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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-11-21 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007314b.htm person May James Richard AM FTSE HonFAusIMM AACR2 20 July 1934 6 June 2023 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chemical engineer Metallurgical Engineer James May FTSE HonFAusIMM was the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Mineral Industries Research Association (AMIRA), from 1968 until his retirement in 1994. He took the lead role in developing AMIRA and its collaborative research, bringing together the world's best researchers in geology, mining and minerals processing with industry sponsors, to make it the pre-eminent minerals research organisation in the world. As its head, he became an adviser to governments throughout the world on research and development management and the strategic management of technological change. He was a Board member of several Cooperative Research Centres including the Centre for Mining Technology and Equipment, and was heavily involved with the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, and the Sir James Foots School of Mineral Resources at the University of Queensland, and the Ian Wark Centre at the University of South Australia. He was an official Visitor under the CRC Scheme and a Director of the Australian Minerals and Energy Environment Foundation, as well as an advisory committee member for many university departments throughout Australia and various divisions of CSIRO. His distinguished contribution to advancing research and technology in the mineral industries was recognised when he was awarded: The Institute Medal, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 1992; an honorary Doctor of the University, University of South Australia in 1993; Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 1994; an honorary Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland in 1994; made an Honorary Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 2021, and posthumously appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2024. 1956 1956 Education - Bachelor of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Adelaide c. 1956 1958 Career position - Metallurgist, Broken Hill South Mine, New South Wales 1958 1967 Career position - Research scientist, Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC), Sydney, New South Wales 1961 1961 Education - Master of Science in Chemical Technology, University of New. South Wales 1963 1963 Career position - Visiting scientist, Atomic Energy Authority, United Kingdom 1964 1964 Career position - Visiting scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States of America 1967 1968 Career position - Head of chemical engineering section, Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC), Sydney, New South Wales 1968 1994 Career position - Chief executive officer, Australian Mineral Industries Research Association Limited (AMIRA), Melbourne 1991 1991 Career position - Member of the Australian Research Council committee that reviewed Key Centre and Special Research Centre programs 1992 1992 Award - Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Industry - Australian Mineral Industries Research Association Limited: for successful management and operations of AMIRA through providing quality development and management of jointly funded research projects for the benefit of the Association's members 1992 1992 Award - Institute Medal, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1993 1993 Award - Doctor of the University, honoris causa, University of South Australia 1994 1994 Award - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), honoris causa, University of Queensland 1994 1994 Life event - Retired 1994 2023 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) c. 1995 c. 1996 Career position - Director, Australian Minerals and Energy Environment Foundation 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in mineral science and engineering 2021 2023 Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFAusIMM), Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 2023 2023 Buried - Cremated, Fawkner Memorial Park, Victoria 2024 2024 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for significant service to mining research and governance, and to the community Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (1893 - )

Honorary Fellow 2021 - 2023

 CRC for Mining Technology and Equipment (1991 - 2003)

Board member

 Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC), The University of Queensland (1970 - )

Associated with the Centre

 Ian Wark Research Institute, The University of South Australia (1994 - )

Associated with the Institute

 The University of South Australia (1991 - 2025)

Awarded honorary Doctor of the University, 1993

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1994 - 2023

 Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Laboratories, Commonwealth of Australia (1981 - 1987)

Head of chemical engineering section 1967 - 1968; Research scientist 1958 - 1967.

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Awarded honorary PhD, 1994

 Australian Mineral Industries Research Association Limited (AMIRA) (1959 - )

Chief Executive Officer, 1968 - 1994

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

Awarded the Medal 1992. "In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the initiation and management of mineral research and technology through his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Mineral Industries Research Association (AMIRA) and involvement with research organisations throughout Australia."

 'May, James Richard (Jim)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology May, James Richard (Jim) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: James (Jim) Richard May FTSE Anon James (Jim) Richard May FTSE 2023 Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 215 64 Newspaper Article: Outstanding contribution advanced mineral research and technology [Obituary: James Richard May (July 20, 1934 - June 6, 2023)] May, Richard Outstanding contribution advanced mineral research and technology [Obituary: James Richard May (July 20, 1934 - June 6, 2023)] 2023 The Age 33 Resource: Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland Honorary awards recipients University of Queensland 2023 Book: Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Beale, Bob Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Clayton, Victoria CSIRO Minerals 2005