position - Chairman of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Newcastle Division

1958

Career position - Chairman of Australian Membership to the Institute of Fuel

1965 - 1977

Career position - Foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales

1973 - 1974

Career position - Chairman of the National Committee for Chemical Engineering

1975 - 1976

Career position - Chairman of the College of Chemists

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Stewart, Ian McC', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-485766. Details