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White, Allan Henry (1938 - )

 
Chemist and Crystallographer
Born: 3 January 1938  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Allan Henry White is an expert in the field of crystallography and structural (inorganic) chemistry. He has been an academic staff member of the Chemistry Department and the Crystallography Centre at The University of Western Australia since 1966. White has used X-ray diffraction and other techniques to determine the structural architecture of thousands of significant natural, mineral and drug compounds.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1958Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1959Diploma in Education (DipEd) completed at the University of Melbourne
1959 - 1961Lecturer in Physics and Chemistry at the Victorian School of Forestry
1960 - Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1962Bachelor of Education (BEd) completed at the University of Melbourne
1963Honours in Science (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Melbourne
1966 - 1970Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1967Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1970Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Western Australia
1970Nuffield Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK
1970 - 1976Senior Lecturer in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia
1976 - 1999Associate Professor of Chemistry and Crystallography at the University of Western Australia
1980 - Member of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia
1980Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1981Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1987RACI Citation award received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1987Bachelor of Music with Honours (BMus (Hon)) completed at the University of Western Australia
1987H.G. Smith Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1989Visiting Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand
1991 - 1993President of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia
1999 - Professor of Chemistry and Crystallography at the University of Western Australia
2004ISI Citation Laureate award received
2005Burrows Award received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Inorganic Division

 

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Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 8 October 2003
Modified: 11 October 2005

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