Evans, Denis James (1951 - )

Summary

Denis James Evans is Dean of the Research School of Chemistry (RSC) and Professor of Chemistry and Leader of the Liquid States Chemical Physics group at the RSC within the Australian National University. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI), a member of the American Physical Society and of the Australian Society of Rheology. Evans has received many other honours and awards, has published over 250 scientific works, has been invited to deliver numerous speeches and conference articles and has worked on the editorial board of many top scientific journals.

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Chronology

1972

Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney

1975

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University

1976 - 1977

Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK

1977 - 1978

Career position - Research Fellow, School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University in New York, USA

1978 - 1979

Career position - Research Fellow (joint appointment) in the Computer Centre and Ion Diffusion Unit, Australian National University

1979 - 1980

Career position - Fulbright Fellow, National Bureau of Standards in Colorado, USA

1979 - 1982

Career position - Research Fellow in the Ion Diffusion Unit, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University

1982

Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1982 - 1989

Career position - Fellow, then Senior Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University

1987 - 1989

Career position - Deputy Academic Director of the Supercomputer Facility, Australian National University

1987 - 2004

Career position - Permanent Visiting Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce, Boulder, USA

1988

Award - Bronze Medallion, Australian Society of Rheology

1989 -

Career position - Professor of Chemistry and Leader of the Liquid States Chemical Physics group, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University

1989 -

Career position - Consultant Royal Dutch Shell in Thornton, UK

1989 -

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)

1989 - 1992

Career position - Academic Director of the Supercomputer Facility, Australian National University

1990

Award - Frederick White Prize, Australian Academy of Science

1990 - 1994

Career position - Acting Dean of the Research School of Chemistry for various periods

1994 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1998 -

Career position - Dean of the Research School of Chemistry

2000

Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2003

Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society and science in chemical physics

2004

Award - Moyal Medal, Macquarie University, New South Wales

2016

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For significant service to science, particularly chemistry, as an academic and researcher, to tertiary education, and to professional groups

2019

Award - Lennard-Jones Lectureship and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

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• 'Evans, Denis James (19510419-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476332. Details