Person

Stanton, Richard Limon (1926 - 2020)

FAA

Born
16 February 1926
Sydney?, New South Wales, Australia
Died
25 August 2020
Occupation
Geologist

Summary

Richard Stanton was Professor of Geology at the University of New England in New South Wales from 1975-1986. He was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1975

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Chronology

1947 - 1949
Career position - Exploration Geologist, BHS Ltd
1950 - 1955
Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of Sydney
1956
Award - Archibald Ollé Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales
1956 - 1958
Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Natural Resources Council, Canada
1959 - 1964
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Geology, University of New South Wales
1964
Career position - Royal Society and Nuffield Foundation Bursar, Imperial College, London and University of Durham
1965 - 1975
Career position - Associate Professor of Economic Geology, University of New South Wales
1966 - 1967
Career position - Research Fellow, Hoffman Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
1972
Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne
1973
Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal
1974
Award - President's Award, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1975 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1975 - 1986
Career position - Professor of Geology, University of New South Wales
1976
Award - Goldfields Gold Medal, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, United Kingdom
1978 - 1980
Career position - British Council Visitor, Department of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Oxford
1984 -
Award - Honorary Fellow, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, United Kingdom
1985
Award - Clarke Memorial Lecturer, Royal Society of New South Wales
1987
Award - William Smith Medal, Geological Society, London
1987 - 1989
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
1988 -
Award - Honorary Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
1989 - 1990
Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science
1990
Award - W. R. Browne Award, Geological Society of Australia
1991 -
Award - Honorary Fellow, Geological Society of America
1993
Award - Penrose Medal, Society of Economic Geologists
1996
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to economic geology and geological research
1998
Award - Haddon Forrester King Medal, Australian Academy of Science
1998
Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and sciencein geology and geochemistry
2006 -
Career position - Visiting Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University

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Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Richard Limon Stanton DistFRSN (1926 - 2020)', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 153 (2) (2020), 229-32. Details
  • Anon, 'Emeritus Professor Richard Limon Stanton AO FAA DistFRSN 16 February 1926 to 25 August 2020', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 141 (2020), 15. https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/august-2020-141. Details

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See also

  • Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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