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Scott, William James (1912 - 1993)

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William James Scott's early work involved working out the conditions of handling, cooling and transport that would enable chilled beef to be successfully exported to Britain. During World War II he was concerned with the microbiology of foods supplied by Australia to the allied Forces in the South West Pacific. After the War he pioneered studies on the water relations of microorganisms. He receied a Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of Melbourne.
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1933Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1933 - 1940Scientist at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Meat Research Laboratory in Queensland
1940 - 1960Senior Bacteriologist at the CSIR Division of Food Preservation and Transport
1960 - 1964Assistant Chief of the CSIR Division of Food Preservation and Transport
1964 - 1972Officer-in-Charge of the Meat Research Laboratory
1979 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

 
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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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