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Brown, Ronald Drayton (1927 - )

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Chemist and Educator
Born: 14 October 1927  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ronald Drayton Brown was head of Chemsitry at Monash University from 1959 to 1992. He specialises in spectroscopy, theoretical chemistry, astronomy, molecules and life in space. Ronald Brown has received many awards for his work and has published widely.
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Chronology
1946Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1952Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of London
1952 - 1953Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry at University College in London
1953Senior Lecturer in General Chemistry at the University of Melbourne
1959Reader in Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Melbourne
1959 - 1992Head of the Department of Chemistry at Monash University, Victoria
1960 - Professor of Chemistry at Monash University, Victoria
1963 - 1964President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), Victorian branch
1965 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

 
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