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King, David

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Physical chemist and Textile technologist

Summary

David King's work as a research scientist in the CSIRO Division of Textile Fibre Technology led to the development of high performance wool products Sportwool and OPTIM™. Since 2006 King has been working towards creating carbon nanotube yarns with the Future Manufacturing Flagship of the CSIRO.

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In 1998 King was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as a member of the OPTIM team, for the development of theOPTIM™ fibre process for the generation of innovative new wool fibres.

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1990
Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Textile Fibre Technology
1998
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (team members)
2006 -
Career position - Research Scientist, Future Manufacturing Flagship CSIRO

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