Person
Youatt, Jean (1925 - 2017)
- Born
- 1925
China - Died
- 20 September 2017
- Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
Jean Youatt lectured in the Department of Chemistry at Monash University from 1962 until her retirement in 1990, when she moved to the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Early in her career she studied the action of isoniazid. Later she did differentiation work on Allomyces, a saprophytic fungus.
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Chronology
- 1949
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1954
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Leeds University, UK
- 1954 - 1955
- Career position - Worked in Malaya
- 1955
- Career position - Laboratory Assistant in the Public Health Laboratory, University of Melbourne
- 1956 - 1962
- Career position - Research Assistant/Research Officer in the Department of Microbiology, University of Melbourne
- 1962 - 1990
- Career position - Lecturer in Biochemistry in the Chemistry Department, Monash University
- 1991 - ?
- Career position - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Monash University
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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
Journal Articles
- Allen, Nessy, 'Achievement in Science: the Careers of Two Australian Women Chemists [Ruth Edna Gall and Jean Youatt]', Historical Records of Australian Science, 10 (2) (1994), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9941020129. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24005762. Details
- 'Youatt, Jean Beatrice (1925-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-742087. Details
Resource Sections
- Allen, Nessy, 'Interview with Dr Jean Youatt', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 24 August 2000, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/dr-jean-youatt-chemist. Details
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Created: 15 August 2002, Last modified: 9 April 2024