Person

Bastow, Stewart Henry (1908 - 1964)

Born
22 February 1908
Folkestone, Kent, England
Died
23 January 1964
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Physical chemist

Summary

Stewart Bastow was the head of the CSIR Tribophysics group 1945-1949 and then a member of the CSIRO Executive until 1964. He was the Chief Executive Officer 1957-1959.

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Born Folkestone, England, 22 February 1908. Died Melbourne, 23 January 1964. DSO 1945. Educated Universities of Tasmania (BSc 1929) and Cambridge (PhD 1932). Demonstrator in physics, University of Tasmania 1927; 1851 Exhibition senior scholar 1932-34; research chemist, National Enamels Limited 1934-37; the South Metropolitan Gas Company, England and Anglo-Iranian Oil Company 1937-40; Royal Engineers 1940-45; Officer-in-charge, Lubricants and Bearings Section (later the Division of Tribophysics), CSIR 1945-49; member of the CSIRO Executive 1949-64; Chief Executive Officer 1957-59. President, Victorian Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1962. A laboratory at CSIRO's Division of Materials Science and Technology, Clayton, was named after him.

Chronology

1932 -
Award - 1851 Exhibition Research Fellowship

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Archival resources

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies

  • Stewart Henry Bastow - Records, 1945 - 1964, Series 427 and others; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies. Details

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Journal Articles

  • 'Obituary: Dr. S.H. Bastow', Australian Physicist, 1 (1) (1964), 6-7. Details
  • 'Stuart Henry Bastow', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 31 (2) (1964), 65-66. Details
  • Spink, J.A., 'Stewart Henry Bastow: Colloid Chemist, Soldier and Science Administrator', Chemistry in Australia, 64 (9) (1997), 20-23. Details

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