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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.

Career Highlights

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

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'Badger, Geoffrey Malcolm - Ms 164', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/lists/ms164.txt. [ Details ]

Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Sir Geoffrey Badger', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 30 April 1997, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/gb.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000029. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 28 June 2005

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