Kenneth Richard Davey

Background

Davey, Kenneth Richard was born on February 21, 1952 in Seymour, Australia. Son of Frederick and Alma June (Reeves-Ternes) Davey.

Education

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute Technology, Australia, 1974; Master in Engineering Science, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, 1980.

Career

Resident tutor engineering, Queens College U. Melbourne, Australia, 1976-1979; postdoctoral fellow, research scientist, Division Food Processing, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Brisbane, Australia, 1980-1983; senior research scientist, 1984-1990; leader, Engineering Studies Group, 1984-1988; senior professor, U. Adelaide, Australia, since 1991; senior visiting research fellow, Institute National de la Recherche Agronomigue, Paris, 1993, 95; senior visiting professor department food science, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1998. Director Food Technology Research Group, U. Adelaide, since 1994. Delegate France Australia Industrial Research food safety, environmental and packaging innovation, 1998.

Consultant food industry, since 1980.

Achievements

• Kenneth Richard Davey has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary secretary Joint IEAust/IChemE Institute Chemical Engineers, Queensland State Australia, 1982, 83, chairperson, 1985, 86, organizing committee, 1984. With Royal Australian Engineers/Royal Australian Army, 1978. Fellow Institute Engineers Australia, Australian Institute Food Science and Technology, Institution Chemical Engineers (United Kingdom).

Member AIChE, Royal South Australian Society Arts, Society for Applied Bacteriology, New York Academy Sciences, Naval and Mil.Club, U. Adelaide Club.

Interests

• Avocations: collecting Australian works of art, Christian life, support for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Society of Australia.

Connections

Married Madeleine Sophie Behan Davey, November 17, 1984. Children: Elizabeth Joy, Alice Grace (deceased), Anne Faith.

Father:

Frederick Davey

Mother:

Alma June (Reeves-Ternes) Davey

Spouse:

Madeleine Sophie Behan Davey

child:

Anne Faith Davey

child:

Alice Grace Davey (deceased)

child:

Elizabeth Joy Davey