Ronald Drayton Brown
Ronald Drayton Brown AM FAA (14 October 1927 – 2 November 2008) was an Australian chemist and academic. In 1959 he was appointed to the Foundation Chair of Chemistry at Monash University where he remained head of the Department until 1992. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1965 and appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2002.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ Peter D. Godfrey; Francis P. Larkins; John M. Swan. "Ronald Drayton Brown 1927–2008". Biographical memoirs. Australian Academy of Science. originally published in Historical Records of Australian Science, vol.21, no.2, 2010
- ^ "Obituary -- Ronald Drayton Brown". Monash Memo. Monash University. 12 November 2008.
- ^ "Brown, Ronald Drayton (1927 - 2008)". Biographical entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
- ^ "Brown, R. D. (1927-2008)". trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001.
For service to Australian society and science in chemistry
- ^ "Member of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. 10 June 2002.
For service to chemistry and chemical research, particularly spectroscopic work on molecules, to education in the areas of curriculum development, teaching and as an administrator, and to the community
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- Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science
- 1927 births
- 2008 deaths
- Australian chemists
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Recipients of the Centenary Medal
- Australian scientist stubs