Person

Priestley, Anthony John (Tony) (1946 - )

Born
1946
Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Chemical engineer and Water supply expert

Summary

Tony Priestley, a leading expert in water supply quality and water treatment technologies, completed a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Monash University in 1972. He then worked at Kodak on the quality control of the manufacture and processing of Kodachrome film. In 1974 he joined CSIRO as part of a CSIRO team pioneering SIROFLOC water clarification system which led him to specialise in the area of urban water supply improvement. In 1995 Priestley initiated and succeeded in a bid to establish the first Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality & Treatment, which operated from 1995 to 2008. Priestley retired from the CSIRO in 2010 and returned as an Honorary Fellow to pursue his research into repurposing wastewater and other ways to achieve sustainable urban water supplies.

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Chronology

1968
Education - Awarded PhD scholarship, Monash University
1968
Education - Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)), University of Queensland
1971 - c. 1974
Career position - Quality control engineer, Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd
1972
Education - PhD in Chemical Engineeroing, Monash University
1974
Career event - Appointed Research Scientist CSIRO Division of Chemical Technology as a research scientist in the Water Treatment program
1980
Award - Humphreys & Glasgow Medal and Prize for chemical engineering achievement for a person under the age of 35.
1989
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with D.E. Weiss and colleagues) for development of the SIROFLOC process for preparation of potable water
1993
Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award
1995 - 2008
Career position - Deputy CEO at The CRC for Water Quality & Treatment
1999
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with Matt Ballard and colleagues) for the MIEX® project for purifying water
2003 -
Career position - Adjunct Professor, RMIT University
2010
Career event - Retired from the CSIRO

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