Person
Stephenson, Philip Jon (Jon) (1930 - 2011)
AM
- Born
- 10 November 1930
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 24 May 2011
Townsville, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Antarctic explorer and Geologist
Summary
Jon Stephenson BSc PhD DIC AM, was a geologist who participated in a number of exploratory expeditions, notable in Antarctica where he was the first Australian to reach the South Pole. He was involved in establishing the Department of Earth Sciences at James Cook University of North Queensland, being Associate Professor of Geology from 1970 to 1995. Stephenson led numerous research expeditions in north Queensland and the Pacific over a period of 34 years and was involved in committees related to the management of national parks in Queensland.
Details
Chronology
- 1954 - 1956
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship [Geology. - The geology and petrology of the Mount Barney Central Complex. Imperial College of Science and Technology, London]
- 1956 - 1958
- Career position - Member, Geologist, Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
- 1958
- Career position - Expert in Mineralogy, UNESCO Technical Assistance Project, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
- 22 May 1958
- Award - Polar Medal - Silver: 1957-58 (Geologist - British Trans-Antarctic Expedition)
- 1960
- Career position - Member, Karokoram Himalaya Expedition
- 1963
- Career position - Member, Heard Island Expedition, Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
- 1970 - 1995
- Career position - Associate Professor of Geology, James Cook University
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, James Cook University
- 1990 - 1994
- Career position - Director, Advanced Analytical Centre, James Cook University
- 1993 - 1994
- Career position - Member, Scientific Advice Committee, Wet Tropics Management Agency
- 1996 - ?
- Career position - Honorary Research Associate, James Cook University
- 2009
- Award - Lifetime Adventure Award, Australian Geographic Society
- 26 Jan 2012
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to earth sciences as an academic, to the Australian Antarctic Research Expeditions organisation, and to environmental and resource management
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Record of the science research scholars of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, 1891 - 1960 (London: The Commissioners, 1961), 107 pp. Overseas Scholarship - Entry No.233. Details
Journal Articles
Helen Cohn; Ken McInnes
Created: 25 February 2020, Last modified: 8 October 2026