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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2017-11-28 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005906b.htm person Hawthorne David Geoffrey AACR2 25 October 1935 20 October 2016 Place of Birth Kerang, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Polymer chemist Geoff Hawthorne was a polymer chemist who made significant contributions to many polymer chemistry projects for the CSIRO Division of Applied Chemistry. These included the polymer banknote project for which he worked on the development of materials and methods of incorporation of moiré design, and the discovery and development of improved spectroscopic label transfer foils. Hawthorne had a major role in work on the mechanism of cyclopolymerisation of diallyamine monomers, introducing the use of ESR spectroscopy, and was considered the Division's expert in this technique. He shared the CSIRO Medal for his work on notroxide-mediated living free radical polymerisation. Hawthorne was joint holder of a number of patents, including for reduced temperature curing of acetylenic polymers, titanium dioxide pigments and fillers, aqueous polyimide process and coating particulates. 1953 1953? Career position - Laboratory Assistant (part-time),University of Melbourne 1961 1961 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1965 1965 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1965 1970 Career position - Experimental scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Mineralogy 1970 2000? Career position - Research Scientist (later Principal Research Scientist), CSIRO Division of Applied Chemistry (later Chemicals and Polymers) 1978 2016 Career position - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1990 1990 Award - CSIRO Medal (joint) Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1978 - 2016

 CSIRO Division of Applied Chemistry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1966 - 1974)

Research Scientist 1970 -

 'Hawthorne, David Geoffrey (Geoff)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorne, David Geoffrey (Geoff) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The plastic banknote: from concept to reality Solomon, David; Spurling, Tom The plastic banknote: from concept to reality Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Publishing 2014 Journal Article: Geoff Hawthorne, CSIRO polymer chemist Hodgkin, J. H.; Morton, T. C.; and Spurling, T. H. Geoff Hawthorne, CSIRO polymer chemist 2017 Chemistry in Australia 2017 March 32-3