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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-03-06 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004996b.htm person Hill Robin AACR2 10 August 1941 Place of Birth Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Geologist Petrologist Geologist Robin Hill is an expert in nickel exploration and has been influential in developing the nickel industry in Australia. Hill worked at the CSIRO in the Division of Mineralogy, which became the Division of Exploration and Mining in 1993, from 1973 to 2004.

Hill received the following CSIRO awards:

1991 - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for nickel exploration research;

1992 - Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award for his work on how some Western Australian nickel deposits are formed enabling Companies to demonstrably increase the effectiveness and success rate of their exploration activities.

2004 Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Exoloration and Mining 1963 1963 Education - Bachelor of Applied Science in Geology, University of Queensland 1968 1968 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 1968 1973 Career position - Postdoctoral researcher at Pennsylvania State University 1973 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Mineralogy, later Division of Exploration and Mining (Various positions) 1990 1990 Award - Barlow Memorial Award, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1991 1991 Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement 1992 1992 Award - Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award, CSIRO 1996 1996 Award - Gibb Maitland Medal, Geological Society of Australia CSIRO Division of Exploration and Mining, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1993 - )

Assistant Chief ? - 2004

 CSIRO Division of Mineralogy, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1971 - 1984)

Research scientist 1973 - ?

 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (1985 - )

Awarded the Medal 1991

 Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1985 - )

Received the Award 1992

 Gibb Maitland Medal, Geological Society of Australia - Western Australia Division (1986 - )

Awarded the Medal 1996

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 'Hill, Robin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hill, Robin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Robin E T Hill Ward, C. Robin E T Hill Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource Section: Sir Ian McLennan Award Wolff, Helen Sir Ian McLennan Award Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2013 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource Section: CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Ward, Colin CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2013 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)