Person
Hawthorne, David Geoffrey (Geoff) (1935 - 2016)
- Born
- 25 October 1935
Kerang, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 20 October 2016
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Polymer chemist
Summary
Geoff Hawthorne was a polymer chemist who made significant contributions to many polymer chemistry projects for the CSIRO Division of Applied Chemistry. These included the polymer banknote project for which he worked on the development of materials and methods of incorporation of moiré design, and the discovery and development of improved spectroscopic label transfer foils. Hawthorne had a major role in work on the mechanism of cyclopolymerisation of diallyamine monomers, introducing the use of ESR spectroscopy, and was considered the Division's expert in this technique. He shared the CSIRO Medal for his work on notroxide-mediated living free radical polymerisation. Hawthorne was joint holder of a number of patents, including for reduced temperature curing of acetylenic polymers, titanium dioxide pigments and fillers, aqueous polyimide process and coating particulates.
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Chronology
- 1953
- Career position - Laboratory Assistant (part-time),University of Melbourne
- 1961
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1965
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1965 - 1970
- Career position - Experimental scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Mineralogy
- 1970 - 2000?
- Career position - Research Scientist (later Principal Research Scientist), CSIRO Division of Applied Chemistry (later Chemicals and Polymers)
- 1978 - 2016
- Career position - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1990
- Award - CSIRO Medal (joint)
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Journal Articles
- Hodgkin, J. H.; Morton, T. C.; and Spurling, T. H., 'Geoff Hawthorne, CSIRO polymer chemist', Chemistry in Australia, 2017 (March) (2017), 32-3. Details
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Created: 28 November 2017, Last modified: 3 July 2018