Beckwith, Athelstan Laurence Johnson (1930 - )

Chronology

1952	Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
1953 - 1954	Temporary Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at the University of Adelaide
1956	Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) completed at the University of Oxford, UK
1957	Research Officer at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1958 - 1963	Lecturer then Senior Lecturer (from 1962) in Organic Chemistry at the University of Adelaide
1960	Rennie Medalreceived from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1964	Reader in Organic Chemistry at the University of Adelaide
1965 - 1980	Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry
1971 - 1972	President of the South Australian Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1974 -	Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1981	H.G. Smith Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1981 - 1995	Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University in Canberra
1984 - 1985	President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1989	Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1992	Organic Chemistry Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1993	Centenary Medal received from the Royal Society of Chemistry
1997	Leighton Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

• Crompton, Bob, Interview with Professor Athel Beckwith, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2004, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/ab.htm. [ Details ]