Person
Watson, Alfred James (1916 - 1999)
FRACI
- Born
- 20 June 1916
Australia - Died
- 5 April 1999
- Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Alfred James Watson was a wood chemistry expert who worked with the CSIR/CSIRO from 1933 to 1976. He was a foundation member of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Technical Association (now APPITA) and later given life membership. During his time at CSIR/O Watson made many study trips overseas including to Japan, Spain, South America and India. In Brazil he lectured on pulping and paper manufacturing at the University of San Paulo.
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Chronology
- 1933
- Career position - Joined the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Division of Forest Products in East Melbourne
- 1939
- Education - Associate Diploma in Applied Chemistry completed at the Melbourne Technical College
- 1939 - 1943
- Career position - Technical Officer at CSIR
- 1939 - 1958
- Career position - Associate of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1943 - 1976
- Career position - Assistant Research Officer through to Senior Principal Technical Officer at CSIR
- 1958 -
- Award - Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
- 1962
- Education - Fellowship Diploma in Applied Chemistry at the Royal Melbourne Institute of technology
- 1974
- Award - LR Benjamin Award received from APPITA
- 1976
- Life event - Retired from CSIR/ CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
Published resources
Resources
- 'Watson, A J (19160620-19990405)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-541559. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 18 September 2006, Last modified: 7 February 2011