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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-06-21 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-03-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004703b.htm person Phillips Frank Hiram FRACI FIWSc ARMTC AACR2 Chemist Frank Hiram Phillips was a member of the scientific staff of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Forest Products for 31 years. He started there in 1956 after serving as a Chemical Assistant at the Central Laboratory of Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd. (1948-1955).

Frank (Hiram) Phillips graduated from an Associate Diploma in Applied Chemistry in 1959. After the war, he found there was a big demand in the manufacturing industries for chemists and although he initially joined the Australian Paper Manufacturing industry for eight years, he then joined the CSIRO - in the division of forest products where he worked for a marathon 31 years. After retirement from the CSIRO he worked as a consultant for several years. He submitted a thesis based on 62 published scientific papers to RMIT University and was granted a senior doctorate Doctor of Applied Science in 1993. While at the CSIRO Frank conducted 62 scientific research papers which he then submitted to RMIT and he was able to convert these to a PhD.
Taken from http://www.alumni.rmit.edu.au/images/parade.pdf June 2006

1948 1955 Career position - Chemical Assistant at the Central Laboratory of Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd. 1956 c. 1987 Career position - Technical Assistant through to Principal Research Scientists at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Forest Products 1959 1959 Education - Associate Diploma in Applied Chemistry completed 1959 1975 Award - Associate of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1973 1973 Award - Fellow, Institute of Wood Science (FIWSc) 1976 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1982 1983 Career position - President, Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (Appita) 1985 1985 Award - Inaugural Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award, Appita 1993 1993 Education - Doctor of Applied Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1997 Award - Honorary Life Membership of Appita received CSIR/O Division of Forest Products (mark I), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1928 - 1971)

Technical Assistant through to Principal Research Scientist 1956 - 1987

 Phillips, Frank Hiram

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 'Phillips, Frank Hiram', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Phillips, Frank Hiram Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation