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 then elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1965 and appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia in 2002.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Peter D. Godfrey; Francis P. Larkins; John M. Swan (2010). "Ronald Drayton Brown 1927–2008". Historical Records of Australian Science. 21 (2). Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Obituary -- Ronald Drayton Brown". Monash Memo. Monash University. 12 November 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Brown, Ronald Drayton (1927 - 2008)". The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. 26 June 2019 [17 November 2003]. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Brown, Ronald Drayton, (FAA) (1927-2008)". Trove. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Award Extract - Professor Ronald Drayton Brown, Centenary Medal". Australian Honours Search Facility. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024.
For service to Australian society and science in chemistry
- ^ "Award Extract - Emeritus Professor Ronald Drayton Brown, Member of the Order of Australia". Australian Honours Search Facility. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024.
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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