Lawrence Walter Nichol 1935–2015

Professor Laurie Nichol was a biophysical chemist who specialised in using mathematical tools to understand protein interactions in biological systems. He later served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England and the Australian National University.
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Lawrence (Laurie) Walter Nichol FAA was Vice Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) from 1988 to 1993, and before that, of the University of New England (UNE) from 1985 to 1988. His independent academic career began in 1963 at the ANU as a Research Fellow in the Department of Physical Biochemistry in the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR). The department was headed by Professor Alexander (Sandy) G. Ogston FRS. Thus, Laurie's career finally circled back, after overseas sabbaticals and other appointments at Australian universities, to the ANU.

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This memoir was originally published in Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 29(1), 2018. It was written by Peter D. Jeffrey, Donald J. Winzor and Philip W. Kuchel.

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