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Lovering, John Francis (1930 - )

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Geologist
Born: 27 March 1930  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
John Francis Lovering was Professor of Geology at the University of Melbourne from 1969 to 1987 and Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University (South Australia) from 1987 to 1995. He has been involved in a phenomenal number of scientific and environmental organizations and has held many highly respected positions. His expertise and advice has been widely sort across the world.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1951Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1951 - 1955Assistant Curator of Mineralogy and Petrology at the Australian Museum
1953Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1953 - 1955Postgraduate student and Teaching Associate in the Division of Geological Sciences at the California Institute of Technology, USA
1956Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the California Institute of Technology
1956 - 1960Research Fellow in Geophysics and Geochemistry at the Australian National University in Canberra
1960 - 1964Fellow in Geophysics and Geochemistry at the Australian National University
1963 - 1964Visiting Professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Rochester, USA
1964Guest Investigator at the Geophysical Laboratory at the Carnegie Institute of Washington
1964 - 1969Senior Fellow in Geophysics and Geochemistry at the Australian National University
1969 - 1987Professor of Geology and Head of the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne
1971Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1972Visiting Professor at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik in Heidelberg, Germany
1972 - 1973Senior Research Associate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland, USA
1977 - 1978President of the Royal Society of Victoria
1978Member of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) to Commonwealth Bay and Casey Base in Australian Antarctic Territory and Macquarie Island
1978 - 1980President of the Geological Society of Australia
1979 - 1985Member of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO
1982 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1983 - 1985Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne
1984 - 1985Member of the Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council
1985 - 1986President of the Australian Geoscience Council
1985 - 1986Member of the Marine Research Allocations Advisory Committee
1985 - 1987President of the UNESCO International Geological Correlation Programme
1985 - 1987Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Melbourne
1985 - 1989Chairman of the Antarctic Science Advisory Committee
1987Emeritus Professor at the University of Melbourne
1987ANARE expedition to Mawson and Davis Bases, Scullin Monolith, Heard Island
1987 - 1995Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Geology at Flinders University of South Australia
1990 - 1996Vice-President of the International Union of Geological Sciences
1992 - 1994Presiding Officer of the Natural Resources Council of South Australia
1993 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1993Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1994 - 1999President of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission
1995 - Emeritus Professor at Flinders University of South Australia
1995Doctor of Science honoris causa (Hon DSc) received from Flinders University of South Australia
1998 - Chairman of the Environment Conservation Council
1998 - Chairman of the Australian National Seismic Imaging Resource
1998 - 1999Member of the Natural Heritage Trust Advisory Committee
1999 - Professorial Fellow of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne
1999Doctor of Science honoris causa (Hon DSc) received from the University of Melbourne

 
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