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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-11-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002211b.htm person Whiffen Neville Albert AACR2 4 December 1912 2 January 2004 Place of Birth Sydney?, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Chemical engineer Neville Whiffen MSc was a chemical engineer with the Electricity Undertaking Sydney County Council 1929-1943, First Secretary and Scientific Attache with the Australian Embassy, Washington 1943-1948 and subsequently worked with Associated Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd, Burnie, Tasmania 1953-1957, and as Managing Director of Berger Paints (New South Wales and Pacific Islands) 1958-1963, Amalgamated Chemicals Ltd 1963-1965, and Abbott Laboratories (Chicago, USA) 1965-1978. 2001 2001 Award - R. K. Murphy Medal, Industrial Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute R. K. Murphy Medal, RACI - Industrial Chemistry Division (1993 - )

Awarded the Medal 2001

 Whiffen, N A (1912-2004)

Trove

 'Whiffen, Neville Albert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Whiffen, Neville Albert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: 50 Years of Chemical Engineering in Australia Whiffen, N. A.; Norman, J. R. 50 Years of Chemical Engineering in Australia 1965 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 37 7-8 N62-72 Book Section: Murphy, Robert Kenneth (1887-1972), chemical engineer Whiffen, Neville Murphy, Robert Kenneth (1887-1972), chemical engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 447-448 Neville Albert Whiffen - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Neville Albert Whiffen - Records MS 187 1939 - 1999 Summary of career highlights; significant correspondence and newspaper clippings 1950-1965; typescript of unpublished autobiography 'Don't wait to be asked', c.1999; brief biography of Robert Kenneth Murphy, written by Whiffen September 1985; material relating to Canberra Development Board, Peptide Technology Ltd, National Science Summer School 1991, Tasmanian Alkaloids Pty Ltd; award of the [US] Medal of Freedom to Whiffen, 25 April 1996. 0.11 m, 1 box Interview with Dr. R. K. Murphy - father of chemical engineering in Australia Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, University of Melbourne Interview with Dr. R. K. Murphy - father of chemical engineering in Australia 1964 Interview conducted by Neville Whiffen Audio Audio diary and notes of Neville Whiffen Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, University of Melbourne Audio diary and notes of Neville Whiffen P002211 1943 - 1948 2 Tape Audio Neville Albert Whiffen - Records Private hands (Whiffen, N.) Neville Albert Whiffen - Records 1930 - 1988 Personal records including diaries and subject files, correspondence and related records c1930-88.