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Stewart, Ian McColl (1912 - 1994)

Chemical engineer

Born: 17 October 1912 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Died: 22 October 1994.

Ian McColl Stewart was foundation professor of chemical engineering at the University of Newcastle from 1965 to 1977. Before that he was chief engineer at Hepburn Ltd (1947-65), where he was consultant to mine management on coal marketing and utilisation, and on mechanical and electrical services to the company's mines, including coal cleaning and power generation.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1932 Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Queensland
1934 - 1938 Walter and Eliza Hall Travelling Fellowship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
c. 1938 Master of Science (MSc) completed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1940 - 1942 Engineer in Food Dehydration section of the Department of Commerce and Agriculture
1943 - 1947 Fuel-economy Engineer on the Commonwealth Coal Commission
1947 - 1965 Chief Engineer at Hepburn Ltd
1958 Chairman of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Newcastle Division
1958 Chairman of Australian Membership to the Institute of Fuel
1965 - 1977 Foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales
1973 - 1974 Chairman of the National Committee for Chemical Engineering
1975 - 1976 Chairman of the College of Chemists

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 22 August 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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