John James Veevers (13 October 1930 – 12 August 2018)SMH Notices 26 August 2018. was an Australian professor of geology and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.Encyclopedia of Australian Science Retrieved 20 June 2012
Education Veevers is the son of George Stanley Veevers and Dulcie Annie (née James)M J Banks Family Tree Retrieved 20 June 2012 and attended Newington College (1944–1947).Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 204 In 1946 he won the Wigram Allen Scholarship, endowed by Sir George Wigram Allen, for General Proficiency. At the end of 1947, Veevers was named Dux of the College and received the Schofield Scholarship and Halse Rogers Prize.Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) Part 2 – The Lists He went up to the University of Sydney and graduated as a Bachelor of Science in 1952 and a Master of Science in 1954.
Academic career Veevers was a cadet geologist at the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Canberra, (1948–1951), rising to geologist (1952–1960) and senior geologist 1961–1967. In 1968, he was appointed as a senior lecturer at Macquarie University and has since been a Professor of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.On-line Directory , Macquarie University Retrieved 20 June 2012 He was awarded his PhD in 1956 from Imperial College London.
Publications Veevers' multiple publications are held by the National Library of Australia. Catalogue , National Library of Australia Retrieved 20 June 2012
Honours Veevers crater – Named in his honour (1975) S W Carey Medal – Geological Society of Australia (1992)S W Carey Medal, Geological Society of Australia Retrieved 20 June 2012 Centenary Medal – For service to Australian society and science in earth history (2001)It's an Honour Retrieved 20 June 2012
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