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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-12-03 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006735b.htm person Rae Ian David FRACI FTSE AACR2 21 September 1937 Place of Birth Newport, Victoria, Australia Organic chemist Science historian Ian Rae is an organic chemist who has held senior positions at several Victorian universities, responsible for a wide range of teaching in chemistry and environmental science. He has made significant contributions in policy development with his appointment to a number of state and federal advisory bodies. Rae's publications include over 300 papers, including many on aspects of the history of science. For many years has contributed the monthly column "Letter from Melbourne" in Chemistry in Australia. In 2015 Rea was appointed Co-editor of Historical records of Australian science. 1960 1960 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1962 1962 Education - Diploma of Applied Chemistry (DipAppChem), Footscray Institute of Technology 1962 1962 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1965 1965 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University 1967 1970 Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry, Monash University 1970 1980 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Monash University 1973 1973 Career position - Visiting Lecturer, Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand 1976 1976 Award - Fulbright Award 1977 1977 Career position - Visiting Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA 1981 1990 Career position - Associate Professor of Chemistry, Monash University 1988 1988 Career position - Visiting Scientist, ICI Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom 1989 1989 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina 1990 1992 Career position - Member, Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre Executive 1990 1994 Career position - Professor and Dean, Faculty of Science, Monash University 1993 2000 Career position - Convenor, Science Key Learning Ares Committee, Victorian Board of Studies 1993 2006 Career position - Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Victorian Environment Protection Authority 1994 1994 Career position - Chair, National Advisory Body on Scheduled Wastes 1994 1997 Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University 1994 2002 Career position - Chair, Scheduled Waste Management Group 1995 1995 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1995 2018 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 1997 Career position - Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne 1998 2007 Career position - Chair, PCB Strategy Committee, Intergovenmental Forum on Chemical Safety 1998 2007 Career position - Technical Director, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2000 2006 Career position - Member, Process Agents Task Force 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in applied chemistry 2004 Career position - Member, Technical and Economic Advisory Panel 2004 Career position - Member, Chemical Technical Operations Committee, Montreal Protocol 2005 Career position - Co-Chairman, Chemical Technical Operations Committee, Montreal Protocol 2005 2010 Career position - Member, Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (Stockholm Convention) 2006 2008 Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2006 2010 Career position - Chair, Heritage Group, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2007 Career position - Chair, Advisory Committee on Prescribed Industrial Waste 2008 Career position - Member, Hazardous Waste Fund Panel 2010 Career position - Lead Author, United National Global Environment Report Geo-5 2015 Career position - Co-editor, Historical records of Australian science 2016 2016 Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2018 Award - Distinguished Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute Monash University (1958 - )

Professor and Dean, Faculty of Science, Monash University 1990 - 1994

 Victoria University (2005 - )

Deputy Vice-Chancellor 1994 - 1997

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 1995; Technical Director 2000 - 2006.

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1995 - 2018; President 2006 - 2008; Distinguished Fellow 2918 -

 Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1965 - )

Awarded the Medal 2016

 Historical Records of Australian Science (1980 - )

