John Ralston (scientist)

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John Ralston
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Born
John Ralston

(1946-06-20) 20 June 1946 (age 78)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
EducationChrist Church Grammar School
Melbourne High School
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
University of London
Occupations

John Ralston (born 20 June 1946) is a physical and colloid chemist with training in metallurgy, whose research embraces various aspects of interfacial science and engineering.[1] He was made the Professor at the School of Chemical Technology at the University of South Australia (UniSA) in 1984. In addition, he was the Director of the Sir Ian Wark Research Institute of the UniSA between 1994 and 2012.[2] Ralston was awarded South Australian of the Year in 2007 due to his research.[3]

  1. ^ Pearce, Suzannah (2005). Who's Who in Australia, 1906-2006, XLII Edition. Crown Content Pty Ltd. p. 1620. ISBN 1740950232.
  2. ^ John, Ralston (2015). "Laureate Professor John Ralston". The University of South Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AusIMM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).