Person

Moritz, Alan Gilbert (1936 - 1990)

Born
1936
South Australia, Australia
Died
4 April 1990
St John of God Hospital (late of Bacchus Marsh), Ballarat, Australia
Occupation
Chemist

Summary

Alan Moritz worked for the Defence Standards Laboratories (later Materials Research Laboratories), Maribyrnong, Victoria 1962-1990. His research interest was in nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry.

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Chronology

1958
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(hons)), University of Adelaide
c. 1959 - c. 1960
Award - CSIRO Studentship
1960 - 1962
Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship [Physical Organic Chemistry. - Fine structure studies by infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. University of Cambridge and Imperial College, London]
1961
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
1962 - 1966
Career position - Scientific Officer, Chemical Defence Group, Defence Standards Laboratories, Maribyrnong, Victoria 1962-90
1964
Career event - Associate, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (ARACI)
1966 - 1974
Career position - Senior Research Officer, Chemical Defence Group, Defence Standards Laboratories, Maribyrnong, Victoria
1974 - 1990
Career position - Senior Research Officer, Chemical Defence Group, Materials Research Laboratories, Maribyrnong, Victoria

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Published resources

Books

  • Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Record of the science research scholars of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, 1891 - 1960 (London: The Commissioners, 1961), 107 pp. Overseas Scholarship - Entry No.288. Details

Resources

Theses

  • Moritz, Alan Gilbert, 'Infrared studies of hydrogen bonding and of methyl groups attached to aromatic hydrocarbons', PhD thesis, University of Adelaide, 1960, 145 pp. Details

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