Person

Drummond, Calum John (1960 - )

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Born
6 January 1960
Whitehaven, United Kingdom
Occupation
Chemist, Educator and University Administrator

Summary

Calum Drummond is the CSIRO Group Executive of Manufacturing, Materials and Minerals. He had previously been Chief of several divisions. In 1992 he jointly lead the CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers research and development on supercapacitors. His research interests focus on advanced materials, energy storage and biomedical products, and the commercialisation of research outcomes.

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In 2004 Drummond (as joint Team Leader withTony Vassall, and the High Power Capacitor Team) was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for the development and assistance in the commercialisation of advanced high power small form factor supercapacitors for wireless communication products.

"Calum Drummond has made outstanding contributions to advancing the fundamental understanding of key factors governing molecular assembly, as well as particle and surface interactions in liquids. A hallmark of his research has been the establishment of new molecular design rules, and the use of sophisticated high-throughput preparation and characterisation techniques to fast-track the creation of materials, and the determination of the structure and properties of materials, at the nanoscale. This fundamental research in chemistry has enabled the development and application of advanced high-performance materials." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/calum-drummond 28/5/2024)

Chronology

1981
Education - Bachelor of Science (Education), University of Melbourne
1982
Education - Bachelor of Science (Hons 1) in both Chemistry and Science Education, University of Melbourne
1982 - 1994
Career position - Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1983 - 1987
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry, University of Melbourne
1986
Award - Erich Heymann Award in Physical Chemistry, University of Melbourne
1987 - 1990
Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIRO Division of Applied Organic Chemistry
1988 -
Career position - Member, International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists
1989
Award - Le Févre Memorial Prize, Australian Academy of Science
1990
Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1990 - 1991
Career position - ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering, Institute of Advanced Studies, The Australian National University
1991 - 1996
Career position - Fellow of the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne
1992 - 1993
Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers
1993 - 1995
Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers
1994 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1995
Award - Grimwade Prize in Industrial Chemistry, University of Melbourne
1995 - 1996
Career position - Chairman, RACI - Colloid and Surface Science Division
1996 - 2001
Career position - Senior Research Scientist and leader of the Applied Surface Chemistry Project, CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers
1997 - 1999
Career position - Member, Executive Council, and Treasurer, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1997 - 2002
Career position - Senior Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne
1998 -
Career position - Member, American Chemical Society
1999
Career position - Leader of the Specialty Chemicals and Environmental Technologies Program, CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers
1999 - 2001
Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers
1999 - 2001
Career position - Member of the Board, CRC for Water Quality and Treatment
2000 -
Career position - Member, Advisory Board, ARC Special Research Centre on Particulate Fluids Processing
2000 -
Career position - Member, Electrochemical Society, U.S.A.
2001
Award - Distinguished Paper Award, Soap and Detergent Association (USA) and American Oil Chemists Society
2001 - 2004
Career position - Vice President Research at CAP-XX Pty Ltd
2002 -
Career position - Member, Materials Research Society, U.S.A.
2002
Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne
2002
Award - Applied Research Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2002 - 2004
Career position - Principal Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne
2003 - 2010
Award - A.R.C. Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship
2004 -
Career position - Professorial Fellow in Chemistry, University of Melbourne
2004 -
Career position - Adjunct Professor in Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland
2004 -
Career position - Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, CAP-XX
2004 -
Career position - Visiting Fellow, Department of Mathematics Research, School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University
2004
Award - R. K Murphy Medal, Industrial Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2004
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with colleagues)
2004 - 2006
Career position - ARC Federation Fellow and CSIRO Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies (CMHT)
2005 -
Career position - Adjunct Professor in Chemistry, University of Sydney
2005
Award - Green Chemistry Challenge Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2005
Award - World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (awarded to CAP-XX)
2005 - 2006
Award - ARC Federation Fellow
2006
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
2006
Award - Frost and Sullivan Excellence in Communication and Information Technologies Award, USA (awarded to CAP-XX)
2006
Award - Physical Chemistry Division Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2006 - 2007
Career position - Chief of CSIRO Division of Telecommunications and Industrial Physics
2007
Award - Physical Chemistry Division Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2007 - 2011
Career position - Chief of CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
2008 - 2010
Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Advanced Manufacturing CRC
2011
Award - CSIRO Medal for Business Excellence
2011
Award - Distinguished Lecturer Award, Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division, Japanese Chemical Society
2011 - 2014
Career position - CSIRO Group Executive, Manufacturing, Materials and Minerals
2012
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2012 - 2013
Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
2013
Award - CSIRO Fellow
2014 -
Career position - Red Professor, RMIT University
2014 -
Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation, RMIT University
2014
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
2015 -
Career position - Member, Advisory Board, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (at University of Adelaide)
2015 -
Career position - Member of the Board, Innovative Manufacturing CRC
2015
Award - Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation (Physical Sciences)
2015
Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Award, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2015
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
2015 - 2017
Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Innovative Manufacturing CRC
2017
Award - Weickhardt Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2018
Award - Ian Wark Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
2019
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to chemistry and materials science research, to commercialisation initiatives, and as a mentor.
2022
Award - Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Industry-Research Collaboration by Cooperative Research Australia (CRA)
2024 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science

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  • Anon, 'Calum Drummond receives Lifetime Achievement Award', Chemistry in Australia (2022), 7. Details

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