Person

Large, Ross Raymond (1948 - )

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Born
11 March 1948
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation
Geologist

Summary

Ross Large is a geologist recognised internationally for his research on the genesis of ore deposits and their relationships to evolution of life, mass extinction and mineral deposit cycles. With colleagues he demonstrated the close connection between selenium on the oceans and the succession of growth and extinction. In 1989 he established the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ore Deposit Research and Exploration Science (CODES), which became one of the world's most respected ore research centres and was notable for its close collaboration with the mining industry. For over 20 years Large was Professor of Economic Geology at the University of Tasmania.

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Chronology

1969
Award - Mt Lyell Prize, University of Tasmania
1969
Education - BSc (hons), University of Tasmania
1970 - 1974
Career position - Exploration Geologist, Geopeko
1973
Education - PhD, University of New England
1974 - 1975
Career position - CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada
1975 - 1979
Career position - Senior Geologist, University of Tasmania
1979 - 1984
Career position - Supervising Geologist, University of Tasmania
1983
Award - Lindgren Award, Society of Economic Geologists, U.S.A.
1984 - 1986
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Economic Geology, University of Tasmania
1985
Career position - Chairman, Tasmanian Division, Executive Committee, Geological Society of Australia
1986 - 2001
Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Ore Geology Reviews
1987 - 1989
Career position - Reader in Economic Geology, University of Tasmania
1989
Award - President's Award, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1989 - 2012
Career position - Director and Chief Operations Officer, ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposit Research and Exploration Science (CODES)
1990 - 1997
Career position - Member, Science and Technology Committee, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1991 - 1997
Career position - Member, Research Committee, University of Tasmania
1992 -
Career position - Member, Education and Accreditation Committee, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1992 - 1996
Career position - Regional Vice-President, Oceana Society of Economic Geologists
1992 - 2009
Career position - Professor of Economic Geology, University of Tasmania
1993 - 1996
Career position - Vice-President, Australia, Society of Economic Geology
1999
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1999 - 2002
Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Mineralium Deposita
2003 - 2005
Career position - Executive Committee Member, Society of Economic Geology
2004 - 2005
Career position - President, Society of Economic Geology
2005
Award - Haddon Forrester King Medal, Australian Academy of Science
2007 -
Career position - Member, Assessment Panel 2, Physical Chemical And Earth Sciences Research Quality Framework
2009 - 2016
Career position - Distinguished Professor, University of Tasmania
2010
Award - Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Lulea University, Sweden
2010
Award - Silver Medal, Society of Economic Geologists
2011
Award - Brian J. Skinner Award, Society of Economic Geologists
2011 - 2014
Career position - Board Member, Deep Exploration Technologies CRC
2012 - 2018
Career position - Chair, Tasmanian Division, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
2015 - 2018
Career position - Trustee, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
2016 -
Career position - Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Tasmania
2016
Award - UNSW Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research, Australian Museum
2019 -
Career position - Chair, Royal Society of Tasmania
2019
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to education, and to scientific research, in the field of economic geology, and to professional societies

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Journal Articles

  • Large, Ross, 'Tony (Anthony) Hope 1940 - 2023', TAG: the Australian geologist, 207 (2023), 39. Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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