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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-12-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002428b.htm person Lipson Menzie AO FTSE AACR2 15 February 1915 9 November 2004 Place of Death Victoria, Australia Industrial chemist Menzie Lipson was a chemist who specialised in wool research. He worked mainly for the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and was Chief of their Division of Textile Industry from 1958 to 1976. Lipson was educated at the universities of Sydney (BSc) and Leeds (PhD). 1935 1937 Career position - Chemist with F.W. Hughes Pty Ltd 1937 1939 Career position - Chemist with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Animal Health and Nutrition 1939 1941 Career position - Chemist with the CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry 1941 1945 Career position - Member of the Central Wool Committee 1946 1948 Career position - Research Fellow at Leeds University, UK 1948 1958 Career position - Officer in Charge of the Wool Research Laboratories in Geelong, Victoria 1958 1976 Career position - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Textile Industry 1975 1987 Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS) 1976 1976 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For distinguished service of a high degree to science, particularly in the field of wool textile research 1976 1985 Career position - Senior Research Fellow at the CSIRO Division of Animal Health 1985 Career position - University Fellow at Deakin University in Victoria 1987 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975] 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in animal production and processing Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Foundation Fellow 1975 - 1987

 CSIRO Division of Textile Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1958 - 1988)

Chief 1958 - 1976

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

Chemist, 1939 - 1941

 CSIR Division of Animal Health and Nutrition, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1936 - 1944)

Chemist with the CSIRO Division of Animal Health and Nutrition 1937 - 1939

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975]

 CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1959 - 2000)

Senior Research Fellow at the CSIRO Division of Animal Health 1976 - 1985

 Lipson, Menzie (1915-2004)

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 'Lipson, Menzie', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lipson, Menzie Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Some Contributions of Chemistry to the Wool Industry Lipson, M. Some Contributions of Chemistry to the Wool Industry 1989 Chemistry in Australia June 196-198 Journal Article: Ian Clunies Ross and Wool Textile Research Lipson, M. Ian Clunies Ross and Wool Textile Research 1968 Australian Veterinary Journal 44 10 467-480 Conference Paper: Wool Textile Research - the Early Years Lipson, M Wool Textile Research - the Early Years Canberra 1982 Paper to the Australian Academy of Technological Science. Workshop on the History of Science Book: From Fleece to Fabric, 1948-1998: 50 Years of Wool Textile Research Williams, V. A. From Fleece to Fabric, 1948-1998: 50 Years of Wool Textile Research Geelong CSIRO Wool Technology 1998 Resource Section: Menzie (Pip) Lipson Ward, C. Menzie (Pip) Lipson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000