Person
Bruce, Michael Ian (1938 - )
FAA
- Born
- 17 November 1938
London, England - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Michael Bruce was internationally recognised for his research into the chemistry of compounds containing transition metal to carbon compounds. He made significant contributions to the organometallic chemistry of unsaturated organic fragments. Bruce was Angas Professor of Chemistry at the University of Adelaide from 1982 to 2008.
Details
Born London, England, 17 November 1938. Educated Universities of Oxford (BA 1961, MA 1976) and Bristol (PhD 1967, DSc 1977). Open Exhibitioner, Lincoln College, Oxford 1957-61; Experimental officer, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra 1961-64; Junior Fellow, University of Bristol 1966-67; lecturer in inorganic chemistry 1967-73; professor of physical and inorganic chemistry, University of Adelaide 1973- . H.G. Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1986; Royal Society of Chemistry Lecturer, Australia 1986; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1989. President, South Australian Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 1979-80.
Chronology
- 1957 - 1961
- Career position - Open Exhibitioner, Lincoln College, University of Cambridge
- 1961
- Education - BA (hons), University of Oxford
- 1961 - 1964
- Career position - Experimental Officer, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra
- 1966 - 1967
- Career position - Junior Fellow, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
- 1967
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Bristol, United Kingdom
- 1967 - 1973
- Career position - Lecturer in inorganic chemistry, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
- 1973
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1973 - 1982
- Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Adelaide
- 1976
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Oxford
- 1977
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Bristol, United Kingdom
- 1979 - 1980
- Career position - President, South Australian Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1982 - 2008
- Career position - Angas Professor of Chemistry, University of Adelaide
- 1986
- Award - Royal Institution of Chemistry Lecturer, Australia
- 1986
- Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1988 - 1990
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of science, University of Adelaide
- 1989 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1996
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France
- 1997
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Université de Neuchatel, Switzerland
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science through chemistry
- 2003
- Award - David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
- 2004
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Rennes, France
- 2006
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Durham, United Kingdom
- 2008 -
- Career position - Professor Emeritus and Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
Related entries
Archival resources
Private hands (Bruce, M.I.)
- Michael Ian Bruce - Records, 1965 - 1987; Private hands (Bruce, M.I.). Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Bruce, M. I., 'John Campbell Earl 1890-1978', Chemistry in Australia, 46 (1979), 218-20. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28065932. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/233279081. Details
- 'Bruce, Michael Ian (1938-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476134. Details
See also
- Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details
- Coates, J. H., 'Denis Oswald Jordan 1914-82', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (2) (1985), 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9850620237. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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