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Evans, Denis James (1951 - )

FAA, FRACI
 
Chemist
Born: 19 April 1951  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Denis James Evans is Dean of the Research School of Chemistry (RSC) and Professor of Chemistry and Leader of the Liquid States Chemical Physics group at the RSC within the Australian National University. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI), a member of the American Physical Society and of the Australian Society of Rheology. Evans has received many other honours and awards, has published over 250 scientific works, has been invited to deliver numerous speeches and conference articles and has worked on the editorial board of many top scientific journals.

Career Highlights
URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://rsc.anu.edu.au/~evans/

Chronology
1972Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Sydney
1975Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University in Canberra
1976 - 1977Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Physical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Oxford, UK
1977 - 1978Research Fellow at the School of Chemical Engineering at Cornell University in New York, USA
1978 - 1979Research Fellow (joint appointment) in the Computer Centre and Ion Diffusion Unit at the Australian National University
1979 - 1980Fullbright Fellow at the National Bureau of Standards in Colorado, USA
1979 - 1982Research Fellow in the Ion Diffusion Unit at the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University
1982 - 1989Fellow, then Senior Fellow of the Research School of Chemistry
1983Rennie Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1987 - 1989Deputy Academic Director of the Australian National University Supercomputer Facility
1987 - 2004Permanent Visiting Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce in Boulder, USA
1988Bronze Medallion received from the Australian Rheological Society
1989 - Consultant Royal Dutch Shell in Thornton, UK
1989 - Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1989 - Professor of Chemistry and Leader of the Liquid States Chemical Physics group at the Research School of Chemistry
1989 - 1992Academic Director of the Australian National University Supercomputer Facility
1990Frederick White Prize received from the Australian Academy of Science
1990Frederick White Prize received from the Australian Academy of Science
1990 - 1994Acting Dean of the Research School of Chemistry for various periods
1994 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1998 - Dean of the Research School of Chemistry
2000H.G. Smith Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2003Centenary Medal received from the Australian Government
2004Moyal Medal received from Macquarie University, New South Wales

 

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