Person

Mulcahy, Maurice Francis Robinson (1920 - 2020)

FTSE

Born
13 February 1920
St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Died
30 January 2020
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Chemist

Summary

Maurice Mulcahy joined the CSIR Lubricants and Bearings Section in 1942 and progressed through a number of Divisions, ultimately becoming Assistant Chief of the Division of Fossil Fuels. He pioneered research on coal combustion and the kinetics of atomic and free-radical reactions. This led to work on phytochemical smog and urban haze. Mulcahy became an authority on atmospheric science, and coal chemistry and combustion. During his career he co-authored at least four research articles.

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Chronology

1938
Education - Diploma of Applied Chemistry, Gordon Institute of Technology in Geelong, Victoria
1941
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1942
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1942 - 1946
Career position - Research Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Lubricants and Bearings Section
1948
Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
1948
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Oxford University, UK
1949 - 1957
Career position - Research Officer at CSIR Division of Tribophysics
1953 - 2020
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical institute
1958 - 1959
Career position - Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry, University of Melbourne
1959 - 1975
Career position - Principal Research Fellow at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Coal Research / Mineral Chemistry
1971
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Oxford University
1971
Career position - Visiting Professor of Chemistry at City University in London
1975 - 1981
Career position - Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
1980 - 1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1981 - 1983
Career position - Assistant Chief of the CSIRO Division of Fossil Fuels
1983
Career position - Visiting Professor of Chemistry at Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen, Germany
1983
Career position - Research Fellow at CSIRO
1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1980]
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in chemical kinetics

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Anderson, Helen, 'Maurice Mulcahy: a man of learning and culture', Chemistry in Australia, 2020 (Sept/Nov) (2020), 29. Details
  • Anon, 'Maurice Mulcahy: a combustion doyen with an explosive career', Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 211 (2021), 63, https://www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/strategic-advice/impact-211/. Details
  • Jones, Clifford, 'Maurice Mulcahy: lifelong CSIRO scientist', Chemistry in Australia, 2021 (June/August) (2021), 35. Details

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See also

  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_m.html. Details
  • Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 42. Details

Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn

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