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Laby, Jean (1915 - )

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Physicist

Born: 4 November 1915 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Jean Laby was a senior lecturer, RAAF Academy, Point Cook, ca 1961-82. She undertook research on cosmic rays and wind studies. For most of the 1970s she was involved in a collaborative project with the Climate Impact Assessment Program through the University of Wyoming to measure atmospheric aerosols, ozone and water vapour in the stratosphere.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1939 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
c. 1940 - c. 1944 Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Melbourne, later assisted with departmental accounting
c. 1944 - 1959 Senior Demonstrator at the University of Melbourne
1951 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1959 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1959 - c. 1961 Lecturer at the University of Melbourne
c. 1961 - c. 1982 Senior Lecturer at the RAAF Academy in Point Cook

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Allen, Nessy, Interview with Dr Jean Laby, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 24 August 2000, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/jl.htm. [ Details ]

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Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 16 September 2004

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