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Jim May (chemical Engineer)
James Richard May (20 July 1934 – 6 June 2023) was an Australian chemical engineer and company director who was the Chief Executive Officer of the AMIRA, Australian Minerals Industry Research Association Limited (AMIRA) between 1968 and 1994. He was also a fellow of a number of Chartered company, chartered institutions and organisations and was on various committees and academic Institute, institutes. Personal life and education Jim May was born in Kensington Gardens, South Australia, Kensington Gardens, Adelaide in 1934 to Eric May and Ellen Miners. He had two brothers: John and Lynton May. Between 1946 and 1951, May was educated at Adelaide High School where he boarded for a number of years before graduating in late 1951. From 1952, he then studied at the University of Adelaide where he completed his Bachelor of Engineering , Bachelor of Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering in 1957 and his Master of Science in 1961 at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australasian Institute Of Mining And Metallurgy
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) provides services to professionals engaged in all facets of the global minerals sector and is based in Carlton, Victoria, Australia. History The Institute had its genesis in 1893 with the formation in Adelaide of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers drawing its inspiration from the success of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and some impetus from the Mine Managers Association of Broken Hill. Office-holders were equally from South Australia and "The Hill", where the Institute established its headquarters. This approach to the foundation of a federal organization was welcomed in mining districts of other Australian colonies. and branches were formed in Broken Hill, the Thames Goldfield (New Zealand), Ballarat, and elsewhere. Succeeding annual conferences were held at Ballarat, Hobart, Broken Hill and other mining centres. The 1926 conference was held in Otago, New Zealand. In 1896 its headquarters w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |