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Millis, Nancy Fannie (1922 - )

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Microbiologist
Born: 10 April 1922  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nancy Fannie Millis was Professor of Microbiology at the University of Melbourne 1982-1991. She was originally appointed as a lecturer in the department in 1956 following the award of a Fulbright travel grant in 1954. She is one of the pioneers of the study of fermentation technology in Australia.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1946Master of Agricultural Science (MAgSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1949 - 1952Boots Scholar at Bristol University
1951Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Bristol University
1953 - 1982Lecturer in Microbiology at the University of Melbourne
1954Fulbright Travel Grant
1977 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1977Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
1978 - 1980President of the Australian Society for Microbiology
1981 - Chairman of Commonwealth Government Recombinant DNA Monitoring Committee
1982Rubbo Orator at the Australian Society for Microbiology
1982 - 1987Professor of Microbiology at the University of Melbourne
1988 - Emeritus Professor of the University of Melbourne
1990Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
1992 - Chancellor of La Trobe University, Victoria
1993Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc (Hon)) received from the University of Melbourne

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 15 September 2004

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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