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Badger, Geoffrey Malcolm (1916 - 2002)

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Organic chemist and Science administrator
Born: 10 October 1916  Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia.  Died: 23 September 2002.
(Sir) Geoffrey Malcolm Badger was Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Adelaide 1955-64. He was a member of the CSIRO Executive 1964-65, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide 1966-77 and then Research Professor of Organic Chemistry 1977-79.

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1941Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at London University
1941 - 1943Research Chemist at ICI in Manchester, UK
1943 - 1946Instructor Lieutenant with the Royal Navy
1946 - 1949ICI Research Fellow at the Glasgow University
1949Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the Glasgow University, Scotland
1949 - 1950Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide
1950H.G. Smith Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1951 - 1954Reader at the University of Adelaide
1955 - 1964Professor of Organic Chemistryat the University of Adelaide
1960 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1964 - 1965Member of Executive at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1966 - 1967Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Adelaide
1967 - 1977Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide
1971A.E. Leighton Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1974W.D. Chapman Medal received from the Institution of Engineers Australia
1974 - 1978President of the Australian Academy of Science
1975Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1977 - 1982Chairman of the Australian Science and Technology Council
1978 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1979Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)
1981ANZAAS Medalist (Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science)

 
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