Person
Swan, Ailsa Macvey (1922 - 1998)
- Born
- 17 February 1922
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 17 April 1998
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Chemist and Conservationist
- Alternative Names
- Lowen, Ailsa Macvey (maiden name)
Summary
Ailsa Swan began her scientific career in the area of chemistry. She was later and active member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, the Bird Observers Club of Australia and was founding member of the Phillip Island Conservation Society. Her passion for nature conservation led to Swan becoming an expert in planning laws. She made submissions, prepared material and appeared at hearings of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, representing the Bird Observers Club of Australia, the Phillip Island Conservation Society and Environment Victoria (formerly the Conservation Council of Victoria).
Details
Chronology
- 1942
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- September 1942 - March 1944
- Career position - Research Chemist at Monsanto (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
- March 1944 - November 1945
- Career position - Junior Scientific Officer in the Operational Research Section of the Australian Army
- 1946 - 1948
- Career position - Research in Physical and organic chemistry, University of London
- January 1949 - March 1949
- Career position - Taught chemistry and physics at the Aylwin School in London
- 1949
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London
- May 1949 - April 1951
- Career position - Research Officer in the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Industrial Chemistry
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Archival resources
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- Ailsa Macvey Swan - Records, MS 13488; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
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
Newspaper Articles
- 'Island Conservationist', Phillip Island and San Remo Advertiser (1998). Details
- 'Obituary - Ailsa Swan - Conservationist', Sydney Morning Herald (1998). Details
- McCulloch, Ellen, 'Obituary - Ailsa Macvey Swan - Conservationist', The Age (1998). Details
Resources
- 'Swan, Ailsa Macvey (19220217-19980417)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476385. Details
- Smith, Ailie, Ailsa Macvey Swan Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2004, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/swan/swan.htm. Details
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Created: 12 January 2004, Last modified: 1 August 2007