Person

Drummond, Leonard James (1925 - 1982)

Born: 1925
Died: 13 February 1982
Occupation: Industrial chemist

Summary

Leonard Drummond worked in defence research for all of his working life. He began at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Industrial Chemistry, and was seconded to the Explosives Research and Development Establishment in Waltham Abbey, UK. Upon his return Drummond joined the Defence Research Centre in South Australia, ending his career as Senior Principal Research Scientist. He pioneered in Australia the use of flash photolysis and shock tubes for studying fast gas phase reactions. He was also active in rocket and gun propulsion research and development.

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Chronology

1947: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1949: Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne

Published resources

Resources

'Drummond, Leonard James (1925-19820213)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476516. Details

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