Cochrane, John Robert Swan (1891? - 1955)

Summary

John Cochrane spent his entire working life in various government explosives factories. From 1948 to 1950 he was appointed Chief Chemical Engineer and Director of the Defence Supply Planning Branch, which he established. In May 1945 he was appointed as Leader of the Australian Scientific and Technical Mission to Germany. As well as collecting information on German industry of value to Australia, Cochrane was responsible for the selection of German chemists and chemical engineers who wished to migrate and could bring into Australia expert knowledge of many industries, including the German development of bituminous and brown coals.

Details

Chronology

1915 - 1928

Career position - Chemist at the Government Cordite (Explosives) Factory in Maribyrnong, Victoria

1919

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney

1928 - 1941

Career position - Manager at the Government Cordite (Explosives) Factory

1928 - 1941

Career position - Assistant Manager at the Government Cordite (Explosives) Factory

1935 - 1937

Career position - President, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Victorian branch

1941 - 1948

Career position - Manager of the Explosives Factory in Salisbury, UK

1948 - 1950

Career position - Chief Chemical Engineer and Director of the Defence Supply Planning Branch

1950 - 1955

Career position - General Manager of the Government Explosive Factories, Department of Defence Production

Published resources

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47035597. Details
• 'Cochrane, John Robert Swan (1891-19551003)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476418. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details