Person
Quirk, James Patrick (1924 - 2022)
AO FAA FTSE
- Born
- 17 December 1924
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 12 February 2022
- Occupation
- Agricultural scientist
Summary
James Quirk was Reader in Soil Science 1956-1962 and the Director of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute 1974-1990. He was Professor of Soil Science and Head of Department, University of Western Australia 1963-1974. His interests included soil physical chemistry, surface and colloid chemistry and agricultural science.
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Chronology
- Award - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)
- 1947 -
- Education - Bachelor of Science Agriculture with Honors (BScAgr (Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1947 - 1956
- Career position - Senior Research Officer, Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
- 1952
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London, England
- 1956 - 1962
- Career position - Reader in Soil Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide
- 1963 - 1974
- Career position - Foundation Professor of Soil Science and Head, Department of Soil Science and Nutrition, University of Western Australia
- 1964 - 1966
- Career Position - President, Soil Science Australia
- 1967
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London, England
- 1969 - 1970
- Career Position - President, Australian Clay Minerals Society
- 1972 - 1996
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (AIAS)
- 1972 - 2022
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1973 - 2022
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1974 - 1990
- Career position - Director, Waite Agricultural Research Institute
- 1975 -
- Career position - Professor Emeritus, University of Western Australia,
- 1975
- Award - J.A. Prescott Medal, Australian Society of Soil Science
- 1980
- Award - Australian Medal of Agricultural Science, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
- 1982
- Award - Farrer Memorial Medal and Oration, New South Wales State Government, Australia
- 1982 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1983
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to agricultural science
- 1987 - 2022
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1982]
- 1988
- Award - Mueller Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)
- 1990
- Award - Doctor of Agricultural Science (DAgrSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 1996
- Award - Distinguished Service Award, American Society of Soil Science, United States of America (USA)
- 1997 - 2022
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and agricultural science
Related entries
Archival resources
Waite Agricultural Research Institute
- James Patrick Quirk - Records, 1974 - 1980; Waite Agricultural Research Institute. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Emeritus Professor James 'Jim' Patrick Quirk AO FAA 17 December 1924 to 12 February 2022', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 157 (2022). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/february-2022-157/fellows-update. Details
- Knight, R.; and Quirk, J. P., 'Colin Malcolm Donald 1910-1985', Historical Records of Australian Science, 10 (1) (1994), 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9941010051. Details
- Stephens, C. G.; and Quirk, J. P., 'James Arthur Prescott, 7 October 1890 - 6 February 1987, elected F.R.S. 1951', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 34 (1988), 641-68. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1988.0021. Details
- 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
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q66739019. Details
- 'Quirk, James Patrick (1924-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-517144. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DAgrSc, 1990', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 3 November 2022
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