Person

Nelson, Eva (1923 - 2019)

Born
28 August 1923
Vienna, Austria
Died
13 April 2019
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Applied chemist
Alternative Names
  • Klein, Eva (maiden name)

Summary

Eva Nelson worked in the research laboratories of Kodak (Australasia) from 1968 to 1976. She developed a new method of purifying one of Kodak's used solvents.

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Chronology

1945
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1946 - 1949
Career position - Demonstrator in Chemistry, University of Melbourne
1950 - 1951
Career position - Senior Demonstrator, University of Melbourne
1951
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
c. 1951 - c. 1955
Career position - Research chemist, Nicholas Pty Ltd [pharmaceutical company]
1958 - 1966
Career position - Research chemist, Hortico [horticultural company]
1967
Career position - Worked under Professor Olof Samuelson in Sweden
1968 - 1976
Career position - Research chemist, Kodak (Australasia)
c. 1976 - 1986
Career position - Demonstrator in the Chemistry School, University of Melbourne (part-time)
1986
Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne

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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

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See also

  • Rasmussen, Carolyn, 'Science was so Much More Exciting: Six Women in the Physical Sciences' in On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science, Farley Kelly, ed. (Melbourne: Text Publishing Company, 1993), pp. 105-131. Details

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