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MELLOR, David Paver

Born Launceston, Tasmania, 19 March 1903; died Sydney 9 January 1980. Education, University of Tasmania (B.Sc. 1926, M.Sc. 1928, D.Sc. 1945). Research scholar, Electrolytic Zinc Co., Risdon, Tasmania, 1927. Research Fellow, Mt. Stromlo Observatory, 1928. Lecturer in chemistry, Sydney University 1929-48; Reader 1948-55. Professor of inorganic chemistry, N.S.W. University of Technology/University of N.S.W., 1955-68; dean of the Faculty of Science 1968-69.
  1. (With A.L. McAulay) Overpotentials produced by films of hydrogen less than one molecule thick. Nature, 122 (1928), 170-171.
  2. (With F.M. Quodling) The birefringence of potassium chloropalladite and potassium chloroplatinite. Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings., 69 (1935), 167-170.
  3. (With F.M. Quodling) The optical properties and crystal structure of some compounds of the type R**xMX**4. Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings., 70 (1936), 205-210.
  4. (With F.M. Quodling) Crystallographic and optical data for Cs**2CuCl**4. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 95 (1936), 315.
  5. (With H. Mulhall) The electrode potential of thin films of zinc on platinum. Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings., 70 (1936), 332-337.
  6. (With F.M. Quodling) A note on BaCdCl**4.4H**20 and its suggested isomorphism with BaPt(CN)**4.4H**20. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 97 (1937), 522-523.
  7. A note on the unit cell and probable space group of strontium hydroxide octohydrate Sr(OH)**2.8H**20. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 100 (1939), 441-442.
  8. The unit cell and space group of Cs**2CuCl**4. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 101 (1939), 160-161.
  9. (With F.M. Quodling) The double refraction of BaCdCl**4.4H**20. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 102 (1940), 146.
  10. Magnetochemistry. Australian Journal of Science, 3 (1941), 71-73, 117-121.
  11. (With J.E. Mills) The absorption spectra of para- and diamagnetic nickel complexes. American Chemical Society. Journal., 64 (1942), 181-182.
  12. A study of the magnetic behaviour of complexes containing the platinum metals. Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings., 77 (1943), 145-155.
  13. A new source of light - the fluorescent lamp. Australian Journal of Science, 6 (1943), 72-74.
  14. (With H.A. McKenzie, J.E. Mills and L.N. Short) The light absorption and magnetic properties of nickel complexes. Royal Society of New South Wales. Journal and Proceedings., 78 (1944), 70-80.
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