McDougall, Ian (1935 - 2018)

Summary

Ian McDougall joined the Australian National University's Research School of Earth Sciences in 1964, being Professor from 1991 to 2000. His research has focused on many areas including finding ways to delineate the history of the geomagnetic fields and to create a time scale for the evolution of volcanic chains in relation to their origin and to plate motions. He also made major contributions to the dating of hominids in Central Africa. McDougall served on a number of committees for the Australian Academy of Science and was Treasurer from 2001 to 2005.

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Chronology

1957

Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Tasmania

1961

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Australian National University (ANU), Canberra

1961 - 1964

Career position - Research Fellow in the Department of Geophysics at the Research School of Physical Sciences, ANU

1964 - 1968

Career position - Fellow of the Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry, ANU

1968 -

Career position - Senior Fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU

1972 - 1979

Career position - Member of the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Geological Sciences

1975 - 1983

Career position - Vice-President of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior

1978 - 2018

Career position - Fellow of the Geological Society of America

1979 - 1980

Career position - Chairman of the Geological Society of Australia, Australian Capital Territory branch

1979 - 1987

Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Australian journal of earth sciences

1988 - 2018

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science

1991 - 2000

Career position - Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University

1993

Career position - Vice-Chairman, Organising Committee, International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior General Assembly, Canberra

1997 - 2018

Award - Fellow, American Geophysical Union

2001

Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in geochronology

2001 - 2005

Career position - Treasurer, Australian Academy of Science

2001 - 2018

Career position - Emeritus Professor, Australian National University

2001 - 2018

Career position - Visiting Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University

2007

Award - Jaeger Medal, Australian Academy of Science

2007 - 2010

Career position - Adjunct Professor, School of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland

2009

Award - DSc honoris causa, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

2010 - 2018

Award - Honorary Professor, School of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland

2013

Award - Gold Award, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Related entries

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Anon, 'Professor Ian McDougall FAA 24 May 1935 to 10 November 2018', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter, 122 (2018), 13. https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/november-2018-122. Details
• McDougall, I., 'Brief history of isotope geology at the Australian National University', Australian journal of earth sciences, 55 (6/7) (2008), 727-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120090802155258. Details
• Phillips, David, 'Ian Mcdougall 1935 - 2018', Historical Records of Australian Science, 35 (1) (2024), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23016. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16097224. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/94354018. Details
• 'McDougall, Ian (1935-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-577333. Details

See also

• De Laeter, J. R., 'Geochronology in Australia: an overview', Australian journal of earth sciences, 55 (6/7) (2008), 723-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120090802094085. Details
• Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details