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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-03-06 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2026-02-26 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004997b.htm person Holan George AACR2 12 December 1930 Place of Birth Prague, Czechoslovakia Chemist Medical researcher George Holan is a chemist who made significant contributions to the agricultural industry when in the 1960s, while working for Monsanto, he developed Cycloprothrin, the first insecticide that was designed to effect only the target pest, while being non-toxic to the ecosystem into which it was introduced. Holan joined the CSIRO Division of Applied Chemistry in 1965, becoming a Fellow in the Division of Chemicals and Polymers in 1993. He retired in 1995 but continued to work as principal research scientist for the BRI and Stapharma until 2006. In the 1970s Holan created pest-specific insect repellents, specifically to deter black fly and tse-tse fly, carriers of river blindness and sleeping sickness in the Ivory Coast and Kenya. Holan has also initiated research and development medication to counteract many of society's most fatal viruses such as AIDS, HIV, Dengue Virus, Hepatitis B and C. 1955 1955 Education - Diploma of Applied Chemistry from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1955 1960 Career position - Research Chemist, Monsanto Co (AU) Ltd Melbourne 1960 1960 Career position - Research Specialist in charge of New Products, Agrichemical and Pharmaceutical Group, Monsanto Chemicals (AU) Ltd 1961 1962 Career position - Visiting Scientist, Central Research Laboratory of Monsanto Co St Louis, MO, USA 1962 1962 Career position - Leader, Exploratory Research Group-Research Laboratories Monsanto (AU) Ltd Melbourne 1965 1966 Career position - Senior Research Specialist, Monsanto (AU) Ltd Melbourne, Head New Products Research 1966 1974 Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Chemistry 1968 1968 Education - Fellowship Diploma (by research), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1974 1979 Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Organic Chemistry 1979 1988 Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Organic Chemistry 1982 1982 Award - Applied Research Award (and R. A. Dewar Medal), Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1983 1983 Award - Adrien Albert Award, RACI - Division of Medicinal and Agricultural Chemistry 1987 1987 Education - Doctorate of Applied Science (DSc), RMIT University 1988 1993 Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers 1993 c. 1996 Career position - CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers 1996 1997 Career position - Principal Scientific Consultant in Medicinal Chemistry to the BRI 1996 1997 Career position - CSIRO Post-Retirement Fellow 1997 2000 Career position - Principal Research Scientist and Head of Chemistry in the BRI 2000 2006 Career position - Senior Research Scientist, Starpharma Pty, Ltd Adrien Albert Award, RACI - Division of Medicinal and Agricultural Chemistry (1983 - )

Eeceived the Award 1983

 Applied Research Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1980 - )

Received the Award (and the R. A. Dewar Medal) 1982

 CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1988 - 1997)

Chief Research Scientist 1988 - 1993

 Holan, George (19301212-)

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 'Holan, George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Holan, George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: George Holan Ward, C. George Holan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)