Person
Mills, James Edward (1905 - 1943)
- Born
- 31 May 1905
Roma, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 11 May 1943
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
James Mills joined the chemistry staff at the University of Sydney in 1933 and served there until his unexpected death in 1943. His main interests were in gas analysis and spectroscopy. Mills was Honorary Treasurer of the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Chemical Institute, a President of the Sydney University Chemical Society and of the Sydney University Science Association.
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Chronology
- 1926
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland
- 1928
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland
- 1929 - 1932
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship - Queensland's first
- 1932
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University College London
- 1933 - 1939
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Sydney
- 1934
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
- 1940 - 1943
- Career position - Chemistry Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Fawsitt, C. E., 'Obituary: James Edward Mills, 1905-1943', Australian Journal of Science, 5 (6) (1943), 193. Details
Resources
- 'Mills, James Edward (1905-1943)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475019. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Mills, James Edward', 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/P001754p.htm. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 11 September 2024
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