Person
Kelsall, Denis Fletcher (1918 - 1982)
- Born
- 10 February 1918
Broadbottom, Cheshire, England - Died
- 15 April 1982
Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Metallurgist and Chemical engineer
Summary
Denis Kelsall was Chief of the CSIRO Division of Chemical Engineering and its successor the Division of Mineral Engineering, 1974-1978, and concurrently Chief of the Division of Applied Geomechanics, 1979-1981. His research focussed on mineral separation techniques, including size separation, grinding and flotation processes, and hydraulic cyclones.
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Chronology
- 1939
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge
- 1941 - 1945
- Career position - Pilot with Royal Air Force
- 1943
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Cambridge
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - Teacher, Altrichham Grammar School, United Kingdom
- 1947 - 1953
- Career position - Principal Research Officer, Chemical Engineering Division, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, United Kingdom
- 1952
- Award - Moulton Medal, Institute of Chemical Engineers
- 1953 - 1958
- Career position - Chief Concentration Metallurgist, Rhoanglo Mine Services Ltd, North Rhodesia
- 1959 - 1974
- Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Chemical Engineering
- 1969
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
- 1974 - 1978
- Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Chemical Engineering
- 1976
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
- 1977
- Award - Robert H. Richards Award, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
- 1978 - 1982
- Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Mineral Engineering
- 1979 - 1981
- Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Applied Geomechanics
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 17, 32, 39-43, 45, 49, 57, 87, 101, 111. Details
Book Sections
- Rae, Ian D., 'Kelsall, Denis Fletcher (1918-1982)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K, Diane Langmore, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007). http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kelsall-denis-fletcher-12724. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536786. Details
- 'Kelsall, Denis Fletcher (1918-1982)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465449. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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