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Denholm, William Thomas (1925 - 2023)

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Born
17 May 1925
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Died
28 May 2023
Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Educator, Metallurgical Engineer and Metallurgist

Summary

William Thomas Denholm was a leading researcher and educator in the field of metallurgy and metallurgical engineering. He worked within the CSIRO for 27 years, first in the CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry, leading research in Metallurgical Chemistry and then in the Division of Chemical Engineering, where he oversaw the development of the SiroSmelt smelting system.

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In 1990 Denholm received CSIRO's Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award for his contribution to the development of SIROSMELT, an environmentally friendly metal recovery process..

Chronology

1946
Education - Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Melbourne
1950 - ?
Career position - Lecturer in Physical Metallurgy, Department of Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide and South Australian Institute of Technology
1960
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
1963
Award - Corrosion Medal, Australasian Corrosion Association
1964
Career position - President, Australian Corrosion Association
1964
Career position - Research officer, CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
1969 - 1974
Career position - Leader, Metallurgical Chemistry Section, CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry
1973 - 1982
Career position - Member, Victorian Branch Committee, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
1974 - 1981
Career position - Leader, Pyrometallurgy Section, CSIRO Division of Chemical Engineering
1981 - 1990
Career position - Manager of research on SiroSmelt, CSIRO Division of Chemical Engineering
1990
Award - Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Medal, CSIRO
1996
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

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See also

  • Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 59, 112. Details
  • Wolff, Helen, 'Sir Ian McLennan Award', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2013. https://csiropedia.csiro.au/sir-ian-mclennan-award/. Details

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