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Lipson, Menzie (1915 - 2004)

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Industrial chemist

Born: 15 February 1915. Died: 9 November 2004 Victoria, Australia.

Menzie Lipson is a chemist who specialised in wool research. He worked mainly for the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and was Chief of their Division of Textile Industries from 1958 to 1976. Lipson was educated at the universities of Sydney (BSc) and Leeds (PhD).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1935 - 1937 Chemist with F.W. Hughes Pty Ltd
1937 - 1939 Chemist with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Animal Health and Nutrition
1939 - 1941 Chemist with the CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry
1941 - 1945 Member of the Central Wool Committee
1946 - 1948 Research Fellow at Leeds University, UK
1948 - 1958 Officer in Charge of the Wool Research Laboratories in Geelong, Victoria
1958 - 1976 Chief of the CSIRO Division of Textile Industries
1976 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1976 - 1985 Senior Research Fellow at the CSIRO Division of Animal Health
1985 - University Fellow at Deakin University in Victoria

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P002428. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 9 October 2006

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