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(Redirected from Ian McDougall (geochemist)) Australian geologist and geochemist (1935–2018)

Ian McDougall (24 May 1935 – 10 November 2018) was an Australian geologist and geochemist.

McDougall was born in Hobart and studied at the University of Tasmania and Australian National University, before taking up a research position at ANU. He was a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, the Australian Academy of Science, and the American Geophysical Union. McDougall also served as Vice President of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior.

McDougall's research areas included plate tectonics and geochronology. He has been described as "one of Australia's most internationally distinguished earth scientists," and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.

McDougall died on 10 November 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Biographies". Geological Society of Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. ^ McDougall, Ian (1935-)
  3. "Senior award recipients". Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. "AINSE Gold Medal Award - 1998 Prof Ian McDougall" (PDF). Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. "Fellows update—November 2018". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 11 January 2019.


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