Person
Wright, Peter George
AM
- Occupation
- Industrial chemist
Summary
Peter George Wright, of the Sugar Research Institute in Queensland, developed a direct contact heater in which juice is rained into direct contact with steam in a vessel similar to a condenser. He reported on this work in 1979.
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Chronology
- 1957 - 1980
- Career position - Chemical Engineer, Sugar Research Institute
- 1962
- Education - Master of Applied Science (MAppSc), University of Queensland
- 1964
- Career event - Associate, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (ARACI)
- 1971
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland [Thesis: "A model of industrial sugar crystallisation"]
- 1980 - 1991
- Career position - Chief Chemical Engineer, Sugar Research Institute
- 1991 - 1998
- Career position - Principal Consultant, Sugar Research Institute
- 9 Jun 2025
- Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to the sugar cane industry, and to the community
Published resources
Resources
- 'Wright, Peter George', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-527787. Details
Theses
- Wright, Peter George, 'Rate aspects of sucrose crystallisation in vacuum pans', MAppSc thesis, University of Queensland, 1962, 98 pp, https://search.library.uq.edu.au/permalink/61UQ_INST/t5bodr/alma991004849219703131. Details
- Wright, Peter George, 'A model of industrial sugar crystallisation', PhD thesis, University of Queensland, 1971, 242 pp, https://search.library.uq.edu.au/permalink/61UQ_INST/t5bodr/alma991000843639703131. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_w.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 27 August 2026
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