Person

Battaerd, Hendrik Adriaan Jacobus (Hans) (c. 1920 - 1981)

FRACI

Born
c. 1920
Holland
Died
3 December 1981
Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Industrial chemist
Website
https://polymer.org.au/awards/batteard-jordan-medal/

Summary

Hans Battaerd was a highly-respected industrial chemist who worked at the Central Research Laboratories of ICI Australia. In 1974, he was the joint inaugural recipient (with Denis Jordan) of the Australian Polymer Medal, awarded by the Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. The Medal was later restyled the Battaerd-Jordan Australian Polymer Medal.

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Chronology

1957
Career event - Associate, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1970
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
1971
Career position - Member of Australian delegation, Fourth United Nations Conference on the Paeaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, 6-16 Sep 1971
1974
Award - Australian Polymer Medal (jointly with Denis Jordan), Polymer Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

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