Person

Evans, Denis James (1951 - )

AM FAA FRACI

Born
19 April 1951
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Chemist

Summary

Denis James Evans is Dean of the Research School of Chemistry (RSC) and Professor of Chemistry and Leader of the Liquid States Chemical Physics group at the RSC within the Australian National University. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI), a member of the American Physical Society and of the Australian Society of Rheology. Evans has received many other honours and awards, has published over 250 scientific works, has been invited to deliver numerous speeches and conference articles and has worked on the editorial board of many top scientific journals.

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Chronology

1972
Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)), University of Sydney
1975
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University
1976 - 1977
Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK
1977 - 1978
Career position - Research Fellow, School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University in New York, USA
1978 - 1979
Career position - Research Fellow (joint appointment) in the Computer Centre and Ion Diffusion Unit, Australian National University
1979 - 1980
Career position - Fulbright Fellow, National Bureau of Standards in Colorado, USA
1979 - 1982
Career position - Research Fellow in the Ion Diffusion Unit, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University
1982
Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1982 - 1989
Career position - Fellow, then Senior Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University
1987 - 1989
Career position - Deputy Academic Director of the Supercomputer Facility, Australian National University
1987 - 2004
Career position - Permanent Visiting Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce, Boulder, USA
1988
Award - Bronze Medallion, Australian Society of Rheology
1989 -
Career position - Professor of Chemistry and Leader of the Liquid States Chemical Physics group, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University
1989 -
Career position - Consultant Royal Dutch Shell in Thornton, UK
1989 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1989 - 1992
Career position - Academic Director of the Supercomputer Facility, Australian National University
1990
Award - Frederick White Prize, Australian Academy of Science
1990 - 1994
Career position - Acting Dean of the Research School of Chemistry for various periods
1994 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1998 -
Career position - Dean of the Research School of Chemistry
2000
Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2003
Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society and science in chemical physics
2004
Award - Moyal Medal, Macquarie University, New South Wales
2016
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For significant service to science, particularly chemistry, as an academic and researcher, to tertiary education, and to professional groups
2019
Award - Lennard-Jones Lectureship and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

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