James Douglas Morrison AO, FAA, FRSE, FRACI (1924–2013) was a Scottish born Australian physical chemist. Born and educated in Glasgow (BSc 1945, PhD 1948), he moved to Australia in 1949 to work with the CSIRO. There he switched from X-Ray crystallography to mass spectrometry as a research topic.[1] In 1967 he was appointed as the foundation chair of physical chemistry at La Trobe University, where he was a professor of chemistry until retiring in 1989.[2][3][4][5]
James Morrison | |
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| Born | 9 November 1924[1] |
| Died | 2013 |
| Alma mater | Glasgow University |
| Known for | mass spectrometry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry |
| Institutions | La Trobe University |
| Doctoral advisor | JM Robertson |
He is known for his work in mass spectrometry and he is one of the inventors of the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. [6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Professor Jim Morrison, Physical chemist". Interviews with Australian scientists. Australian Academy of Science.
- ^ Morrison, James Douglas (1924 - 2013), Encyclopaedia of Australian Science
- ^ Morrison, James Douglas, AO, FAA, FRSE, FRACI (1924-2013), trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ "Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
For service to Australian society and science in mass spectrometry
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"Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. 11 June 1990.
AO QB 1990. For service to science, particularly in the field of physical chem., and to education
- ^ "Tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer for selected ion fragmentation studies and low energy collision induced dissociator". Google Patents. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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