Background
Drummond, Calum John was born on January 6, 1960 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. Son of James McNiven and Mary Catherine (McGuire) Drummond.
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Calum John Drummond, Australian Chemistry researcher. Chartered chemist. Recipient Commonwealth Postgraduate Research award Australian Department Education, 1983-1987, Erich Heymann award in Physical Chemistry, U. Melbourne, 1986, Inaugural R.J.W. Le Févre Memorial prize Australian Academy Science, 1989, Grimwade prize in Industrial Chemistry, U. Melbourne, 1995; Vincent Fairfax fellow, 1997, Williamson fellow, 1998.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Education, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1981; Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1987.
Career
Graduate research assistant, U. Melbourne, 1987; Queen Elizabeth II fellow, Australian National U., Canberra, 1990-1991; research fellow, research scientist molecular science, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, 1987-1990; Queen Elizabeth II fellow, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, 1992-1993; senior research scientist, project leader, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, 1993-1995; principal research scientist, project leader, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, since 1995; research associate, U. Melbourne, since 1991. Presenter numerous professional conferences, most recently 5th Australian/Japan Colloid and Surface Chemistry Symposium, Kyushu U., Japan, 1998, 69thAm. Chemical Society Colloid and Surface Science Symposium U. Utah, 1995, 4th Australia/Japan Colloid and Surface Chemistry Symposium, Sorrento, Australia, 1996, 11th International Symposium of Surfactants in Solution, Jerusalem, 1996, 10th Australian Conference on Colloids and Surfaces, Gold Coast, Australia, 1997, International Workshop on the Colloidal Processing of High-Performance Ceramics, Tegernsee, Germany, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Australian Chemical Institute (secretary division colloid and surface science 1987-1992, vice chairman division 1993-1994, chairman division 1995-1996, honorary general treasurer since 1997, Rennie Memorial medal 1990). Member International Association Colloid and Interface Scientists, American Chemical Society (colloid and surface chemistry division, presenter 71st symposium 1997).
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Connections
Life partner Katrina Elizabeth Brereton.
