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John William White (1937–2023)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: John William White FRACI FAIP FRS FAA CMG AO (1937–2023) was a pioneer in the application of neutron scattering to chemistry, one of the most influential advocates for neutron facilities globally, particularly in Australia, and was a friend and mentor to a great many neutron-scattering scientists working worldwide. This biographical memoir will demonstrate the enormous legacy that he leaves through his service to science by following his career from the University of Sydney to Oxford University—initially as a DPhil student, but subsequently as a fellow at St John’s College—through to Director of the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) neutron facility in Grenoble, France, before returning to Australia as Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Source: Historical Records of Australian Science

DOI: 10.1071/hr25015

Authors: Elliot Paul Gilbert, Julia Stretton Higgins

Institutions: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Imperial College London

Language: English

Topic: Biographical and Historical Analysis

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4416675188

FWCI: 33.56

Cites: 93

Cited by: 1

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