Person
Lamberton, John Andrew
Summary
John Andrew Lamberton joined the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Organic Chemistry Section in 1951 and become known as an outstanding natural products chemist. His initial project at CSIRO was on plant waxes, anacardiaceous exudates and isoflavones. In 1965 Lamberton assumed responsibility for the alkaloid program that evolved from a survey of New Guinea flora. He remained at CSIRO until 1986. During his PhD Lamberton worked on the alkaloids from Acronychia baueri and Medicosma cunninghammii. The John A Lamberton Research Scholarships was founded by the University of Sydney in his honour and the University of Sydney Archives has a collection of his papers and other material.
Details
Chronology
- 1942 - 1945
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney
- 1946
- Career position - Demonstrator in Chemistry, University of Queensland
- 1947 - 1950
- Career position - Student (PhD) and Senior Demonstrator, University of Melbourne
- 1950
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1950 - 1951
- Career position - Postdoctoral studies, University of Liverpool
- 1951 - 1986
- Career position - Organic Chemist at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
- 1969
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney
Archival resources
University of Sydney, Archives
- Dr John A Lamberton Records, 1950 - 1995, M490; University of Sydney, Archives. Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'Lamberton, John Andrew', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475779. Details
See also
- Collins, David J.; Simpson, Gregory W.; Solomon, David H.; Spurling, Thomas H., 'James Robert Price, 1912-1999', Historical Records of Australian Science, 15 (1) (2004), 95-120. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR03012. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 8 February 2006, Last modified: 29 January 2007