Ian_McDougall_(geochemist)

Ian McDougall (geologist)

Ian McDougall (geologist)

Australian geologist and geochemist (1935–2018)

Ian McDougall (24 May 1935 – 10 November 2018) was an Australian geologist and geochemist.

McDougall was born in Hobart and studied at the University of Tasmania and Australian National University, before taking up a research position at ANU.[1][2] He was a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, the Australian Academy of Science, and the American Geophysical Union.[1] McDougall also served as Vice President of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior.[2]

McDougall's research areas included plate tectonics and geochronology.[3] He has been described as "one of Australia's most internationally distinguished earth scientists,"[4] and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.

McDougall died on 10 November 2018.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Biographies". Geological Society of Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. [2]
    McDougall, Ian (1935-)
  3. [3]
    "Senior award recipients". Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
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    "AINSE Gold Medal Award - 1998 Prof Ian McDougall" (PDF). Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Fellows update—November 2018". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 11 January 2019.


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