Person

Griffith, June Clare (1924 - 1978)

Born
6 November 1924
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
4 October 1978
Occupation
Chemist and Science educator

Summary

June Griffith worked with A.E. Alexander from 1950-1964, before being appointed lecturer and later senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She undertook research into the chemistry and physics of wool.

Details

Educated New South Wales University of Technology (BSc 1952), University of New South Wales (MSc) and University of Sydney (PhD).

Chronology

1950 - 1964
Career position - Seconded from CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) to work with A E Alexander at University of New South Wales then at University of Sydney
1966 - 1968
Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry in the School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
1968 - 1978
Career position - Senior Lecturer and Director of first-year classes in chemistry, University of New South Wales

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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