Freeman, Hans Charles (1929 - 2008)

Summary

Hans Charles Freeman was appointed Emeritus Professor in the School of Chemistry and the School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences at the University of Sydney in 1998. He worked at the University from 1950 and had a fundamental impact on its inorganic chemistry research and teaching programs. Throughout his career, Freeman was also a regular invited visitor to many overseas institutions. Freeman's main area of research was in biological inorganic chemistry, using both X-ray and neutron crystal structure analysis. He authored over 170 works and served on numerous national and international committees and boards, only some of which are listed below. Freeman was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSChem). In 2005 Freeman he was appointed a Member in the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of his contributions to science.

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Chronology

1949

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney

1950 - 1951

Career position - Teaching Fellow in Chemistry, University of Sydney

1952

Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney

1952 - 1953

Career position - Rotary Foundation Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, USA

1952 - 1964

Career position - Temporary Lecturer (1952-4) through to Senior Lecturer (1959) in Chemistry, University of Sydney

1957

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney

1958 - 1959

Career position - George Ellery Hale Research Fellow at the California Institute of Technology

1964 - 1971

Career position - Reader in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney

1966

Career position - Visiting Professor, Universities of Basel (Switzerland) and Göteborg (Sweden)

1968 - 2008

Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)

1970 - 1978

Career position - Member of the Australian National Committee on Crystallography

1971 - 1995

Career position - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sydney

1975 - 1976

Career position - Head of the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney

1976 - 1977

Career position - Foundation President of the Society of Crystallographers in Australia

1979 -

Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of inorganic biochemistry

1980

Award - Inorganic Chemistry Award and Burrows Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

1982 - 1990

Career position - Member, Program Committee, International Union for Crystallography

1983

Career position - Visiting Scholar at the Chemistry and Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory in the USA

1984 - 1992

Career position - Chairman, Australian National Committee on Crystallography (member to 1993), Australian Academy of Science

1984 - 2008

Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom

1984 - 2008

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1985 - 1987

Career position - Chairman, Program Committee, International Union for Crystallography

1989 - 1992

Career position - Member of the Australian Department of Industry, Technology & Commerce International Science & Technology Advisory Committee

1991 - 1995

Career position - Member of the Management and Program Committees of the Australian National Beamline Facility

1995 - 1997

Career position - Professor of Chemistry, University of Sydney

1996 -

Career position - Member of the Australian Synchrotron Research Program Policy and Review Board

1998 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney

1999

Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

2001

Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in chemistry

2005

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to science and scientific research in the field of bio-inorganic chemistry, particularly through the establishment and development of the discipline of crystallography in Australia

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• Guss, J. M., 'Hans Charles Freeman (1929 - 2008): a scientific journey from dipole moments to protein crystallography', Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 115 (2012), 114-8. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2012.02.036. Details
• Guss, J. Mitchell, 'Hans C. Freeman (1929 - 2008)', Acta cyrstallographica section D: biological crystallography, 65 (2009), 93-5. Details
• Hambley, Trevor, 'Hans C. Freeman', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 48 (1995), 697-9. Details
• Hambley, Trevor, 'Hans Freeman 1929 - 2008', Journal of biological inorganic chemistry, 14 (2009), 327-8. Details
• Hambley, Trevor W.; and Rae, Ian D., 'Hans Charles Freeman 1919 - 2008', Historical Records of Australian Science, 33 (2) (2022), 180-90. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR21011. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5650025. Details
• David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/david-craig-medal-and-lecture. Details
• 'Freeman, Hans Charles (1929-2008)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475793. Details