Co- Editor 2015 -

 'Rae, Ian David', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rae, Ian David Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Review: ATSE focus Rae, Ian 2017 ATSE focus 204 48 Journal Article: Still some X about X-rays Rae, Ian Still some X about X-rays 2021 Chemistry in Australia 2020/21 December/January 41 Journal Article: They had to go: Australian chemists who took their Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Britain 1945 - 1965 Rae, I. D. They had to go: Australian chemists who took their Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Britain 1945 - 1965 1998 Historical Records of Australian Science 12 3 331-61 Edited Book: Twenty five years of chemistry at Monash: silver jubilee commemoration Rae, I. D. Twenty five years of chemistry at Monash: silver jubilee commemoration Clayton, Vic. Department of Chemistry, Monash University 1985 Review: Chemistry in Australia Rae, Ian 2005 Chemistry in Australia 72 9 39-40 Journal Article: Gold and arsenic in Victoria's mining history Rae, Ian Gold and arsenic in Victoria's mining history 2001 Victorian historical journal 72 2 159-72 Journal Article: A History of Chemistry in Australia Rae, Ian A History of Chemistry in Australia 1989 Chemistry in Australia 56 12 432-439 Journal Article: Athelstan Laurence Johnson Beckwith OA FAA. 20 February 1930 - 15 May 2010 Rae, Ian D. Athelstan Laurence Johnson Beckwith OA FAA. 20 February 1930 - 15 May 2010 2012 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 58 3-12 Journal Article: John Bryan Willis: an appreciation Rae, Ian John Bryan Willis: an appreciation 2019 Chemistry in Australia 2019 September/October 32 Journal Article: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Australia, 1952-1986 Marsden, K.; and Rae, Ian D. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Australia, 1952-1986 1991 Historical Records of Australian Science 8 3 119-150 Journal Article: Trials of a Vice-chancellor Rae, Ian Trials of a Vice-chancellor 2014 Chemistry in Australia 81 2 41 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Rae, Ian D. 2010 Historical Records of Australian Science 21 2 283-5 Review: Historical records of Australian Science Rae, Ian D. 2013 Historical records of Australian Science 24 2 349-50 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Rae, Ian D. 2001 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 4 539-540 Journal Article: Appointing a Professor: Reflections on Filling the Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Sydney in 1948 Rae, Ian D. Appointing a Professor: Reflections on Filling the Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Sydney in 1948 2007 Historical Records of Australian Science 18 1 19-42 Journal Article: Arsenic in Australia Rae, Ian D. Arsenic in Australia 2003 ICON (Journal of the International Committee on History of Technology) 9 62-75 Journal Article: James Douglas Morrison 1924 - 2013 Rae, Ian James Douglas Morrison 1924 - 2013 2018 Historical Records of Australian Science 29 1 41-50 Journal Article: More than Bugs and Stones Chemistry in the Royal Society of New South Wales Baker, Anthony T.; Rae, Ian D. More than Bugs and Stones Chemistry in the Royal Society of New South Wales 2000 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 2 117-130 Journal Article: Ferdinand von Mueller's phytochemical laboratory Rae, Ian D.; and Maroske, Sara Ferdinand von Mueller's phytochemical laboratory 2020 Historical Records of Australian Science 31 1 26-38 Journal Article: Forays of Finlayson Rae, Ian Forays of Finlayson 2020 Chemistry in Australia 2020 July/August 41 Journal Article: Practising chemistry in the British Empire: George Christian Hoffmann (1837 - 1917) the Geological Survey of Canada Rae, Ian D.; and Maroske, Sara Practising chemistry in the British Empire: George Christian Hoffmann (1837 - 1917) the Geological Survey of Canada 2021 Scientia canadensis 43 1 95-110 Journal Article: Making good use of arsenic's toxicity to control pests and diseases Rae, Ian D. Making good use of arsenic's toxicity to control pests and diseases 2020 ChemTexts 6 24 1-10 Journal Article: Arsenic: its chemistry, its occurrence in the earth and its release into industry and the environment Rae, Ian D. Arsenic: its chemistry, its occurrence in the earth and its release into industry and the environment 2020 ChemTexts 6 25 1-11 Journal Article: Responses by Australian pharmacologists to respiratory depression caused by opiates and barbiturates Rae, Ian D. Responses by Australian pharmacologists to respiratory depression caused by opiates and barbiturates 2022 Historical Records of Australian Science 33 1 1-11 Journal Article: A Guide