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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000734b.htm person Rees Albert Lloyd George CBE FAA AACR2 15 January 1916 14 August 1989 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chemist Science administrator Albert Rees was Head of the Chemical Physics Section, CSIR/O, Division of Industrial Chemistry 1944-1958 and Chief of the Division of Chemical Physics 1958-1978. He initiated research in electron microscopy, electron diffraction, optical spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, mass spectroscopy, solid-state physics (including studies of luminescence and fluorescence) and theoretical chemistry. He also contributed to the development of the Australian scientific instrument industry. His leadership in the science of chemical physics was recognised when he was awarded the Leighton Memorial Medal by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute in 1971, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1977, and awarded the Ian Wark Medal and Lecture, by the Australian Academy of Science in 1987. 1936 1936 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1938 1938 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1939 1939 Career position - Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of Western Australia 1940 1940 Career position - Beit Scientific Research Fellow and part-time lecturer in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London 1940 1944 Career position - Gas Identification Officer for the Cities of Westminster and Wandsworth, UK 1941 1941 Education - Diploma of Imperial College, Imperial College of Science and Technology 1941 1941 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Imperial College of Science and Technology 1941 1944 Career position - Research Chemist with Philips Electrical Industries, UK 1944 1958 Career position - Head of the Chemical Physics Section, CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) / CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Industrial Chemistry 1945 1945 Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute 1948 1948 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne 1948 1953 Career position - Fellow, Australian Chemical Institute 1951 1951 Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1951 1989 Award - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (FANZAAS) 1952 1952 Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales 1953 1989 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1954 1958 Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry 1954 1989 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1956 1965 Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Pure and Applied Chemistry, Australian Academy of Science 1957 1958 Career position - President, Victorian Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1958 1978 Career position - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Chemical Physics 1961 1970 Career position - Chairman of CSIRO Chemical Research Laboratories 1963 1963 Career position - President, Section B (Chemistry), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 1964 1968 Career position - Secretary, Physical Sciences, Australian Academy of Science 1964 1973 Career position - Chairman, International Relations Committee, Australian Academy of Science 1967 1968 Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1969 1971 Career position - President, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 1971 1971 Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1978 1978 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Science of chemical physics 1979 1980 Career position - Member, Committee of Inquiry into the Fluoridation of Victorian Water Supplies, Victorian Parliament 1979 1980 Career position - Chairman, Independent External Review of Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1981 1989 Career position - Fellow of the Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 1987 1987 Award - Ian Wark Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science Ian Wark Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1987 - )

Awarded the Medal 1987

 Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales (1931 - )

Awarded the Medal 1952

 RACI - Victorian Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1953 - )

President 1957 - 1958

 H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1929 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1951

 Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1965 - )

Awarded the Medal 1971

 CSIRO Division of Chemical Physics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1958 - 1987)

Chief 9 October 1958 - 1978

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1954 - 1989; Chairman, National Committee for Pure and Applied Chemistry 1956 - 1965; Chairman International Relations Committee 1964 - 1973; Secretary of Physical Sciences 1964 - 1968

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1951 - 1989; President, Section B (Chemistry) 1963

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

President 1967 - 1968

 Chemical Research Laboratories - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1958 - 1970)

Chairman 13 March 1961 - 30 August 1970

 CSIR/O Division of Industrial Chemistry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1940 - 1958)

Head of the Chemical Physics Section 1944 - 1958; Assistant Chief of the 1954 - 1958

 Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1931 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1945

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 Rees, A L G (1916-1989)

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 'Rees, Albert Lloyd George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rees, Albert Lloyd George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Twenty Five Years in the RACI Spurling, T.H. Twenty Five Years in the RACI Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1992 Chemistry in Australia 59 198-199 Resource: Albert Lloyd George Rees Guide to Records Buchanan, Rod; Gavan McCarthy; Mark Scillio: with Lisa O'Sullivan Albert Lloyd George Rees Guide to Records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2004 Journal Article: Speech by Ditta Bartels at launch of the Guide to the Records of Albert Lloyd George Rees Bartels, Ditta Speech by Ditta Bartels at launch of the <span style="font-style:italic">Guide to the Records of Albert Lloyd George Rees</span> Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1994 History of Australian Science Newsletter 32 Resource Section: Rees, Albert Lloyd George Rees, Albert Lloyd George Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Albert Lloyd George Rees 1916-1989 Walsh, A.; and Willis, J. B. Albert Lloyd George Rees 1916-1989 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 1 31-47 Book: A Guide to the Records of Albert Lloyd George Rees Buchanan, Rod; McCarthy, Gavan; Scillio, Mark; O'Sullivan, Lisa A Guide to the Records of Albert Lloyd George Rees Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1993 Parliamentary paper: Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Fluoridation of Victorian Water Supplies for 1979-80 Myers, D. M.; Plueckhahn, Vernon D.; Rees, A. L. G. Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Fluoridation of Victorian Water Supplies for 1979-80 Melbourne Government Printer 1980 Journal Article: Ian William Wark 1899-1985 Rees, A. L. G. Ian William Wark 1899-1985 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 4 533-548 Book: Science in Bondage: the Inaugural Ian William Wark Lecture, 30 November 1987 Rees, A.L.G. Science in Bondage: the Inaugural Ian William Wark Lecture, 30 November 1987 Canberra Australian Academy of Science 1987 Resource: Ian Wark Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Ian Wark Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2022 Book: Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Beale, Bob Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Clayton, Victoria CSIRO Minerals 2005 Resource Section: Albert Lloyd George Rees Ward, C. Albert Lloyd George Rees Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Book: The plastic banknote: from concept to reality Solomon, David; Spurling, Tom The plastic banknote: from concept to reality Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Publishing 2014 Book: A History of Defence Science in Australia Wisdom, John A History of Defence Science in Australia Melbourne Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1995 Journal Article: John Stuart Anderson Hyde, B. G.; and Day, P John Stuart Anderson 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 2 127-49 Albert Lloyd George Rees - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Albert Lloyd George Rees - Records MS 109 1951 - 1979 A large collection of personal records including personal and biographical materials 1935-78; publications; records relating to his work at the CSIR/O 1943-88; records relating to the Australian Academy of Science 1954-88; records relating to science broadcasting and the Australian Broadcasting Commission 1958-79; records relating to the Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1975-85; Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1966-78; Victoria Institute of Colleges 1970-90; Fluoridation Inquiry 1971-80; lectures 1937-78; research materials 1955-64; general correspondence and subject files 1928-88. Records relating to the administration of the Australian Academy of Science, 1962-78 including files relating to the Australian National Commission for Unesco 1973-77 and the Science and Industry Forum 1964-77; records relating to the International Council of Scientific Unions, 1958-77l records relating to the International Union of Crystallography 1958-69; and records relating to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1951-79. 9.63 m, 83 boxes Photographs Albert Lloyd George Rees Albert Lloyd George Rees All rights reserved.

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