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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-06-26 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006449b.htm person Hearn Milton Thomas William AM FTSE FRACI FRSV AACR2 Biochemist Milton Hearn is a biochemist whose research centres on seeking more environmentally sustainable industrial chemical processes. As Director of the Centre for Green Chemistry at Monash University Hearn has led research aimed at reducing waste generated during manufacturing and finding natural rather than synthetic or petrochemical sources of industrial chemicals. Processes have been developed to extract from natural waste materials chemicals commonly used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other consumer products. Hearn has registered 32 patents and published over 550 scientific papers. 1969 1971 Career position - NRC Fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 1971 1977 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford 1977 1981 Career position - Senior Research Scientist, University of Otago Medical School. Dunedin, New Zealand 1980 1980 Award - Senior Organon Award, Endocrine Society of Australia and New Zealand Society for Endocrinology 1981 1983 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, and Senior Research Associate, University of Melbourne 1983 1985 Career position - Principal Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council 1985 2019 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1986 2002 Career position - Professor of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Monash University 1990 1990 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1995 1999 Career position - Australian Representative, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 1997 2002 Career position - Director, Centre for Bioprocess Technology, Monash University 1998 1998 Career position - Distinguished Professor, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 1999 1999 Award - H. G. Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1999 2002 Career position - Member, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 1999 2003 Career position - Chair, Commission for Biotechnology, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in biotechnology 2002 Career position - Director, Centre for Green Chemistry, Monash University 2003 Award - Fellow, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 2003 2003 Award - Applied Research Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2005 2005 Award - Analytical Chemistry Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2007 2007 Award - R. K. Murphy Medal, Industrial Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2010 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria (FRSV) 2010 2010 Award - Green Chemistry Challenge Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2012 2012 Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2015 2015 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for significant service to science through major contributions to advances in chemical manufacturing. 2015 2015 Award - American Chemical Society Award in Chromatography 2019 Award - Distinguished Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 1990

 Centre for Green Chemistry, Monash University (2000 - )

Director 2002 -

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Fellow 2010 -

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1985 - 2019; Distinguished Fellow 2019 - ; awarded Green Chemistry Challenge Award 2010

 Monash University (1958 - )

Professor of Chemistry 1986 - 2002

 H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1929 - )

Awarded the Medal 1999

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

Received the Award 2003

 R. K. Murphy Medal, RACI - Industrial Chemistry Division (1993 - )

Awarded the Medal 2007

 'Hearn, Milton Thomas William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hearn, Milton Thomas William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: 2019 RACI national award winners Anon 2019 RACI national award winners 2020 Chemistry in Australia 2020 Jan/Feb 26-31 Resource: Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2015: A-L] Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2015: A-L] Canberra Governor General's Office 2015 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2019 Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor Who's who in Australia 2019 55th Southbank, Vic. AAP Directories 2018