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Biographical entry White, Allan Henry (1938 - )
- Born
- 3 January 1938
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist and Crystallographer
Summary
Allan White is an expert in the field of crystallography and structural (inorganic) chemistry. He has been an academic staff member of the Chemistry Department and the Crystallography Centre at The University of Western Australia since 1966. White has used X-ray diffraction and other techniques to determine the structural architecture of thousands of significant natural, mineral and drug compounds.
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- 1958
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1959
- Education - Diploma in Education (DipEd) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1959 - 1961
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics and Chemistry at the Victorian School of Forestry
- 1960 -
- Career position - Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1962
- Education - Bachelor of Education (BEd) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1963
- Education - Honours in Science (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1966 - 1970
- Career position - Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1967
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1970
- Career position - Nuffield Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK
- 1970
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Western Australia
- 1970 - 1976
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1976 - 1999
- Career position - Associate Professor of Chemistry and Crystallography at the University of Western Australia
- 1980 -
- Career position - Member of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia
- 1980
- Career position - Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
- 1981
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
- 1987
- Education - Bachelor of Music with Honours (BMus (Hon)) completed at the University of Western Australia
- 1987
- Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1987
- Award - RACI Citation award received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1989
- Career position - Visiting Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand
- 1991 - 1993
- Career position - President of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia
- 1999 -
- Career position - Professor of Chemistry and Crystallography at the University of Western Australia
- 2004
- Award - ISI Citation Laureate award received
- 2005
- Award - Burrows Award received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Inorganic Division
Published resources
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'White, Allan Henry', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475806. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 8 October 2003, Last modified: 1 August 2007