Английская Википедия:Brian Shorland
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox scientist Francis Brian Shorland Шаблон:Post-nominals (14 July 1909 – 8 June 1999) was a New Zealand organic chemist.
Biography
After a BSc and a MSc in organic chemistry he worked for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, before earning a scholarship to go to the University of Liverpool for a PhD under Thomas Percy Hilditch, studying fish liver oils and fats from farm animals.[1]
After his retirement in 1969, he held several honorary posts at Victoria University of Wellington.[1] He died on 8 June 1999 and was cremated at Karori Crematorium.[2]
Honours and awards
He was awarded a DSc by the University of Liverpool in 1950 and an honorary DSc by Victoria University of Wellington in 1970; a Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1951 and the Hector Medal in 1955.[1] In the 1959 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his role as director of the Fats Research Institute,[3] and in 1990 he received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In 1969 he was awarded an honorary fellowship of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology.[4]
Shorland Medal
In 1999 the New Zealand Association of Scientists established the Shorland Medal in Shorland's honour.[5] It is awarded annually in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society."[6]
References
Further reading
- Cameron, Joan (2014). Brian Shorland : Doyen of New Zealand science Шаблон:ISBN
Шаблон:Recipients of the Hector Memorial Medal
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