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Day, Maxwell Frank Cooper (1915 - )

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Entomologist
Born: 21 December 1915  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Maxwell Frank C. Day was Assistant Chief, Division of Entomology, CSIRO 1963-66 before being appointed to the CSIRO Advisory Council 1966-75, and then Chief of the Division of Forest Research, CSIRO 1975-80.

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1937Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1938Assistant Research Officer in the Division of Economic Entomology at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
1938 - 1939Biological Assistant to Professor L.R. Cleveland at Harvard University, USA
1939 - 1941Lehman Fellow at Harvard University
1941Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Harvard University
1941 - 1942Lecturer in Cytology and Parasitology at Washington University in St. Louis, USA
1942 - 1944Procurement Officer with the Australian War Supplies Procurement in Washington, USA
1944 - 1947Scientific Liaison Officer with CSIR's Australian Scientific Research Liaison Office in Washington
1947 - 1963Research Officer to Chief Research Officer in the Division of Entomology CSIR/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1955 - 1957Seconded to Scientific Liaison Officer with CSIRO's Australian Scientific Liaison Office in Washington
1956 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1963 - 1966Assistant Chief of the CSIRO Division of Entomology
1966 - 1976Member of the Executive of CSIRO
1976 - 1980Chief of the CSIRO Division of Forest Research
1977Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

 
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