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Ninham, Barry William (1936 - )

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Born: 9 April 1936  Croydon, South Australia, Australia
Barry William Ninham is Founder and Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University. He has held numerous other positions and honours, some of which are listed below. Ninham's research centres around many aspects of physical and inorganic chemistry.

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URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/appmaths/Barry_Ninham/Barry_Ninham.html

Chronology
1957Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Western Australia
1958Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
1962Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Maryland, USA
1962 - 1970Lecturer then Senior Lecturer then Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales
1964 - 1966Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship received
1968 - 1969Visiting Scientist at the National Institutes of Health, USA
1970 - Foundation Professor (to 2000) and Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra
1978 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1982 - Visiting Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Minesota, USA
1982 - 1983Foundation Senior Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications
1984 - 1985Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, ANU
1990Rehbinder Medal received from the USSR Academy of Sciences
1991Doctor of Technology (Dtech) honoris causa received from KTH Stockholm (Kungliga Tekniska högskolan)
1998Member of the UNESCO World Commission on Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology

 

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