David Weatherburn | |
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Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Purdue University, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Queensland |
Thesis | The extraction of quaternary salts from water into aprotic solvents. (1968) |
David Charles Weatherburn is an Australian-trained, New Zealand chemistry academic.
After a MSc [1] and PhD [2] at the University of Sydney in Australia, he did a Postdoc at Purdue University and a brief period at University of Queensland, he joined Victoria University of Wellington in the early 1970s and remained there until his official retirement in 2009. [3] His specialism was coordination chemistry and spectroscopy, but he had a popular sideline in science shows. [3]
In 2011 he was given a Meritorious Service Award by the Tertiary Education Union. [4]
David Weatherburn | |
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Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Purdue University, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Queensland |
Thesis | The extraction of quaternary salts from water into aprotic solvents. (1968) |
David Charles Weatherburn is an Australian-trained, New Zealand chemistry academic.
After a MSc [1] and PhD [2] at the University of Sydney in Australia, he did a Postdoc at Purdue University and a brief period at University of Queensland, he joined Victoria University of Wellington in the early 1970s and remained there until his official retirement in 2009. [3] His specialism was coordination chemistry and spectroscopy, but he had a popular sideline in science shows. [3]
In 2011 he was given a Meritorious Service Award by the Tertiary Education Union. [4]