Person

Woodcock, James Thorpe (1925 - 2009)

HonFAustIMM

Born
2 March 1925
Brompton, England
Died
20 October 2009
Occupation
Metallurgist

Summary

Jim Woodcock worked for CSIRO Division of Minerals, from 1951 until he retired in 1990, rising to Senior Principal Research Scientist, and he then continued as an Honorary Fellow. He wrote The Metallurgy of Gold and Silver with Reference to Other Precious Metals (1976), as well as editing a large number of publications between 1967 and 1993.

His distinguished contribution to mineral chemistry research at CSIRO, to his authorship, editorship and honorary work with the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, was recognised when he was awarded the President's Award in 1980, and an Honorary Fellowship in 1992.

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Chronology

1940
Life event - Arrived in Australia, from the Philippines
1946
Education - Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering (BMetEng), University of Melbourne
1947
Award - Dixon scholarship in metallurgical engineering
1948
Life event - Married Shirley Kneale
1948
Education - Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc), University of Melbourne
1976
Publication - Book: "The Metallurgy of Gold and Silver with Reference to Other Precious Metals"
1980
Award - President's Award, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1992
Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFAusIMM), Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

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Edited Books

  • Woodcock, J. T. ed., Mining and metallurgical practices in Australasia : the Sir Maurice Mawby memorial volume (Parkville, Vic: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, c1980), 947 pp. Details

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Resources

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_w.html. Details
  • Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 94. Details

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