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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-02-03 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006868b.htm person Gallagher Michael AACR2 1932? 3 October 2020 Place of Birth Queensland, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Organic chemist University Administrator Michael Gallagher was an organic chemist highly-regarded for his expertise in organophosphorus chemistry. For much of his career he was Australia's only academic working in this field. His research focused in the fields of heterocyclic derivatives of main group elements, and in methods for generating reactive intermediates involved in the chemistry of these organometallic compounds. He was noted for his solution to problems (eg. flammability and polymer formation blockages) associated with phosphine gas agricultural fumigant, of ongoing importance in ensuring Australian grain exports are insect- and residue-free. Gallagher played a central role in the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, being a member of the Board from 2001 to2004,and President of the New South Wales Branch from 1994 to 1995. For over 30 years he was at the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of New South Wales, retiring in 1996 as Associate Professor. 1962 1962 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1962 1964 Career position - Research officer, Milstead Laboratory of Chemical Enzymology, United Kingdom 1964 1969 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales 1966 1980 Career position - Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1978 1996 Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales 1980 2020 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1984 1991 Career position - Secretary, New South Wales Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1984 1996 Career position - Member, New South Wales Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1994 1995 Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1994 1996 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales 1996 1996 Life event - Retired 1996 1999 Career position - Secretary, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1999 1999 Award - Royal Australian Chemical Institute Citation 2001 2004 Career position - Member of the Board, Royal Australian Chemical Institute The University of New South Wales (1958 - )

Associate Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry 1978 - 1996; Dean, Faculty of Science 1994 - 1996

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 1980 - 2020; Member of the Board 2001 - 2004

 RACI - New South Wales Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1953 - )

President 1994 - 1995

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