Lovering, John Francis (1930 - 2023)

Summary

John Lovering was Professor of Geology at the University of Melbourne from 1969 to 1987 and Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University (South Australia) from 1987 to 1995. He has been involved in a phenomenal number of scientific and environmental organizations and has held many highly respected positions. His expertise and advice has been widely sort across the world.

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Chronology

1951

Career position - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney

1951 - 1955

Career position - Assistant Curator, Mineralogy and Petrology, Australian Museum

1953

Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney

1953 - 1955

Career position - Postgraduate student and Teaching Associate, Division of Geological Sciences, California Institute of Technology, USA

1956

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), California Institute of Technology

1956 - 1960

Career position - Research Fellow in Geophysics and Geochemistry, Australian National University in Canberra

1960 - 1964

Career position - Fellow in Geophysics and Geochemistry, Australian National University

1963 - 1964

Career position - Visiting Professor, Department of Geology, University of Rochester, USA

1964

Career position - Guest Investigator at the Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Washington

1964 - 1969

Career position - Senior Fellow in Geophysics and Geochemistry, Australian National University

1969 - 1987

Career position - Professor of Geology and Head of the School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne

1971

Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne

1972

Career position - Visiting Professor, Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany

1972 - 1973

Career position - Senior Research Associate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Maryland, USA

1977 - 1978

Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria

1978

Career position - Member, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) to Commonwealth Bay and Casey Base in Australian Antarctic Territory and Macquarie Island

1978 - 1980

Career position - President, Geological Society of Australia

1979 - 1985

Career position - Member, Australian National Commission for UNESCO

1982

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1983 - 1985

Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

1984 - 1985

Career position - Member, Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council

1985 - 1986

Career position - President, Australian Geoscience Council

1985 - 1986

Career position - Member, Marine Research Allocations Advisory Committee

1985 - 1987

Career position - President, UNESCO International Geological Correlation Programme

1985 - 1987

Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Melbourne

1985 - 1989

Career position - Chairman, Antarctic Science Advisory Committee

1987

Career position - ANARE expedition to Mawson and Davis Bases, Scullin Monolith, Heard Island

1987

Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne

1987 - 1995

Career position - Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Geology, Flinders University

1990 - 1996

Career position - Vice-President, International Union of Geological Sciences

1992 - 1994

Career position - Presiding Officer, Natural Resources Council of South Australia

1993

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to education and geology particularly through Antarctic scientific research

1993

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

1994 - 1999

Career position - President, Murray-Darling Basin Commission

1995 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor, Flinders University

1995

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, Flinders University

1998 -

Career position - Chairman, Australian National Seismic Imaging Resource

1998 -

Career position - Chairman, Environment Conservation Council

1998 - 1999

Career position - Member, Natural Heritage Trust Advisory Committee

1999 -

Career position - Professorial Fellow of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne

1999

Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

2001

Award - Centenary Medal - for service to water conservation

Related entries

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

• John Francis Lovering - Records, 1969 - 1987; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Lovering, J. F., 'Gregory, John Walter (1864-1932), Geologist, Geographer and Explorer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 9 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 100-101. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090104b.htm. Details
• Lovering, J.F., 'Mitchell, Stanley Robert (1881-1963), Ethnologist, Mineralogist, Metallurgist and Businessman' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, John Ritchie, ed., vol. 15 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 384-385. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150447b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Anon, 'Emeritus Professor John Francis Lovering AO FAA FTSE 27 March 1930 - 4 January 2023', Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science, 168 (2023), 1. https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/january-february-2023-168/fellows-update. Details
• Gleadow, A. J. W.; and Lovering, J. F., 'Development of geochronology in Victoria', Australian journal of earth sciences, 55 (6/7) (2008), 753-67, https://doi.org/10.1080/08120090802094119. Details
• Gleadow, Andy; and Birch, Bill, 'John Francis Lovering 27 March 1930 - 4 January 2023', TAG: the Australian geologist, 206 (2023), 43. Details

Newspaper Articles

• Sellwood, Lynne; and Birch, William, 'John Lovering AO FAA FTSE March 27, 1930 - January 4, 2023: stellar career in geological science', The Age (2023), 39. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55264576. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/75131502. Details
• 'Lovering, J F (1930-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-613266. Details
• 'Awarded honorary DSc, 1999', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details

Resource Sections

• Williams, Robyn, 'Interview with Professor John Lovering', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 20 July 2010, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/interviews/l/jlovering.html. Details

See also

• Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/index_l.html. Details
• Paterson, M. S., 'John Conrad Jaeger 1907-1979', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (3) (1982), 64-88. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9820530064. Details