Person

Badger, Geoffrey Malcolm (1916 - 2002)

Kt AO FAA FTSE

Born
10 October 1916
Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
Died
23 September 2002
Occupation
Organic chemist, Vice-Chancellor and Science administrator

Summary

Sir Geoffrey Badger was Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Adelaide 1955-1964. He was a member of the CSIRO Executive 1964-1965, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide 1966-1977 and then Research Professor of Organic Chemistry 1977-1979.

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Chronology

1941
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at London University
1941 - 1943
Career position - Research Chemist at ICI in Manchester, UK
1943 - 1946
Career position - Instructor Lieutenant with the Royal Navy
1946 - 1949
Career position - ICI Research Fellow at the Glasgow University
1949
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the Glasgow University, Scotland
1949 - 1950
Career position - Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide
1950
Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
1951 - 1954
Career position - Reader at the University of Adelaide
1952 - 1961
Career position - Co-Editor, Australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
1955 - 1964
Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Adelaide
1960 - 2002
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1964 - 1965
Career position - Member of Executive at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1964 - 1965
Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1966 - 1967
Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Adelaide
1967 - 1977
Career position - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide
1971
Award - Leighton Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1974
Award - W.D. Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia
1974 - 1978
Career position - President, Australian Academy of Science
1975
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of service to science and education
1977 - 1982
Career position - Chairman of the Australian Science and Technology Council
1978 - 1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1979
Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
1981
Award - ANZAAS Medal. Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
1987 - 2002
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1978]

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Geoffrey Malcolm Badger - Records, 1962 - 1982, MS 164; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide

  • Geoffrey Malcolm Badger - Records, 1939 - 1985, MSS 0011; Barr Smith Library, Special Collections, The University of Adelaide. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Books

  • Badger, Geoffrey Malcolm, Explorers of Australia (East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press, 2001), 312 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Sir Geoffrey Badger AO, FRSC, FTS, FAA, FRACI, FACE, FAIM, Fellow ANZAAS, 1916-2002', Chemistry in Australia, 70 (2) (2003), 30-32. Details
  • Badger, Geoffrey, 'The Role of Government in Australian Science', Australian Physicist, 17 (10) (1980), 157-160. Details
  • Badger, Geoffrey, 'One Hundred Years of Teaching of Chemistry: Centenary Dinner at the University of Adelaide, 9 November 1985', Lumen (1985), 4-5. Details
  • Rae, Ian D., 'Geoffrey Malcolm Badger 1916-2002', Historical Records of Australian Science, 20 (1) (2009), 41-66 , https://doi.org/10.1071/HR09001. Details

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See also

Rosanne Walker

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