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Cole, Andrew Reginald Howard (1924 - )

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Born: 21 April 1924
Andrew Reginald H. Cole was a former Dean of the Faculty of Science (1975-1977) and Head of the Department of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia (1971-1973; 1987-1989). Overall, he was a member of the University for forty-seven years. Cole was also involved in numerous national and international scientific bodies and societies, participating in many forums and taskforces. He was given an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Western Australia and honorary Fellowship to the Chemical Institutes of New Zealand and Canada.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1942 - 1946Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
1947 - 1949Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at St John's College, University of Oxford in the UK
1950 - 1951Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa
1952 - 1955Nuttfield Research Fellow in Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1955 - 1957Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1956 - Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1958 - 1968Reader in Physical Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1959Fullbright Research Scholar / Research Associate of the Spectroscopy Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
1959 - 1960Vice President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1959 - 1961President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Western Australian branch
1965 - 1973Titular member of the Commission on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
1969 - 1973Vice-Chairman of the Commission on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy of IUPAC
1969 - 1980Member of the National Committee for Chemistry of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1971 - 1973Head of the Department of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1971 - 1973Chairman of the School of Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1974 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1975 - 1977Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Western Australia
1978Archibald D. Olle Prize received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1978 - 1981Chairman of the School of Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1979 - 1982Councillor of the Australian Academy of Science
1981Vice-President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1981 - 1982Vice-President of the Australian Academy of Science
1982 - Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry and of the Canadian Institute of Chemistry
1982President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1983Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Oxford
1987 - 1989Head of the Department of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1988Visiting Professor at the UNESCO International Centre for Chemical Studies in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1989Retired
1992Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc (Hon)) received from the University of Western Australia

 

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