to Australia's Chemical History Rae, I. D. A Guide to Australia's Chemical History 1988 Australian Science Teachers Journal 34 2 62-65 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Rae, Ian 2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 19 2 229-30 Book Section: Blackwood, Sir Robert Rutherford (1906-1982), businessman, professor of engineering and university chancellor Rae, I. D. Blackwood, Sir Robert Rutherford (1906-1982), businessman, professor of engineering and university chancellor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore Journal Article: A Response to Intellectual Isolation: the Correspondence of W. A. Osborne and William Sutherland, 1905-1911 Bolton, H. C.; Rae, Ian D. A Response to Intellectual Isolation: the Correspondence of W. A. Osborne and William Sutherland, 1905-1911 1995 Historical Records of Australian Science 10 4 323-335 Journal Article: John Melvin Swan 1924 - 2015 Collins, David J.; and Rae, Ian D. John Melvin Swan 1924 - 2015 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 1 58-65 Journal Article: R. W. E. McIvor: Late-nineteenth-century Advocate for Scientific Agriculture in South-eastern Australia Collins, David J.; and Rae, Ian D. R. W. E. McIvor: Late-nineteenth-century Advocate for Scientific Agriculture in South-eastern Australia 2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 19 2 125-59 Journal Article: The Development of Chemical Industries in Australia and Canada, 1850-1950 Hull, James; Rae, Ian and Ross, Andrew The Development of Chemical Industries in Australia and Canada, 1850-1950 1994 Special edition of Scientia Canadensis 17 1&2 205-254 Book Section: Fertilising Australia's Acid Industry: a Manufacturer's World Travel of 1883 and 1904 Lack, J. F.; and Rae, I.D. Fertilising Australia's Acid Industry: a Manufacturer's World Travel of 1883 and 1904 Wageningen Wageningen Agricultural University 1991 The Interaction between Technology and Science Bart Gremmen 55-70 Journal Article: Addendum to "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Australia 1952-1986" Marsden, K.; and Rae, Ian D. Addendum to "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Australia 1952-1986" 1991 Historical Records of Australian Science 8 4 284-287 Book Section: Boas, Walter Moritz (1904-1982), physicist Rae, Ian D. Boas, Walter Moritz (1904-1982), physicist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 117-118 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Rae, Ian 2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 19 2 226-8 Journal Article: New Zealand Chemists in Australia's Munitions Industry in the Second World War Rae, Ian D.; and Stonyer, C.L.H. New Zealand Chemists in Australia's Munitions Industry in the Second World War 1993 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 3 223-240 Journal Article: Athelstan Laurence Johnson Beckwith 1930-2010 Rae, Ian D. Athelstan Laurence Johnson Beckwith 1930-2010 2012 Historical Records of Australian Science 23 1 55-76 Book Section: Technological transfer and the war in the Pacific Rae, Ian D. Technological transfer and the war in the Pacific Dordrecht, Netherlands KluwerAcademic Publishers 2000 Science and the Pacific War MacLead, Roy M. 173-86 Journal Article: Vale Jan Eric Kolm: Chemist and company director. Rae, Ian D. Vale Jan Eric Kolm: Chemist and company director. 2010 Chemistry in Australia 77 8 13 Journal Article: Vitamin A and Australian Fish Liver Oils Rae, Ian D. Vitamin A and Australian Fish Liver Oils 2014 Historical Records of Australian Science 25 1 55-70 Journal Article: What's in a name Rae, Ian D. What's in a name 2014 Chemistry in Australia 81 June 41 Journal Article: William Roy Jackson: a significant life in Australian chemistry Rae, Ian D. William Roy Jackson: a significant life in Australian chemistry 2020 Chemistry in Australia 2020 January/February 24-5 Book Section: Raw, Alan Rayson (1902-1964), cereal geneticist Rae, Ian D. Raw, Alan Rayson (1902-1964), cereal geneticist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 62-63 Journal Article: Liebig's Australian Connection: James King's Scientific Viticulture Rae, Ian D.; and Brock, William H. Liebig's Australian Connection: James King's Scientific Viticulture 2013 Historical Records of Australian Science 24 2 189-206 Journal Article: Radiocarbon dating at the Museum of Applied Science Victoria 1952-70: a pioneer venture Rae, Ian D. Radiocarbon dating at the Museum of Applied Science Victoria 1952-70: a pioneer venture 2018 Historical Records of Australian Science 29 1 14-27 Book Section: Rackarock - on the Path from Black Powder to ANFO Rae, Ian D.; and Whitehead, J. H. Rackarock - on the Path from Black