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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-07-31 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006089b.htm person Callcott Thomas George AO FTSE AACR2 1924 November 2014 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Inorganic chemist Tom Callcott was noted for his research into the composition and processing of coal. After four years with ICIANZ Ltd he joined the British Coal Utilisation Research Association where he worked on fine coal. Here he developed the Broadbent-Callcott technique which tracked the movement of particles through size fractions as breakage occurred - resulting equations became basis of models now used to optimise industrial comminution processes. For over 25 years Callcott worked for the BHP Central Research Laboratory in Newcastle, New South Wales, becoming Fuel Research Manager. His research concerned the physical and chemical properties of coal and its derivatives, resource appraisal, comminution of fuels and minerals, coal preparation research and practices, and coal conversion, especially liquefaction, through solvent refined coal. Callcott had an extensive publications record and held patents for a number of coal processes. 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1947 1951 Career position - Research officer, ICIANZ Ltd 1951 1955 Career position - Research scientist, British Coal Utilisation Research Association 1955 2014 Career position - Member, Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1956 1982 Career position - Research officer (later Fuel Research Manager ), BHP Central Research Laboratories, Newcastle, New South Wales 1970 1970 Education - DAppSc, University of Melbourne 1976 1976 Award - Melchett Medal, British Institute of Energy 1976 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS) 1977 1978 Career position - Foundation President, Australian Institute of Energy 1982 2007 Career position - Principal, Callcott Consulting Pty Ltd 1984 1984 Award - Baragwanath Award, Australian Institute of Energy 1987 2014 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1976] 1991 1991 Award - Institute Medal, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in mineral science and engineering 2001 2001 Award - Joseph Becker Award, Iron and Steel Society 2002 2002 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science, particularly in the fields of particle science, coal carbonisation and coal technology 2007 2007 Life event - Retired Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 - 2014 [Elected Fellow AATS 1976]

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Fellow 1976 - 1987

 The Institute Medal, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1991. "In recognition of his prominent services to the coal mining industry and associated metallurgical industry."

 Baragwanath Award, Australian Institute of Energy (1981 - 2013)

Received the Award 1984

 Australian Institute of Energy (1977 - )

President 1977 - 1978

 'Callcott, Thomas George (Tom)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Callcott, Thomas George (Tom) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024