Person

Douglas, Donald Marder (1926 - 2010)

Born
3 November 1926
Died
21 February 2010
Occupation
Defence scientist, Educator and Physical chemist

Summary

Donald Douglas was a physical chemistry graduate of the University of Western Australia who worked for most of his career in defence science commencing as a scientist at the Weapons Research Establishment at Salisbury and then as an educator, at the RAAF College at Point Cook and the University of Melbourne RAAF Academy at Point Cook. He made contributions to gas chromatography through his work on the flame ionisation detector.

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Chronology

1950
Career position - Scientist, Western Australia Forests Department
1950
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)) in physical chemistry, University of Western Australia
1950 - 1952
Education - Trainee at the Ministry of Supply Research Division at Woolwich, United Kingdom
1952 - 1959
Career position - Scientific Officer, Weapons Research Establishment
1959 - 1961
Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry, RAAF College, Point Cook
1961 - 1986
Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry, RAAF Academy, Point Cook

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Journal Articles

  • Douglas, D.M.; and Schaefer, B. A., 'Response of the flame ionization detector to carbon disulphide', Journal of chromatographic science, 7 (1969), 433-8. Details
  • Schaefer, B. A.; and Douglas,. D. M., 'The response of the flame ionization detector to carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide', Journal of chromatographic science, 9 (1971), 612-8. Details

See also

  • Frost, R. E., RAAF college and academy, 1947-86 ([Canberra]: Royal Australian Air Force, 1991), 222 pp. Details

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