Person

Browne, Elaine Joy (1931 - 1993)

Born
1931
South Africa?
Died
6 August 1993
Occupation
Organic chemist

Summary

Elaine Browne was demonstrator, senior tutor and lecturer in chemistry at the University of Tasmania 1958-1992. She made major research contributions in the field of heterocyclic chemistry.

Details

Educated Universities of Cape Town (BSc 1950, MSc 1953) and University of Tasmania (PhD). Scientific Officer, CSIR, Pretoria, 2years Research Fellow, Pharmacology Department, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, chemical pathology work in south Africa, ICIANZ Research Fellowship and demonstrator in chemistry, University of Tasmania 1958-62, senior tutor 1962-91, lecturer 1991-92, honorary research associate from 1992. Commemorated by a third year organic chemistry prize, Department of Chemistry, University of Tasmania.

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

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