Person
Dooley, James Creswell (Jim) (1919 - 2004)
AM
- Born
- 30 January 1919
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 26 May 2004
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Geophysicist
Summary
Jim Dooley was a Principal Research Scientist at the Bureau of Mineral Resources from 1944-1984. Earlier in his career he was a research student of Professor Laby at the University of Melbourne. In 1940 he went to the Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Mount Stromlo, where he undertook optical munitions work.
Details
Chronology
- 1940
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1940 - 1944
- Career position - Optical munitions work, Commonwealth Solar Observatory
- 1941
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1944 - 1984
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist, Bureau of Mineral Resources
- 1971
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons), Australian National University
- 1 August 1977
- Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
- 1981 - 2004
- Award - Honorary Member, Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
- 1986
- Career position - Senior lecturer, Department of Geology, University of Queensland
- 1987
- Career position - Senior lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Papua New Guinea
- 26 January 1987
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - In recognition of service to the science of goephysics and to the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics
Related entries
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/omp.htm. Details
Gazette Articles
- 'Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal', Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, P7 (1 Aug 1977) (1977), 54, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237152137. Details
Resources
- 'Dooley, J C (19190130-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-621423. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Dooley, James Creswell (Jim)', in The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/people/dooley.htm. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 21 October 2025