Person
Shaw, Sydney Herbert (1903 - )
OBE CMG
- Born
- 6 November 1903
Swansea, Wales - Occupation
- Geophysicist
Summary
Sydney Shaw was a Welsh geologist who travelled widely to better his knowledge and share his expertise. In Rhodesia, Palestine, Cyprus and Australia he held senior positions in top geological/geophysical organisations. Shaw also worked with the Directorate of Colonial Geological Surveys from 1949 to 1965 where he rose to the rank of Director.
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Chronology
- 1925
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Royal School of Mines in London
- 1926 - 1928
- Career position - Exploration Geophysicist in Rhodesia
- 1928 - 1930
- Career position - Physicist with the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey
- 1930
- Career position - Geophysicist in Cyprus
- 1930 - 1931
- Career position - Geophysicist in the United Kingdom
- 1931 - 1932
- Career position - Demonstrator in Geology at the Royal School of Mines
- 1932 - 1937
- Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of Birmingham
- 1937
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University Birmingham, UK
- 1937 - 1948
- Career position - Government Geologist in Palestine
- 1949
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London
- 1949 - 1950
- Career position - Principal Scientific Officer of the Directorate of Colonial Geological Surveys
- 1950 - 1959
- Career position - Deputy Director of the Directorate of Colonial Geological Surveys
- 1958
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1959 - 1965
- Career position - Director of the Directorate of Colonial Geological Surveys
- 1963
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
- 1965 - 1968
- Career position - Head of the Overseas Division of the Institute of Geological Sciences, UK
- 1968 - 1969
- Career position - President, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Published resources
Resources
- 'Shaw, Sydney Herbert (1903-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475426. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Shaw, Sydney Herbert', 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/P001804p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 June 2022
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