Biographical entry Brown, Ronald Drayton (1927 - 2008)

Summary

Ronald Brown was head of Chemistry at Monash University from 1959 to 1992. He specialises in spectroscopy, theoretical chemistry, astronomy, molecules and life in space. Ronald Brown has received many awards for his work and has published widely.

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Events

1946

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

1952

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

1952 - 1953

Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry at University College in London

1953

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

1959

Career position - Reader in Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Melbourne

1959 - 1992

Career position - Head of the Department of Chemistry at Monash University, Victoria

1960 -

Career position - Professor of Chemistry at Monash University, Victoria

1963 - 1964

Career position - President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), Victorian branch

1965

Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Brown, R D', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-638542. Details