John White (chemist)

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John William White

FAA FAIP FRACI (25 April 1937 – 16 August 2023) was an Australian chemist who was Professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Research School of Chemistry, at the Australian National University.[1]

White was a past president of

Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France. He was a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion[2] White died on 16 August 2023, at the age of 86.[3]

Research

White and his team have developed a simple method to produce a stable, thin (~90 Å) oil film on the surface of pure water, suitable for direct measurements of the oil-water interface using ellipsometry, X-ray or neutron reflectometry, or other experimental methods.[4] Related research investigates nanoparticle interactions with protein.[5] The public health implications of this research have also been evaluated.[6]

Honours and awards

White was awarded fellowships of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1982), the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1986), the Australian Institute of Physics (1986), the Royal Society of London (1993) and the Australian Academy of Science (1991). He has received the H. G. Smith Medal (1997), the Craig Medal (2005), the Leighton Medal (2005) and the AONSA Prize (2015). [when?]

White was awarded the

Officer of the Order of Australia in 2016.[8]

References

  1. ^ Basic Bio-details here
  2. ^ Founding members of ISSR Archived 2008-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Vale Emeritus Professor John White AO 1937–2023". Australian Institute of Physics. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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  5. doi:10.1039/b919256e
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  6. S2CID 12778282
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  7. ^ It's an Honour: Centenary Medal. Retrieved 12 December 2016
  8. ^ It's an Honour: AO. Retrieved 12 December 2016
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