Biographical entry Feutrill, Geoffrey Ian (1945 - 1987)

Summary

Geoffrey Ian Feutrill was a senior lecturer in organic chemistry at the University of Melbourne from 1981 until his accidental death in 1987 in the United States while on study leave at Smith Kline and French Laboratories. He is commemorated by the Feutrill Prize, instituted by the Organic Division of Royal Australian Chemical Institute for best student-presented paper at their annual conference, and a student award and a named lecture at the University of Melbourne.

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Events

1972

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

c. 1972 - c. 1973

Career position - Postdoctoral studies at the University of Sussex, UK

1973 - 1981

Career position - Senior Demonstrator in Organic Chemistry at the University of Melbourne

1976

Education - Diploma in Education (DipEd) completed at the University of Melbourne

1979 - 1980

Career position - Chairman of the Victorian Organic Group Committee of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1981 - 1987

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Melbourne

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Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Feutrill Geoffrey Ian', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476429. Details