Person
Cavill, George William Kenneth (Ken) (1922 - 2017)
FAA
- Born
- 23 April 1922
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 25 August 2017
- Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Ken Cavill was Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales 1964-1982, and published in the field of the chemistry of insect venoms, attractants and repellents, and particularly of ants.
Details
Chronology
- 1943
- Career position - Senior chemist, W. Hermon Slade and Company Pty Ltd, Sydney
- 1943
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1944 - 1947
- Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry, Sydney Technical College
- 1946
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1947 - 1950
- Career position - ICI Research Fellow, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- 1949
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- 1951 - 1958
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in organic chemistry, New South Wales University of Technology
- 1957
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- 1958
- Career position - Research Fellow in Chemistry, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- 1959 - 1964
- Career position - Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1964 - 1980
- Career position - Professor (personal chair in organic chemistry), University of New South Wales
- 1968 - 1970
- Career position - Head, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1969 - 1974
- Career position - Member, Australian Research Grants Committee
- 1969 - 2017
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1970
- Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1971
- Career position - Head, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1976 - 1981
- Career position - Member of Council, Hawkesbury Agricultural College
- 1979 - 1981
- Career position - Member of Council, University of New South Wales
- 1979 - 1982
- Career position - Head, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1980 - 1982
- Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1982 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
- George William Kenneth Cavill - Records, 1934 - 1938, MS 126; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details
University of New South Wales Archives
- George William Kenneth Cavill - Records, 1934 - 1988, CN 805 and others; University of New South Wales Archives. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituaries: Dr Maxwell Day AO FAA 1915 20 2017; Professor George (Ken) Cavill FAA 1922 to 2017', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter (2017), 14, https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/fellows-update-september-2017. Details
- Clark, Doreen; and Genion, Jannifer A., 'George William Kenneth 'Ken' Cavill 1922 - 2017', Historical Records of Australian Science, 29 (2) (2018), 172-83. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR18010. Details
Resources
- 'Cavill, George William Kenneth (1922-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475699. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Cavill, George William Kenneth - Ms 126', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms126.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 12 June 2019
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