Powder to ANFO Aldershot Ashgate 2006 Gunpowder Explosives and the State: a Technological History B. J. Buchanan 367-384 Journal Article: All that glitters is not gold Rae, Ian D. All that glitters is not gold 2022 Chemistry in Australia June/August 41 Journal Article: Hans Charles Freeman 1919 - 2008 Hambley, Trevor W.; and Rae, Ian D. Hans Charles Freeman 1919 - 2008 2022 Historical Records of Australian Science 33 2 180-90 Journal Article: Practising organometallic chemistry in nineteenth century Australia: David Orme Masson and diethyl magnesium Rae, Ian D. Practising organometallic chemistry in nineteenth century Australia: David Orme Masson and diethyl magnesium 2022 Historical Records of Australian Science 33 2 122-32 Journal Article: Rupert Horace Myers 1921 - 2019 Rae, Ian D. Rupert Horace Myers 1921 - 2019 2024 Historical Records of Australian Science 35 1 51-9 Journal Article: A simple, smelly, dangerous liquid chemical [carbon disulfide] Rae, Ian D. A simple, smelly, dangerous liquid chemical [carbon disulfide] 2024 Chemistry in Australia March 41 Journal Article: John Atherton Young 1936 - 2004 Rae, Ian D. John Atherton Young 1936 - 2004 2024 Historical Records of Australian Science 36 1-8 Journal Article: Wood Distillation in Australia: Adventures in Arcadian Chemistry Rae, Ian D. Wood Distillation in Australia: Adventures in Arcadian Chemistry 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 4 469-484 Journal Article: Geoffrey Malcolm Badger 1916-2002 Rae, Ian D. Geoffrey Malcolm Badger 1916-2002 2009 Historical Records of Australian Science 20 1 41-66 Journal Article: Chemical Organizations in Australia and New Zealand Rae, Ian D. Chemical Organizations in Australia and New Zealand 1995 Ambix 42 28-49 Journal Article: Chemistry in Australia: Growing up, Down Under Rae, Ian D. Chemistry in Australia: Growing up, Down Under 2005 Ambix 52 7-25 Book Section: Chemists at ANZAAS: Cabbages or Kings? Rae, Ian D. Chemists at ANZAAS: Cabbages or Kings? Melbourne Oxford University Press 1988 The Commonwealth of Science: ANZAAS and the Scientific Enterprise in Australasia, 1888-1988 Roy MacLeod 166-195 Journal Article: David Orme Masson, the Periodic Classification of the Elements and His 'Flap' Model of the Periodic Table Rae, Ian D. David Orme Masson, the Periodic Classification of the Elements and His 'Flap' Model of the Periodic Table 2013 Historical Records of Australian Science 24 1 40-52 Journal Article: Elemental micro-analysis of organic compounds: the Australian experience Rae, Ian D. Elemental micro-analysis of organic compounds: the Australian experience 2016 Historical Records of Australian Science 27 2 116-32 Journal Article: The Roche Research Institute of Marine Pharmacology, 1974-1981: Searching for Drug Leads Rae, Ian D. The Roche Research Institute of Marine Pharmacology, 1974-1981: Searching for Drug Leads 2009 Historical Records of Australian Science 20 2 209-231 Journal Article: Federalism and the Regulation of Chemical Pollutants in Australia Rae, Ian D. Federalism and the Regulation of Chemical Pollutants in Australia 2003 Prometheus 21 247-264 Journal Article: Noel Sydney Hush (1924 - 2019) Rae, Ian D. and Reimers, Jeffrey R. Noel Sydney Hush (1924 - 2019) 2025 Historical records of Australian science 36 1-15 Journal Article: ICI Fellowships and Their Effect on Australian Chemistry Rae, Ian D. ICI Fellowships and Their Effect on Australian Chemistry 1994 Historical Records of Australian Science 10 1 25-34 Journal Article: John Melvin Swan 25 April 1924 - 15 June 2015 Rae, Ian D. John Melvin Swan 25 April 1924 - 15 June 2015 2015 Chemistry in Australia 2015/6 Dec/Jan 31 Book Section: Kelsall, Denis Fletcher (1918-1982), chemical engineer Rae, Ian D. Kelsall, Denis Fletcher (1918-1982), chemical engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore Journal Article: Letter from Melbourne: ever heard of carbazotic acid? Rae, Ian D. Letter from Melbourne: ever heard of carbazotic acid? 2015 Chemistry in Australia 2015 September 41 Journal Article: Letter from Melbourne: prickly pear Rae, Ian D. Letter from Melbourne: prickly pear 2015 Chemistry in Australia 2015 March 41 Journal Article: Looking back: chemistry in 1917 Rae, Ian D. Looking back: chemistry in 1917 2017 Chemistry in Australia 2017 April 16-9 Journal Article: Ozonized Oils as Disinfectants Rae, Ian D. Ozonized Oils as Disinfectants 2006 Ambix 53 3-20 Journal Article: False Start for the PhD in Australia Rae, Ian D. False Start for the PhD in Australia 2002 Historical Records of Australian Science 14 2 129-141 Journal Article: 2017 RACI national award winners 2017 RACI national award winners 2018 Chemistry in Australia 2018 March 30-5