Person
Docking, Alan Robert (1915 - 1973)
- Born
- 5 October 1915
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 28 September 1973
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Alan Docking was a well respected figure in the field of chemistry in Victoria. He was Director of the Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards (1947-1973), a committee member of the Victorian branch of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) for five years, member and chair of the Standing Application Committee (RACI Victorian branch), member and chair of the Charter and By-laws Committee and Honorary General Secretary of the RACI.
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Chronology
- 1936
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1938
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1939 - 1940
- Career position - Research Chemist at Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd.
- 1940 - 1946
- Career position - Chemist at the Munitions Supply Laboratories, Maribyrnong
- 1945 - 1946
- Career position - Information Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - Lecturer in Textile Chemistry at the Gordon Institute of Technology in Geelong
- 1947 - 1973
- Career position - Director of the Dental Materials Research Laboratory (later the Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards), Melbourne
- 1955
- Career position - Vice-President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
- 1959 -
- Career position - Member of the Charter and By-laws Committee
- 1961 - 1965
- Career position - Honorary General Secretary of Institute
- 1966 -
- Career position - Chair of the Charter and By-laws Committee
Published resources
Resources
- 'Docking, Alan Robert (1915-1973)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476165. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Docking, Alan Robert', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001636p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 28 February 2018
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