Person
Baklien, Asbjorn (1929 - 2005)
FTSE
- Born
- 6 June 1929
Hallingdal Valley, Norway - Died
- 5 February 2005
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Industrial chemist
Summary
Asbjorn Baklien was Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Monash University from around 1985. Prior to this he worked at ICI Australia, initially in the pesticides section, for nearly twenty years. During some of this time he also taught mathematics at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Baklien was part of the ICI team who developed a quick and simple method of producing tetramisole, an anthelmentic drug. In 1973 he was appointed ICI's Research Manager.
Details
Chronology
- 1954
- Education - Science degree completed in Norway (Oslo University?)
- 1957
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Oslo University, Norway
- 1958 - 1966
- Career position - Research Scientist at the Associated Paper Mills, Burnie
- May 1958
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Burnie, Tasmania)
- 1966 - 1973
- Career position - Senior Research Officer at ICI Australia, Victoria
- 1971
- Award - Victoria Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research
- 1973 - 1985
- Career position - Research Manager at ICI Australia
- 1980 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1987 - 2005
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1980]
Related entries
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- Brown, Roger; Neill, Keith, 'Right ingredients as researcher and teacher', The Age (2005), 19. Details
Resources
- 'Baklien, Asbjorn (1929-2005)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474920. 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_b.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 4 May 2022
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