Professor

Raymond Le Fèvre

FAA FRS

Raymond Le Fevre
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Expertise type

  • Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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Memoir

Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre 1905-1986

Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre was born in North London on the first day of April, 1905. He was the eldest of three children of Raymond James Le Fèvre, the managing clerk of a firm of London solicitors, and his wife Ethel May (née Wood). Of his four grandparents, three had died before 1910. Only his father's mother, née Louise Darby, of Bath survived into his childhood.
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Sir

Leonard Huxley

KBE FAA

Leonard Huxley
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Expertise type

  • Physics
  • Electromagnetic Theory
  • Radar

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Sir

Ian Clunies Ross

CMG FAA

Ian Clunies Ross
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Expertise type

  • Veterinary Science
  • Biology
  • Parasitology

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Sir

Thomas Cherry

FAA FRS

Thomas Cherry
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Expertise type

  • Mathematics
  • Differential Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics

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Memoir

Thomas MacFarland Cherry 1898–1966

Sir Thomas Cherry FAA FRS was a mathematician with enduring contributions to education, research and scientific leadership. He was a Foundation Fellow of the Academy and served as President 1961–4.
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Professor

Keith Bullen

FAA FRS

Keith Bullen
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Expertise type

  • Mathematics
  • Seismology
  • Earth Sciences

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Memoir

Keith Edward Bullen 1906-1976

Keith Edward Bullen was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 29 June 1906. He attended schools in the Auckland area, completing his schooling at Auckland Grammar School in 1922; he earned recognition as a National Scholar, and was awarded the Eric Astley Prize for mathematics and science and a University Entrance Scholarship. From 1923 to 1925 he was a full-time student at Auckland University College and graduated BA in 1925, his major subjects being pure and applied mathematics.
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Professor

Oscar Tiegs

FAA FRS

Oscar Tiegs
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Expertise type

  • Biology
  • Zoology
  • Entomology

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Professor

Thomas Room

FAA FRS

Thomas Room
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Expertise type

  • Mathematics

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Professor

James Prescott

CBE FAA FRS

James Prescott
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Expertise type

  • Soil Science
  • Chemistry
  • Agricultural Science

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Professor

Robin Batterham

AO FAA FTSE

Robin Batterham
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Professor Batterham, a chemical engineer was appointed Chief of the Division of Mineral Engineering, CSIRO in 1985. From 1988, he held senior positions in Technology Development with CRA Limited (now Rio Tinto Limited). He is currently Managing Director, Research and Technology Support, Comalco and Chief Technologist, Rio Tinto Limited. Since 1990, he has served as a panel member in physical science in the Cooperative Research Centres program, and subsequently as a member of the CRC committee. In 1999 he was appointed as Chief Scientist of Australia.

Expertise type

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Mineral Processing
  • Science Policy

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Conversation with scientist

Dr Robin Batterham in conversation with Professor Robyn Williams

Dr Robin Batterham, a chemical engineer, was born in Brighton, Australia to a family with a talent for music and engineering. He faced an early choice between science and the arts before graduating from the University of Melbourne in Chemical Engineering and completing a PhD in 1969.
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Professor The Honourable

Barry Jones

AC FAA FTSE FAHA FASSA

Barry Jones
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Dr Barry Jones was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives in 1977 and served as the Minister for Science in the Hawke government from 1983 to 1990. He was formerly a public servant, high school teacher, barrister and solicitor of the Victorian Supreme Court, arts administrator, university lecturer and member of the Victorian Parliament (1972-77). He also worked extensively in radio and television. In 1986 he received the Raymond Longford Award for his work reviving the Australian Film Industry. In 1992, Dr Jones was elected National President of the ALP. He was Vice-President of the World Heritage Committee from 1995 to 1996 and a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO in Paris from 1991 until 1995. Dr Jones has written extensively on a wide range of subjects, including on technology and society, history and philosophy of science, archaeology, Antarctica and ecologically sustainable development. Barry Jones Bay in the Australian Antarctic Territory and Yalkaparidon jonesi, an extinct marsupial, were named after him. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1993.

Expertise type

  • Demography
  • Information Theory
  • Science Policy

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