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Sutherland, Keith Leonard (1916 - 1980)

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Born: 17 January 1916  North Carlton, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 16 January 1980  Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia.
Keith Leonard Sutherland was an expert in flotation systems and surface chemistry. He was appointed head of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) physical chemistry section in 1941. During the war years Sutherland was involve in many projects including the testing of the efficiency of gas masks against zinc arsenide. In 1947 he moved to London to work at the Royal Institution of Great Britain and returned to Australia and the CSIR in 1950. Eight years later Sutherland was appointed head of the newly formed CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Physical Chemistry. In 1959 he was appointed director of research in Sydney for the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd, a position which he held until he retired in 1978. as part of this role Suther land helped establish the David North Plant Research Centre in Brisbane and the CSR industrial research laboratory at Roseville, Sydney. He was also involved in the management of Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef and was honorary curator in the malacology department of the Australian Museum.
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1937Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1940Trained civilians to deal with unexploded bombs
1941Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1941 - 1947Head of the Physical Chemistry Section in the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Division of Industrial Chemistry
1947Davy-Faraday fellowship received and travelled to London
1948Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1948David Syme Research Prize received from the University of Melbourne
1950Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of London
1950 - 1958Head of the Physical Chemistry Section in the CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry
1958 - 1959Chief of the Division of Physical Chemistry at the CSIRO
1959 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1959 - 1978Director of Research for the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.
1965 - 1971Member of the CSIRO Executive (part-time)
1966 - ?Trustee of the Australian Museum
1972 - 1974President of the Trustees of the Australian Museum
1974Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1974Founding member of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
1975President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), New South Wales branch
1977Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1978Retired
1978President of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)

 
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