Person

Loftus-Hills, Geoffrey Dean (1910 - 1999)

Born
24 July 1910
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died
16 July 1999
Gardenvale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Agricultural scientist and Dairy expert

Summary

Geoffrey Loftus-Hills was a prominent Australian Dairy scientist.

Details

Graduating from the University of Melbourne in 1930 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science Geoffrey Dean Loftus-Hills found work with the Victorian Department of Agriculture. In 1934 -1935 he took a research tour of the United Kingdom, United States of America and Europe visiting institutions such as the UK's National Institute for Research in Dairying.

In 1940 Geoffrey Dean Loftus-Hills became an employee of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), then known as the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). By 1947 he had been promoted to Chief of the Dairy Research Section, Division of Industrial Chemistry at CSIRO a post he retained until 1962. In 1962 the Dairy Research Section became the Division of Dairy Research. Geoffrey Dean Loftus-Hills continued on as Chief of this new division until his retirement in 1971.

In addition to these roles Geoffrey Dean Loftus-Hills was also the President of the International Dairy Federation Commission B - Technology and Engineering, was director of the 18th International Dairy Congress in 1970 and was editor-in-chief of the Australian Journal of Dairy Technology from 1952 to 1968.

In 1976 the Dairy Industry Association of Australia introduced the Loftus-Hills award in his honour. It is awarded annually to a person who has published an article or articles which make a significant contribution to dairy science or technology.

Chronology

1930
Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgrSc), University of Melbourne
1931 - 1936
Career position - Dairy technologist, Department of Agriculture, Victoria
1937 - 1938
Career position - Dairy technologist, New Way Butter Pty Ltd
1939 - 1940
Career position - Dairy technologist, Maffra Co-op Milk Products Company
1940 - 1947
Career position - Research chemist, Dairy Products Research Section, Division Industrial Chemistry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
1946 - c. 1952
Career position - Victoria Division editor Australian Journal of Dairy Technology
1947 - 1962
Career position - Chief, Dairy Products Research Section, Division Industrial Chemistry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
1952 - 1968
Career position - Editor-in-Chief Australian Journal of Dairy Technology
1962 - 1971
Career position - Chief, Division of Dairy Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
1970
Career position - Director, 18th International Dairy Congress, held in Sydney
1971
Life event - Retired

Parent

Archival resources

National Library of Australia

  • Papers of Geoffrey Loftus-Hills, 1921 - 1999, MS 9918; National Library of Australia. Details

Published resources

Resources

Resource Sections

Elizabeth Daniels; Ken McInnes

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