Person
Norrish, Keith (1924 - 2017)
AO FAA
- Born
- 1924
- Died
- 2017
- Occupation
- Mineralogist
Summary
Keith Norrish was a world renowned expert in mineralogy, especially of clays. He pioneered the technique of X-ray spectrometry for routine chemical analysis of minerals and ore. He was a Chief Research Scientist with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Soils.
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Chronology
- 1968 - 1969
- Career position - President of the Australian Clay Minerals Society
- 1977 -
- Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1977
- Career position - J. A. Prescott Medal, Australian Society of Soil Society
- 1989
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
- 2001
- Award - Bailey Distinguished Member Award received from the Clay Minerals Society (USA)
- 2002
- Education - Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon DSc) received from the University of Western Australia
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Obituaries: Dr Keith Norrish AO FAA 1924 to 2017; Professor Neville Fletcher AM FAA FTSE 1930 to 2017', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter (2017), 8-10, https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/oct-2017-110/fellows-update. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47847860. Details
- 'Norrish, K', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-616035. Details
See also
- 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
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 15 June 2022