Person

Potter, Owen Edward (1925 - 2020)

AM FTSE

Born
8 August 1925
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died
22 June 2020
Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Chemical engineer

Summary

Owen Potter, MAppSc MSc PhD DSc AM FTSE, chemical engineer and inventor, was foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering at Monash University, from 1964 until 1990. He invented steam fluidised bed drying, which continues to make an impact on the development of technology to reduce emissions from brown coal.

He was Reader and Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1960-1963.

His distinguished contribution to chemical engineering in Australia was recognised when he was awarded the Arnold Greene Medal in 1984; the Chemeca Medal in 1990; the Kernot Memorial Medal in 1993; and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2013.

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Chronology

c. 1947
Education - Master of Applied Science (MAppSc), University of Queensland
1949
Award - Queensland University Foundation Travelling Scholarship
c. 1950
Education - Master of Science, University of Queensland
1954 - 1960
Career position - Lecturer, Chemical engineering, Manchester University
c. 1955
Education - Doctor of Philosphy (PhD), University of London
1960 - 1964
Career position - Reader in charge, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne
1964 - 1990
Career position - Foundation Professor, Chemical Engineering, Monash University
1974
Award - Doctorate of Science (HonDSc), University of Manchester
1983 - 1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1984
Award - Arnold Greene Medal, Institute of Chemical Engineers UK
1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1983]
1990
Award - Chemeca Medal, Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers
1991 - 2020
Award - Emeritus Professor, Chemical Engineering, Monash University
1992
Award - ICI (UK) Award for Innovation in Drying
1993
Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
2001
Award - Chemeca Medal. Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in chemical engineering
2008
Award - 50th Anniversary Research Award, Monash University
2013
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for significant service to chemical engineering through leadership in the areas of education, research and development, and to the Catholic Church

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Published resources

Journal Articles

Newspaper Articles

  • Weickhardt, Len; Kolm, Jan; Bradley, John; and Potter, Owen, 'A distinguished, fair and tactful chemical engineer: Ian Robinson, Obituary', The Age (1995). Details

Resources

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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