Voisey, Alan Heywood (1911 - 1995)

Summary

Alan Voisey was foundation Professor of Geology and Head of the School of Earth Sciences, Macquarie University 1966-1971. Earlier he had been Professor of Geology at the University of New England from 1954-1965 after being Lecturer-in-charge from 1939. Voisey's research centred on understanding New England geology, most papers containing fundamental original results based on exemplary field mapping. His work contributed significantly to studies of tectonic development of New England. He is commemorated by the A.H. Voisey Club, a graduate club of the University of New England's Geology Department, and by the A.H. Voisey Medal of the New South Wales division of the Geological Society of Australia. This medal is awarded annually to "a younger member of the Society for outstanding research work".

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Chronology

1933

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney

1933

Career position - Diploma in Education (DipEd), Teachers Training College

1934

Career position - Teacher at the Greta Public School

1935 - 1936

Career position - Assistant Geologist on the Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern Australia

1937 - 1938

Award - Linnean Macleay Fellowship (Geology), for study at the University of Sydney

1938

Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney

1939 - 1952

Career position - Lecturer in Geology and Geography at New England University College

1952 - 1953

Career position - Visiting Professor of Geology at Antioch College in Ohio, USA

1954

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney

1954 - 1965

Career position - Professor of Geology, University of New England

1957

Award - Clarke Memorial Lecturer, Royal Society of New South Wales

1959

Career position - President, Section C (Geology), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

1966

Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales

1966 - 1971

Career position - Professor of Geology and Head of the School of Earth Sciences at Macquarie University, New South Wales

1971 - 1987

Career position - Consultant and company directorships

Related entries

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Alan Heywood Voisey - Records, 1917 - 1991, MS 180; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Alan Heywood Voisey - Records, 1939 - 1971, MSS 2350; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

• Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details

Books

• Voisey, Alan H., The first twenty-five years of geology in the New England University College and in the University of New England: 1st March 1939 to 1st March 1964 (Armidale, N.S.W.: University of New England, 1964), 45 pp. Details

Edited Books

• Ashley, P. M. and Flood, P. G. eds, Tectonics and metallogenesis of the New England orogen: Alan H. Voisey memorial volume (Sydney: Conference Publications for the Geological Society of Australia, 1997), 301 pp. Details
• Flood, P. G. and Runnegar, Bruce eds, New England geology: proceedings of a symposium on the geology of the New England region held in Armidale in July 1982 in honour of Emeritus Professor A. H. Voisey (Armidale, N.S.W.: Department of Geology, University of New England and AHV Club, 1982), 359 pp. Details
• Voisey, A. H. Harrington, H. J. ed., Sixty years on the rocks: the memoirs of Professor Alan H. Voisey (Sydney: Earth Sciences History Group, 1991), 123 pp. Details

Resources

• 'Voisey, A H (1911-1995)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-631869. Details

Resource Sections

• 'Voisey, Alan Heywood - Ms 180', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/basser/manuscript-collection/ms180.html. Details