Background
Brown, Austin Duncan was born on May 8, 1925 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Herbert Duncan and Ruby Evelyn (Dalton) Brown. arrived in Australia, 1928.
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Austin Duncan Brown
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Bachelor of Science, U. Sydney, Australia, 1946; Master of Science, U. Sydney, Australia, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Manchester, England, 1958.
Career
Research chemist, Australian Paper Manufacturers, Melbourne, 1947-1949;
research officer, senior research officer, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Brisbane, Australia, 1950-1956;
senior research scientist division fisheries and oceanography, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Cronulla, 1958-1960;
ICI fellow, U. Manchester, 1957, 58;
senior lecturer, associate professor microbiology, U. New South Wales, Australia, 1961-1974;
Foundation professor biology, U. Wollongong, Australia, 1974-1985;
honorary research associate department biology, U. Wollongong, Australia, since 1985. Visiting fellow Australian National U., 1992, visitor, since 1993. Visiting professor University of California, San Francisco, 1968, U. Cambridge, England, 1973, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1977, Norwegian Institute Technology, Trondheim, 1983, U. Tübingen, Germany, 1985.
Speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Active Social Responsibility in Science, Sydney, 1969-1974, Scientist Against Nuclear Arms, Sydney, 1980-1994. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Greenpeace, Australian Conservation Foundation.
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Married Joan Linley Clark, June 10, 1950. Children: Diana, Janet.
