Person

Koch, David Francis Anthonisz (1926 - 1996)

FTSE

Born
29 April 1926
Sri Lanka
Died
28 December 1996
Occupation
Chemist

Summary

David Koch was Chief of the Division of Mineral Chemistry at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 1971. His many achievements in this post include initiating the establishment of CSIRO Minerals activities in Western Australia in 1984 (The DFA Koch Building in Western Australia is named in his honour). Koch later moved to Alcoa's Mine Rehabilitation Research Group as a Senior Research Scientist.

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Chronology

1948 - c. 1960
Career position - Research Officer in the Division of Industrial Chemistry at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1960 - 1961
Career position - Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, USA
1965 - 1966
Career position - Senior Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
1969 - 1971
Career position - Assistant Chief of the Division of Mineral Chemistry at CSIRO
1971 - c. 1985
Career position - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
1980s -
Career position - Senior Research Scientist, Mine Rehabilitation Research Group of Alcoa Australia
1980 - 1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1987 - 1996
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1980]

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See also

  • Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 17, 28. Details
  • Danks, D.; Duffield, A.; Sargeson, A., 'Berthold Halpern 1923-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (4) (1983), 72-81. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9830540072. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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