Person

Bromly, John ( - 2024)

Died
3 January 2024
Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
Industrial chemist

Summary

John Bromly was a leader in Australia's gas industry. He worked for 34 years with AlintaGas, retiring in 2001 as Principal Scientist in the Western Australian Gas Laboratory. Much of his research focused on carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides produced by gas appliances. He was leader of an industry study that identified methods to reduce significantly emissions from space heaters. Principles discovered during this research have been widely applied by manufacturers to reduce levels of nitrogen oxides in burners. In retirement Bromly undertook consulting work for the Western Australian Government and continued his research at Curtin University. He published a number of papers, principally in combustion science.

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Chronology

1967 - ?
Career position - Graduate Chemist, State Energy Commission of Western Australia
1967
Education - Diploma in Pure Chemistry, Perth Technical College
1987
Education - MEng, University of Western Australia
1991
Award - Silver Flame Award for work on "low NOx" burners, Australian Gas Association
1991
Education - PhD, Murdoch University
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to the gas industry and development of gas appliance testing standards
2001
Career event - Retired as Principal Scientist, Western Australian Gas Laboratory, AlintaGas
2004
Award - Meritorious Award for long and distinguished service to the gas industry, Gas Industry Association of Western Australia
2021
Award - McA. Batty Medal for contributions to the gas industry, Western Australia Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Bromly, Melissa and Bromly, Louise, 'Vale John Bromly, distinguished chemist in the gas industry', Chemistry in Australia (2024), 35. Details

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