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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005580b.htm person Pring Allan AACR2 Mineralogist Allan Pring became Curator of Minerals at the South Australian Museum after a brief period at the Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University. His research interests centre on the formation of minerals by hydrothermal processes, the development of neutron and x-ray diffraction techniques to study mineral formation processes at high temperature and pressure hydrothermal conditions, and biomineralisation processes and structure as it relates to the colour of shells and pearls. He has been active in a number of mineralogical societies. 1979 1979 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Monash University 1983 1983 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1984 2014 Career position - Curator of Minerals, South Australian Museum 1993 1993 Career position - Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, for study in Hamburg and Cambridge 1999 2000 Career position - Visiting Fellow Commoner, Trinity College, University of Cambridge 2000 2000 Award - J. E. Johnson Medal, Mineralogical Society of South Australia 2003 2003 Career position - Australian delegate, International Mineralogical Association Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names 2004 2004 Award - John Sanders Medal, Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society 2005 2005 Award - Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia 2006 2006 Award - ScD, University of Cambridge 2006 2008 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 2014 Career position - Distinguished Professor in Chemical Mineralogy, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University 2014 Career position - Honorary Research Associate in Mineralogy, South Australian Museum 2014 Career position - Research Professor, Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Adelaide Sir Joseph Verco Medal, Royal Society of South Australia (1928 - )

Awarded the Medal 2005

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Research Professor, Chemistry and Physics of Materials 2014 -

 South Australian Museum (1940 - )

Curator of Minerals 1984 - 2014; Honorary Research Associate in Mineralogy 2014 -

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 2006-2008

 Flinders University (1966 - )

Distinguished Professor in Chemical Mineralogy, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences 2014 -

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 'Pring, Allan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pring, Allan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Changing of the guard in mineralogy at the South Australian Museum Anon Changing of the guard in mineralogy at the South Australian Museum 2015 Australian Journal of Mineralogy 17 2 58-60 Journal Article: Mawson and the Radium and Uranium Mineralisation at Mount Painter, Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia Pring, Allan, and Brugger, Joël Mawson and the Radium and Uranium Mineralisation at Mount Painter, Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia 2013 Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin 6 86-9 Book Section: Tilley, Cecil Edgar (1894-1973), petrologist and mineralogist Pring, Allan Tilley, Cecil Edgar (1894-1973), petrologist and mineralogist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 396-397 Journal Article: The mineral collections of the South Australian Museum Pring, A. The mineral collections of the South Australian Museum 2000 Australian Journal of Mineralogy 6 59-70