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MS 190 - COLE, A R H (21.4.1924- )

Andrew Reginald Howard (Andy) Cole has spent most of his working life at the University of Western Australia, where he was a Personal Professor of Physical Chemistry from 1969 until his retirement in 1989. He began his career there as Nuffield Research Fellow in Chemistry (1952-55), moving up to Senior Lecturer in Chemistry (1955-57) and Reader in Physical Chemistry (1958-68). He has been active in the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, serving terms as President of both the Western Australian Branch and the society as a whole and his work has been honoured by RACI with the award of the Archibald D Olle Prize in 1978 and the A E Leighton Memorial Medal in 1984. He has also served on the Council of the Australian Academy of Science (1979-82) and the Senate of the University of Western Australia (1980-84).

His research interests include high resolution near and far infrared and electronic spectroscopy of simple molecules, and chemical education.

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1. Molecular spectra and molecular structure; publications submitted in support of candidature for the degree of Doctor of Science in the University of Oxford February 1982

8 cm