Quirk, James Patrick (1924 - 2022)

Summary

James Quirk was Reader in Soil Science 1956-1962 and the Director of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute 1974-1990. He was Professor of Soil Science and Head of Department, University of Western Australia 1963-1974. His interests included soil physical chemistry, surface and colloid chemistry and agricultural science.

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Chronology

Award - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)

1947 -

Education - Bachelor of Science Agriculture with Honors (BScAgr (Hons)), The University of Sydney, Australia

1947 - 1956

Career position - Senior Research Officer, Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia

1952

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London, England

1956 - 1962

Career position - Reader in Soil Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Australia

1963 - 1974

Career position - Foundation Professor of Soil Science and Head, Department of Soil Science and Nutrition, University of Western Australia

1964 - 1966

Career Position - President, Soil Science Australia

1967

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London, England

1969 - 1970

Career Position - President, Australian Clay Minerals Society

1972 - 2022

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1972 - 2022

Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (AIAS)

1973 - 2022

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1974 -

Career position - Professor Emeritus, The University of Adelaide, Australia

1975 -

Career position - Professor Emeritus, The University of Western Australia,

1975

Award - J.A. Prescott Medal, Australian Society of Soil Science

1980

Award - AIAS Medal, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (AIAS)

1982

Award - Farrer Memorial Medal and Oration, New South Wales State Government, Australia

1982 - 1987

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)

1983

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to agricultural science

1987 - 2022

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1982]

1988

Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)

1990

Award - Doctor of Agricultural Science (DAgrSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

1996

Award - Distinguished Service Award, American Society of Soil Science, United States of America (USA)

2001

Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and agricultural science

Related entries

Archival resources

Waite Agricultural Research Institute

• James Patrick Quirk - Records, 1974 - 1980; Waite Agricultural Research Institute. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Anon, 'Emeritus Professor James 'Jim' Patrick Quirk AO FAA 17 December 1924 to 12 February 2022', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 157 (2022). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/february-2022-157/fellows-update. Details
• Knight, R.; and Quirk, J. P., 'Colin Malcolm Donald 1910-1985', Historical Records of Australian Science, 10 (1) (1994), 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9941010051. Details
• Stephens, C. G.; and Quirk, J. P., 'James Arthur Prescott, 7 October 1890 - 6 February 1987, elected F.R.S. 1951', Biographical Memoirs Fellows of the Royal Society, 34 (1988), 641-68. Details
• Stephens, C.G.; and Quirk, J.P., 'James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (3) (1988), 299-313. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9880730299. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q66739019. Details
• 'Quirk, James Patrick (1924-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-517144. Details
• 'Awarded honorary DAgrSc, 1990', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details