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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-03-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004090b.htm person Martin Raymond Leslie AO FAA FTSE FRSC FRACI AACR2 3 February 1926 25 February 2020 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chemist University Chancellor Raymond Leslie Martin was an expert in the field of inorganic chemistry. He was appointed Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University in 1992 and lectured and worked at Monash University, the University of Melbourne, and the University of New South Wales. Martin chaired and headed many organisations and committees during his career and was Director of Circadian Technologies Ltd. from 1986. He was a member or Fellow of many of Australia's top scientific bodies and was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 1987 for his services. 1946 1946 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1948 1948 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Me;bourne 1949 1951 Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship 1951 1954 Career position - Research Fellow at the Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge, UK 1952 1952 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1952 1954 Award - 1851 Exhibition Research Fellowship 1954 1959 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, University of New South Wales 1960 1962 Career position - Assoicate Research Manager, ICIANZ, Melbourne 1962 1977 Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Melbourne 1968 1968 Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1968 1968 Education - Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cambridge 1968 1969 Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1971 1971 Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne 1971 2020 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1972 1977 Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Australian National University 1974 1974 Award - Archibald D. Ollé Prize, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1976 1976 Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1976 1977 Career position - Dean, Research School of Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University 1977 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra 1977 1977 Education - 1977 DSc, Australian National University 1977 1987 Career position - Vice-Chancellor, Monash University 1978 1978 Award - Burrows Award, Coordination and Metal-Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1979 2005 Career position - Fellow of Queen's College, University of Melbourne 1983 1984 Career position - Chairman, Victorian Vice-Chancellors Committee 1983 2007 Career position - Member of the Board, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 1984 1987 Career position - Chairman, International Atomic Weights Commission 1984 1998 Career position - Member of Council, Victorian College of the Arts 1986 2002 Career position - Director of Circadian Technologies Ltd. 1987 1987 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to learning 1987 1991 Career position - Professor of Chemistry, Monash University, Victoria 1988 1992 Career position - Chair of the Australian Science and Technology Council 1989 1989 Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1989 1992 Career position - Member of the Prime Minister's Science and Engineering Council 1989 2020 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1990 1995 Career position - Trustee, Selby Scientific Foundation 1992 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Monash University 1992 1992 Award - LLD honoris causa, Monash University 1992 1995 Career position - President, Victorian College of the Arts 1995 2000 Career position - National Chairman, Selby Scientific Foundation 1996 1996 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1997 2002 Career position - Chairman, Optiscan Imaging Ltd 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in the chemistry of metals 2001 2006 Career position - National President, Selby Scientific Foundation Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales (1931 - )

Awarded the Medal 1976

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1971 - 2020

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

Awarded the Medal 1968

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor of Inorganic Chemistry 1962 - 1977; Dean, Faculty of Science 1971

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

President 1968 - 1969; awarded the Archibald D. Ollé Prize 1974

 Monash University (1958 - )

Vice-Chancellor 1977 - 1987; Professor of Chemistry 1987 - 1992

 Australian Science and Technology Council (1977 - 1997)

Chair, 1988 - 1992

 Martin, Leslie Harold (1900 - 1983)

Leslie was Raymond's father

 Australian National University (1946 - )

Professor of Inorganic Chemistry 1972 - 1977; Dean, Research School of Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Studies 1976 - 1977

 Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1965 - )

Awarded the Medal 1989

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1989 - 2020

 Burrows Award, RACI - Inorganic Chemistry Division (1975 - )

Received the Award from the Coordination and Metal-Organic Chemistry Division 1978

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship: 1949-1951; 1851 Exhibition Research Fellowship: 1958.

 Martin, Raymond Leslie (1926-)

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 'Martin, Raymond Leslie', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Martin, Raymond Leslie Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Journal Article: Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983 Caro, D. E.; Martin, R. L. Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 1 97-107 Journal Article: Raymond Leslie Martin 1926 - 2020 Martin, Lisandra L. Raymond Leslie Martin 1926 - 2020 2024 Historical Records of Australian Science 35 1 39-50 Journal Article: Emeritus Professor Raymond Leslie Martin AO FA FTSE FAIM FCS (Lond) FRACI, 3 February 1926 to 25 February 2020 Anon Emeritus Professor Raymond Leslie Martin AO FA FTSE FAIM FCS (Lond) FRACI, 3 February 1926 to 25 February 2020 2020 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 135 21 Journal Article: Ray Martin: bridging the gap between academia and industry Anon Ray Martin: bridging the gap between academia and industry 2021 Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 211 63 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Ray Martin (1926-2020), physical and inorganic chemist Holloway, Bruce Interview with Professor Ray Martin (1926-2020), physical and inorganic chemist Australian Academy of Science 2008 Interviews with Australian scientists Journal Article: John Stuart Anderson Hyde, B. G.; and Day, P John Stuart Anderson 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 2 127-49