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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000914b.htm person Woods Ronald OAM AACR2 3 November 1934 1 August 2023 Place of Birth St Helens, Lancashire, United Kingdom Chemist Ronald Woods is a chemist whose research focuses on the application of electrochemistry to mineral processing and energy storage. For over 30 years he was a research scientist with the CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry where his projects included the electrocatalysis of the oxidation of acetate for the paper industry and mineral flotation for the mining industry. Much of this work was in collaboration with industry and university partners. Since retiring from CSIRO in 1996 Woods has continued his collaborative research with colleagues in Australia and the United States, and as a consultant to the Australian minerals industry on sulfide mineral flotation. 1956 1956 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of London 1957 1957 Education - Graduate, Royal Institute of Chemistry, United Kingdom 1958 Career position - Research Assistant, Royal Institute of Chemistry, United Kingdom 1960 1960 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of London 1960 1964 Career position - Research Fellow, Analytical Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A. 1964 1964 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London 1964 1967 Career position - Research Fellow, University of Melbourne 1967 1996 Career position - Research Scientist (later Chief Research Scientist), and Research Manager, Metal Production, CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry 1976 1976 Career position - Lecturer in electroanayltical chemistry, University of Western Australia 1977 1990 Career position - Chair, Multidisciplinary Degree Course Advisory Committee, Ballarat College of Advanced Education 1989 1989 Award - R. H. Stokes Medal, Electrochemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1994 1994 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London 2002 2007 Career position - Visiting Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Griffith University 2005 2005 Award - Living Legend of Flotation, Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 2015 2015 Award - Antoine Gaudin Award, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, U.S.A. 2017 2017 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to science, particularly in the field of electrochemistry R. H. Stokes Medal, RACI - Electrochemistry Division (1980 - )

Awarded the Medal 1989

 CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1959 - 1988)

Research Scientist (later Chief Research Scientist), and Research Manager, Metal Production 1967 - 1996

 Woods, Ronald

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 'Woods, Ronald', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Woods, Ronald Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division [Australia Day 2017: S-Z] Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division [Australia Day 2017: S-Z] Canberra Governor General's Office 2017