Ian Rutherford Plimer

Background

Plimer, Ian Rutherford was born on August 14, 1946 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Son of J.A. Plimer.

Education

Student, Macquarie U., Sydney, Australia.

Career

Tutor, senior tutor, Macquarie U., 1969-1973; lecturer, U. NSW Broken Hill Division, 1974-1979; visiting scholar, Persian Imperial Min. Science, 1978; senior research geologist, Nth. Broken Hill Ltd., Melbourne, Australia, 1979-1982; senior lecturer, U. New England, Australia, 1982-1985; visiting scholar, Montan U., Austria, 1983; visiting scholar, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic South Africa, 1983; visiting scholar, Geological Survey Czechslovakia, 1985; professor, head department geology, U. Newcastle, Australia, 1985-1991.

Member Swedish Board for National Development, since 1989. Member earth science panel Australian Research Council, since 1988. Visiting scholar Munich U., 1991.

Achievements

• Ian Rutherford Plimer has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator and department head by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: music, reading, surfing.

Connections

Married Maja Sainisch, September 17, 1983. 3 children.

Father:

J.A. Plimer Plimer

Spouse:

Maja Sainisch