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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001754b.htm person Mills James Edward AACR2 31 May 1905 11 May 1943 Place of Birth Roma, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Chemist James Mills joined the chemistry staff at the University of Sydney in 1933 and served there until his unexpected death in 1943. His main interests were in gas analysis and spectroscopy. Mills was Honorary Treasurer of the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Chemical Institute, a President of the Sydney University Chemical Society and of the Sydney University Science Association. 1926 1926 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland 1928 1928 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland 1929 1932 Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship - Queensland's first 1932 1932 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University College London 1933 1939 Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Sydney 1934 1934 Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute 1940 1943 Career position - Chemistry Lecturer, University of Sydney Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1931 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1934

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship: 1929-1932. [Queensland's first]

 Mills, James Edward (1905-1943)

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 'Mills, James Edward', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mills, James Edward Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Mills, James Edward Mills, James Edward Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Obituary: James Edward Mills, 1905-1943 Fawsitt, C. E. Obituary: James Edward Mills, 1905-1943 1943 Australian Journal of Science 5 6 193