Person
Black, David St Clair (1938 - )
AO FAA
- Born
- 22 May 1938
- Occupation
- Organic chemist
Summary
David Black became Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales in 1983 and published mostly in the field of organic co-ordination chemistry. Educated University of Sydney (MSc), Cambridge (PhD).
Details
Chronology
- c. 1960
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- c. 1962
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK
- 1963 - 1964
- Career position - Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Columbia University, USA
- 1965 - 1971
- Career position - Lecturer, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
- 1970
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1971 - 1974
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Monash University
- 1975
- Career position - Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Würzburg University, Germany
- 1975 - 1982
- Career position - Reader in Organic Chemistry, Monash University
- 1983 -
- Career position - Professor and Head of the Department of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1983 -
- Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1988
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Science University of Tokyo, Japan
- 1990
- Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1992
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand
- 1993
- Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Meda, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1994 -
- Career position - Member, International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry
- 1994
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Göttingen University, Germany
- 1997 - 1998
- Career position - President, International Society for Heterocyclic Chemistry
- 1998
- Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1999
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Innsbruck, Austria
- 1999 - 2003
- Career position - Chair, National Committee for Chemistry, Australian Academy of Science
- 2000
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan
- 2003
- Award - A. J. Birch Medal, Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2004
- Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2004 - 2011
- Career position - Secretary General, International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry
- 2011 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2011 - 2014
- Career position - Secretary General, International Council for Science
- 2012
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to science in the area of organic and heterocyclic chemistry through leadership roles within professional organisations, and as an educator and mentor
- 2017
- Award - David Craig Medal, Australian Academy of Science
Related entries
Archival resources
Private hands (Black, D.S.)
- David St Clair Black - Records, 1960 - 1987; Private hands (Black, D.S.). Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'David Black - Citation at year of election, 2011', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/david-black. Details
- David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/david-craig-medal-and-lecture. Details
- 'Black, David St Clair (19380522-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476439. Details
See also
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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