Person

Maj, Sophie

Born: Poland
Occupation: Aeronautical engineer

Summary

Sophie Maj has worked in the Metallurgy Department at the University of Melbourne since 1961, rising from senior demonstrator through principal demonstrator to lecturer.

Details

Chronology

1957: Education - Educated in Aeronautical Engineering in Warsaw
1958: Life event - Settled in Australia
1958 - 1961: Career position - Olympic Tyres
1961 - 1972: Career position - Senior Demonstrator in the Metallurgy Department, University of Melbourne
1972 - 1984: Career position - Principal Demonstrator, University of Melbourne
1984 - ?: Career position - Lecturer, University of Melbourne

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

'Maj, Sophie', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473271. Details

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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 24 February 2003

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