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Dadswell, Herbert Eric (1903 - 1964)

FRACI, FRSA
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Wood scientist
Born: 5 March 1903  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.  Died: 19 December 1964  East Ringwood, Victoria, Australia.
Herbert Eric Dadswell was Chief of the Division of Forest Products at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; formerly CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)) from 1960, having been employed there since 1929. He was a pioneer in the field of wood anatomy and Australia’s foremost expert in eucalypt anatomy. Throughout his illustrious career, Dadswell collected an impressive array of specimens. Today this collection is part of the H E Dadswell Memorial Wood Collection which is maintained by the CSIRO. It is the second largest collection of its type in the world, comprising of samples from 13 000 tree species which encompasses around 270 botanical families – from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae. About 70% of the species represented are from Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific, making the collection probably the world's most comprehensive for our region. Herbert Dadswell lectured widely in the United States of America, was associated with many international organizations, was a foundation member of the Australian (and New Zealand) Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Association and a long-term Fellow and office-bearer of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. The University of Melbourne holds some of his records.
Career Highlights

Chronology
1925Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1926Overseas research scholarship received from the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
1926 - 1929Research student at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, USA
1927Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1929 - 1930Researcher at the CSIR Division of Forest Products at the Australian Forestry School in Canberra
1930 - 1960Researcher then Office- in-Charge of wood structure research at the CSIR Division of Forest Products in Melbourne
1931 - 1944Associate of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1941Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1942 - 1943President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
1943 - 1945Honorary General Secretary of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1944 - Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1947 - 1956Secretary and Treasurer of the International Association of Wood Anatomists
1949President of the Australian Pulp and Paper Industry Technology Association
1953Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal received
1954 - 1960Assistant Chief of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Forest Products
1955Walker-Ames Professor of Forestry at the University of Washington, USA
1960 - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Forest Products
1961 - RACI representative on the council of the National Association of Testing Authorities

 
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