Biographical entry Freeman, Hans Charles (1929 - 2008)

Summary

Hans Charles Freeman is Emeritus Professor in the School of Chemistry and the School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences at the University of Sydney. He has worked at the University since 1950 and has had a fundamental impact on its inorganic chemistry research and teaching programs. Throughout his career, Freeman was also a regular invited visitor to many overseas institutions. Freeman's main area of research is in biological inorganic chemistry, using both X-ray and neutron crystal structure analysis. He has authored over 170 works and has served on numerous national and international committees and boards, only some of which are listed below. Freeman is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSChem). In 2005 Freeman he was appointed a Member in the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of his contributions to science.

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1949

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

1950 - 1951

Career position - Teaching Fellow in Chemistry at the University of Sydney

1952

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney

1952 - 1953

Career position - Rotary Foundation Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, USA

1952 - 1964

Career position - Temporary Lecturer (1952-4) through to Senior Lecturer (1959) in Chemistry at the University of Sydney

1957

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

1958 - 1959

Career position - George Ellery Hale Research Fellow at the California Institute of Technology

1964 - 1971

Career position - Reader in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney

1966

Career position - Visiting Professor at the Universities of Basel (Switzerland) and Göteborg (Sweden)

1968

Award - Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)

1970 - 1978

Career position - Member of the Australian National Committee on Crystallography

1971 - 1995

Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sydney

1975 - 1976

Career position - Head of the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney

1976 - 1977

Career position - Foundation President of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia

1980

Award - Inorganic Chemistry Award and Burrows Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1983

Career position - Visiting Scholar at the Chemistry and Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory in the USA

1984 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1984 - 1992

Career position - Chairman of the Australian National Committee on Crystallography (member to 1993)

1989 - 1992

Career position - Member of the Australian Department of Industry, Technology & Commerce International Science & Technology Advisory Committee

1991 - 1995

Career position - Member of the Management and Program Committees of the Australian National Beamline Facility

1995 - 1997

Career position - Professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney

1996 -

Career position - Member of the Australian Synchrotron Research Program Policy and Review Board

1998 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney

1999

Award - Leighton Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2005

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

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• 'Freeman, Hans Charles (1929-2008)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475793. Details