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Shaw, Sydney Herbert (1903 - )

OBE, CMG

Online Sources

Geophysicist

Born: 6 November 1903 Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Sydney Herbert Shaw was a Welsh geologist who travelled widely to better his knowledge and share his expertise. In Rhodesia, Palestine, Cyprus and Australia he held senior positions in top geological/geophysical organisations. Shaw also worked with the Directorate of Colonial Geological Surveys from 1949 to 1965 where he rose to the rank of Director.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1925 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the Royal School of Mines in London
1926 - 1928 Exploration Geophysicist in Rhodesia
1928 - 1930 Physicist with the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey
1930 Geophysicist in Cyprus
1930 - 1931 Geophysicist in the United Kingdom
1931 - 1932 Demonstrator in Geology at the Royal School of Mines
1932 - 1937 Lecturer in Geology at the University of Birmingham
1937 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University Birmingham, UK
1937 - 1948 Government Geologist in Palestine
1949 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of London
1949 - 1950 Principal Scientific Officer of the Directorate of Colonial Geological Surveys
1950 - 1959 Deputy Director of the Directorate of Colonial Geological Surveys
1958 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1959 - 1965 Director of the Directorate of Colonial Geological Surveys
1963 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
1965 - 1968 Head of the Overseas Division of the Institute of Geological Sciences, UK
1968 - 1969 President of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Online Sources

'Shaw, Sydney Herbert', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001804p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 3 October 2005

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