Person

James, Frederick Charles (1929 - 2023)

Born
20 February 1929
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Died
2023
Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Organic chemist and University Administrator

Summary

Frederick James was an organic chemist whose research focused on heterocyclic chemistry. After completing his Associate Diploma of Applied Chemistry he went on to further study and industrial experience in a laboratory to achieve the Fellowship Diploma of Applied Chemistry. In 1954 he joined the Department of Applied Chemistry at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology as Lecturer. On being appointed Head of the Department he took steps (successfully) to establish a research program in the Department. He was Head of the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences 1973 - 1977, becoming Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences ion 1977. James was a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and served both on council and on the committee investigating qualifications for membership of the Institute. In retirement James served for three years on the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation.

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Chronology

1947
Education - Associate Diploma of Applied Chemistry, Melbourne Technical College
1954
Education - MSc, University of Melbourne
1954 - 1960
Career position - Lecturer, Department of Applied Chemistry, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1960 -
Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied Chemistry, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1963 - 1973
Career position - Head, Department of Applied Chemistry, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1973 - 1977
Career position - Head, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1973 - 2023
Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
1977 - 1987?
Career position - Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1987
Life event - Retired

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Journal Articles

  • Lehman, Peter G., 'Vale Frederick Charles James (1929 - 2023), inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, RMIT', Chemistry in Australia (2024), 34. Details

See also

  • Brady, Peter H., Avery's Legacy: a History of the Department of Applied Chemistry, RMIT (Melbourne: MBE Business Service Centre, 2004), 297 pp. Details

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