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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001052b.htm person Mathieson Alexander McLeod FAA AACR2 17 July 1920 30 August 2011 Place of Birth Aberdeen, Scotland Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chemist Crystallographer Sandy Mathieson was widely considered to be the father of Australian X-ray crystallography. He earned considerable recognition for his pioneering research on crystallographic methods, molecular structure determination and related instrument development. In 1947 he joined the CSIR Chemical Physics Section, and was Chief Research Scientist in the CSIRO Division of Chemical Physics from 1965 to 1985. On retirement he was Honorary Professor of Chemistry at La Trobe University where he remained for nearly 20 years. In 1967 he was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA). The Society of Crystallographers of Australian and New Zealand inaugurated the Sandy Mathieson Award for young researchers in 2012. 1942 1942 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom 1947 1947 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1947 1947 Career position - Research scientist, Chemical Physics Section, CSIR Division of Industrial Chemistry 1948 1948 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom 1954 1954 Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne 1956 1956 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne 1960 1972 Career position - Member, Commission on Crystallographic Apparatus, International Union of Crystallography 1961 1972 Career position - Member, Commission of Structure Reports, International Union of Crystallography 1963 1963 Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1965 1985 Career position - Chief Research Scientist and Head of X-Ray Diffraction Section, CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry 1967 2011 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1969 1975 Career position - Member of Executive, International Union of Crystallography 1975 1978 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science 1978 1980 Career position - Acting Chief of Division, CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry 1985 1985 Life event - Retired 1985 c. 2005 Career position - Honorary Professor of Chemistry, La Trobe University 1989 1989 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in chemistry Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand (2000 - )

The Sandy Mathieson Award inaugurated 2012

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1967 - 2011; Member of Council 1975 - 1978

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

Chief Research Scientist 1965 - 1985

 David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize (jointly) 1954

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 Mathieson, Alexander McLeod (19200717-)

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 'Mathieson, Alexander McLeod (Sandy)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mathieson, Alexander McLeod (Sandy) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Edward Norman Maslen 1935-1997 Hall, S.R.; and Mathieson, A. McL. Edward Norman Maslen 1935-1997 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 3 323-50 Journal Article: Sandy Mathieson Anon Sandy Mathieson 2011 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 85 15 Journal Article: Sandy Mathieson, FAA (1920 - 2011) Stevenson, Andrew, Wilkins, Stephen and Gulbis, Jacqui Sandy Mathieson, FAA (1920 - 2011) 2012 Australian Physics 49 5 153 Resource Section: Alexander (Sandy) McLeod Mathieson Ward, C. Alexander (Sandy) McLeod Mathieson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)