Background
Jones, Alan John was born on November 22, 1938 in Newcastle, Staffs, United Kingdom. Son of Jack and Lottie (Proudman) Jones. arrived in Australia, 1964.
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Alan John Jones
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Bachelor with honors, U. Keele, United Kingdom, 1961; Master of Science, U. Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Monash U., Australia, 1967.
Career
National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, U. Utah, 1967-1969;
associate professor, U. Alberta, Canada, 1970-1975;
head department, senior fellow, Australian National U., 1976-1985;
assistant director, Department Industry, Technology and Commerce, Australia, 1985-1989;
director, Department Industry, Technology and Commerce, Australia, 1989-1991;
counsellor, Department Industry, Technology and Commerce for Australia, Bonn, Germany, 1992-1995;
member innovation task force, Department Industry, Science and Technology, Canberra, Australia, since 1995. Alberta Heritage Foundation visiting professor U. Calgary, 1982. Advising committee member Center for Membrane and Separation Technology, U. NSW, Australia, 1986-1991.
Consultant Government Western Australia, Perth, 1989, Camp, Scott & Furphy, Australia, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Speaker United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Conference, Bandung, Indonesia, 1986. Ministerial representative House of Representatives Parliament, Australia, 1988. Coordinator Australian Stand at Enprotech, Taiwan, 1991.
Fellow Royal Australian Institute Chemistry.
Interests
Connections
Married Patricia Chidlow, December 16, 1961 (divorced December 1991). Children: Michael John, Robert Iain. Married Diania May Wicks, December 14, 1991.
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Australian