Person

Binns, Raymond (Ray) (1937 - )

Born
1937
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Geologist

Summary

Ray Binns is a geologist who is an Honorary Research Fellow in CSIRO Exploration and Mining and a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University. He was employed as a research scientist with the CSIRO from 1977 to 2002.

He is renowned for his research into deep sea-bed ore deposits, begun in 1986 and resulting in the discovery of many mineral rich sea floor deposits.

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In 2002 Binns was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as leader of the Seabed Bed Systems Team, for the discovery and scientific investigation of active ore-forming systems on the ocean floor of the southwest Pacific.

Chronology

1959
Award - University Medal in Geology and Geophysics, University of Sydney
1959
Education - Bachelor of Science, University of Sydney
1962
Award - Fellow, Geological Society of London
1962
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Cambridge, England
1962 - 1970
Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of New England, New South Wales
1968 -
Award - Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America
1971 -
Award - Fellow, Australasian Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
1971 - 1977
Career position - Lecturer in Geology, University of Western Australia
1977 - 1984
Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Mineralogy
1979 -
Award - Fellow, Society of Economic Geologists
1994 - 1985
Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Mineralogy and Geochemistry
1999 -
Award - Fellow. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in geology and mineral resources
2002 -
Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Exploration and Mining
2002
Life event - Retired
2002
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (as team leader)
2007 -
Award - Fellow, Geological Society of Australia

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