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Biographical entry Cole, Andrew Reginald Howard (1924 - )
FAA, FRACI
- Born
- 21 April 1924
- Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Andrew Cole was a former Dean of the Faculty of Science (1975-1977) and Head of the Department of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia (1971-1973; 1987-1989). Overall, he was a member of the University for forty-seven years. Cole was also involved in numerous national and international scientific bodies and societies, participating in many forums and taskforces. He was given an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Western Australia and honorary Fellowship to the Chemical Institutes of New Zealand and Canada.
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Events
- 1942 - 1946
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
- 1947 - 1949
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at St John's College, University of Oxford in the UK
- 1950 - 1951
- Career position - Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa
- 1952 - 1955
- Career position - Nuttfield Research Fellow in Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1955 - 1957
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1956 -
- Award - Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
- 1958 - 1968
- Career position - Reader in Physical Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1959
- Career position - Fullbright Research Scholar / Research Associate of the Spectroscopy Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- 1959 - 1960
- Career position - Vice President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1959 - 1961
- Career position - President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Western Australian branch
- 1965 - 1973
- Career position - Titular member of the Commission on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
- 1969 - 1973
- Career position - Vice-Chairman of the Commission on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy of IUPAC
- 1969 - 1980
- Career position - Member of the National Committee for Chemistry of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1971 - 1973
- Career position - Head of the Department of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1971 - 1973
- Career position - Chairman of the School of Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1974 -
- Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1975 - 1977
- Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Western Australia
- 1978
- Award - Archibald D. Olle Prize received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1978 - 1981
- Career position - Chairman of the School of Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1979 - 1982
- Career position - Councillor of the Australian Academy of Science
- 1981
- Career position - Vice-President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1981 - 1982
- Career position - Vice-President of the Australian Academy of Science
- 1982 -
- Award - Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry and of the Canadian Institute of Chemistry
- 1982
- Career position - President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1983
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Oxford
- 1987 - 1989
- Career position - Head of the Department of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
- 1988
- Career position - Visiting Professor at the UNESCO International Centre for Chemical Studies in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
- 21 April 1989
- Life event - Retired
- 1992
- Education - Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc (Hon)) received from the University of Western Australia
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Cole, A. R. H., 'Noel Stanley Bayliss 1906-1996', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 191-211. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9961120191.htm. Details
- Cole, A. R. H., Watts, D. W., 'Alan James Parker 1933-1982', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 6, no. 3, 1986, pp. 399-407. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9860630399.htm. Details
Online Resources
- 'Cole, A R H', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-553030. Details
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Created: 21 September 2005, Last modified: 17 April 2012