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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003783b.htm person Rickards Rodney Warren FAA AACR2 30 June 1934 16 December 2007 Place of Birth Manly, New South Wales, Australia Organic chemist Rodney Rickards was with the Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University from 1966-2000, retiring as a Professor. His main research interests were integrated synthetic, biosynthetic, biomimetic and structural studies of compounds of medical and biological importance, ranging from antibiotics to microbial control factors and mammalian hormones of the prostaglandin group. 1955 1955 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney 1956 1956 Career position - Teaching Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney 1956 1958 Award - CSIRO Overseas Studentship, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1958 1961 Career position - Assistant Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1961 1966 Career position - Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, United Kingdom 1966 1967 Career position - Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1967 1968 Career position - Senior Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1968 1992 Career position - Professional Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1968 2007 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1980 1982 Career position - Chairman, Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1981 2007 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1982 1982 Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1982 1982 Career position - Chairman, 7th National Convention, Division of Organic Chemistry, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Canberra 1986 1989 Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Chemistry, Australian Academy of Science 1991 2000 Career position - Professor, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 2000 2000 Life event - Retired 2000 2007 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University RACI - Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1970 - )

Chairman 1980 - 1982

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Professorial Fellow 1968 - 1992; Professor, Research School of Chemistry 1992 - 2000

 H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1929 - )

Awarded the Medal 1982

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1981 - 2007; Chairman, National Committee for Chemistry 1986 - 1989

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1968 - 2007

 Rickards, Rodney Warren (1934-2007)

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 'Rickards, Rodney Warren', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rickards, Rodney Warren Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Arthur John Birch 1915-1995 Rickards, Rodney W.; and Cornforth, John, Sir Arthur John Birch 1915-1995 2007 Historical Records of Australian Science 18 2 243-280 Journal Article: Rodney W. Rickards Cameron, D.W. Rodney W. Rickards 1999 Australian Journal of Chemistry 52 999-1000 Journal Article: Rodney Warren Rickards 1934-2007 Mander, Lewis N.; and Bennett, Martin A. Rodney Warren Rickards 1934-2007 2011 Historical Records of Australian Science 22 2 229-45