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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-05-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003328b.htm person Adams Bronwyn Jane AACR2 24 August 1950 5 February 1999 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Australia Chemical engineer Bronwyn Adams graduated from Monash University in 1971 as the first female chemical engineer in Victoria. She was the first female to be employed as an engineer by the Altona Petrochemical Company (APC), where she worked for 18 years. In 1991 she began working at the University of Melbourne, firstly as executive manager in the School of Chemistry and later as general manager of the Faculty of Education. Adams maintained a close relationship with the University of Melbourne after leaving in 1996 and working as an independent consultant. The Bronwyn Adams and Karen Hapgood Award is given annually by Monash University to its highest-Achieving female undergraduate in chemical engineering. 1971 1971 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Monash University in Victoria 1982 1986 Career position - Technical Manager at Altona Petrochemical Company (APC) 1987 1989 Career position - Human Resources Manager at APC 1989 c. 1991 Career position - Process Manageer for APC 1991 1993 Career position - Executive Manager of the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1993 c. 1996 Career position - General Manager of the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne 1996 Career position - Private Consultant Adams, Peter Wield (1923 - 2001)

Peter was Bronwyn's father

 Hapgood, Karen

Adams and Hapgood were cousins

 School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne (1880s - )

Executive Manager 1991 - 1993

 Adams, Bronwyn Jane (1950-1999)

Trove

 'Adams, Bronwyn Jane', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Adams, Bronwyn Jane Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Obituary: Bronwyn Jane Adams, Chemical Engineer Dow, Kwong Lee, Santo, Richard and Coffey, Susan Obituary: Bronwyn Jane Adams, Chemical Engineer 1999 The Age