Education
She then studied petrology at the University of Cambridge with Cecil Edgar Tilley.
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Germaine Joplin
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Joplin initially trained as a nurse on leaving school, but at 23 commenced studies at Sydney University, graduating Bachelor of Science with the University Medal in 1930. In 1952 Joplin commenced a permanent research position as a Fellow in the recently established Department of Geophysics at the Australian National University working with John Jaeger and John Richards. Joplin"s principal works were three critical compilations of analytical data on Australian rocks, commenced during her short time with the Bureau of Mineral Resources and published in their Bulletin series, plus two petrology monographs and a book for high school readers.
A Petrology of Australian Igneous Rocks (1964.
2nd Editor 1968; 3rd Editor 1971) was also published in New York and later A Petrology of Australian Metamorphic Rocks (Sydney, 1968) was published. Finding the Age of Rocks (Sydney, 1972) was written in collaboration with John Richards and Christine Joplin.
Achievements
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Joplin attained her Doctor of Philosophy in 1936. In 1986 Joplin was awarded the W. R. Browne Medal by the Geological Society of Australia "for distinguished contributions to the Geological Sciences of Australia". Also in 1986, became a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia (Department of Administration and Management).
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Nationality
Australian
Awards
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Order of Australia; Clarke Medal; the University Medal; Browne Medal
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.; The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales, the oldest learned society in Australia and in the Southern Hemisphere, for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.; The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales, the oldest learned society in Australia and in the Southern Hemisphere, for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.