Person
Denholm, William Thomas (1925 - 2023)
AM
- Born
- 17 May 1925
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 28 May 2023
Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Educator, Metallurgical Engineer and Metallurgist
Summary
William Thomas Denholm was a leading researcher and educator in the field of metallurgy and metallurgical engineering. He worked within the CSIRO for 27 years, first in the CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry, leading research in Metallurgical Chemistry and then in the Division of Chemical Engineering, where he oversaw the development of the SiroSmelt smelting system.
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Chronology
- 1946
- Education - Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1950 - ?
- Career position - Lecturer in Physical Metallurgy, Department of Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide and South Australian Institute of Technology
- 1960
- Education - PhD, University of Adelaide
- 1963
- Award - Corrosion Medal, Australasian Corrosion Association
- 1964
- Career position - President, Australian Corrosion Association
- 1964
- Career position - Research officer, CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
- 1969 - 1974
- Career position - Leader, Metallurgical Chemistry Section, CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
- 1973 - 1982
- Career position - Member, Victorian Branch Committee, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- 1974 - 1981
- Career position - Leader, Pyrometallurgy Section, CSIRO Division of Chemical Engineering
- 1981 - 1990
- Career position - Manager of research on SiroSmelt, CSIRO Division of Chemical Engineering
- 1990
- Award - Sir Ian McLennan Award, CSIRO
- 1996
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Related entries
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- Lechte, Graeme, 'Distinguished CSIRO career as a metallurgist: William Thomas Denholm OA [sic] May 17, 1925 - May 28, 2023', The Age (2023), 44, https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/distinguished-csiro-career-as-a-metallurgist-20230603-p5ddni.html. Details
Resources
- 'Denholm, William Thomas (1925-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1491902. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'William Thomas Denholm', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Denholm-William-Thomas. Details
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Created: 23 February 2012, Last modified: 2 August 2023