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