Person
Scroggie, James Gilbert (Jim) (1932 - )
- Born
- 26 March 1932
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Forensic scientist and Organic chemist
Summary
Jim Scroggie and his colleagues at the Forensic Science Laboratory within the University of Melbourne developed the process of reliable breath testing for alcohol during the 1950s and early 1960s. This proved so successful that it became the international standard in forensic technology. As a result of this police work was brought into a new era of scientific analysis of evidence.
In 1965, it was decided that the laboratory would be moved from University grounds and became the State Forensic Science Laboratory, run by the state public service. Scroggie declined a position as Director and instead joined the newly formed Leather Research Group at the CSIRO.
At the Leather Research Group Scroggie led research aimed at modernising Australia's out-dated tanning industry and did this by focussing on development of more efficient and environmentally sound production techniques.
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Chronology
- 1952
- Education - Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne
- 1954
- Education - Masters of Science with Honours (MSc(Hons)) in Organic Chemistry, University of Melbourne
- c. 1954 - c. 1958
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), on ICIANZ Research Fellowship, Chemistry Department, University of Melbourne
- 1956 - 1965
- Career position - Deputy Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory, Pathology Department of the University of Melbourne
- 1965 - 1987
- Career position - Employed at the CSIRO Leather Research Group
Published resources
Resources
- 'Scroggie, James Gilbert (19320326-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514402. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'James Gilbert Scroggie', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Scroggie-James-Gilbert. Details
Rebecca Rigby
Created: 8 May 2012, Last modified: 3 October 2012