Person

Mills, John Archer (1919 - 1977)

Born: 1919
Died: 31 July 1977
Occupation: Organic chemist

Summary

John Mills worked with S. J. Angyal at the University of New South Wales on the study of sugar-metal complexes, borate complexes and the synthesis of derivatives of rare sugars.

Details

Chronology

1940: Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide
1941 - 1949: Career position - Research at the Johnson Chemical Laboratories, University of Adelaide
1944: Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide
1947: Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
c. 1953: Career position - Chemist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Biochemistry and General Nutrition in Adelaide
1953: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK
1954 - 1977: Career position - Seconded by CSIRO to University of New South Wales

Related Awards

Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1931 - )
Awarded the Medal by the Australian Chemical Institute 1947

Related Corporate Bodies

CSIR/O Division of Biochemistry and General Nutrition, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1944 - 1965)
Chemist at the CSIRO Division of Biochemistry and General Nutrition in Adelaide

Date: 1953

Published resources

Resources

'Mills, John Archer (1919-1977)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473540. Details

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