Brian Shorland
Francis Brian Shorland OBE (14 July 1909 – 8 June 1999) was a New Zealand organic chemist.
Brian Shorland | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francis Brian Shorland 14 July 1909 Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 8 June 1999 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
| Awards | Hector Medal (1955) OBE (1959) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Department of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| Thesis | The composition of some New Zealand fats with special reference to fish oils (1937) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas Percy Hilditch |
Biography edit
After a BSc and a MSc in organic chemistry he worked for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, before earning a scholarship to go to the University of Liverpool for a PhD under Thomas Percy Hilditch, studying fish liver oils and fats from farm animals.[1]
After his retirement in 1969, he held several honorary posts at Victoria University of Wellington.[1] He died on 8 June 1999 and was cremated at Karori Crematorium.[2]
Honours and awards edit
He was awarded a DSc by the University of Liverpool in 1950 and an honorary DSc by Victoria University of Wellington in 1970; a Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1951 and the Hector Medal in 1955.[1] In the 1959 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his role as director of the Fats Research Institute,[3] and in 1990 he received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In 1969 he was awarded an honorary fellowship of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology.[4]
Shorland Medal edit
In 1999 the New Zealand Association of Scientists established the Shorland Medal in Shorland's honour.[5] It is awarded annually in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society."[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c Curtis, Neil F.; Mattingley, Joan (2000). "Francis Brian Shorland". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "No. 41591". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1959. p. 42.
- ^ "NZIFST - List of Fellows". nzifst.org.nz. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Halton, Brian. (PDF). New Zealand Science Review. 75: 37–42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Association of Scientists - Shorland Medal". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
Further reading edit
- Cameron, Joan (2014). Brian Shorland : Doyen of New Zealand science ISBN 978-0-473-27415-3