Biography:Donald Macleod (physicist)
Donald Macleod | |
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| Born | Donald Bannerman Macleod 21 July 1887 Doyleston, New Zealand |
| Died | 8 March 1972 (aged 84) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Canterbury University College |
| Awards | Hector Medal (1940) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular physics |
| Institutions | Canterbury University College |
| Thesis | (1922) |
Donald Bannerman Macleod (21 July 1887 – 8 March 1972) was a New Zealand molecular physicist.
Early life and education
Born at Doyleston, near Christchurch, in 1887,[1] Macleod studied at Canterbury University College, graduating with an MA with first-class honours in chemistry in 1910.[2][3]
Academic career
Following his graduation, Macleod was appointed as a lecturer in physics at Canterbury and worked there until his retirement in 1953 as an associate professor. He had a research collaboration with Professor Coleridge Farr from 1911 to 1936.[4] In 1922 Macleod was awarded a DSc from Canterbury University College.[5]
His work covered the viscosity of sulphur and the internal pressure of liquids.[4]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1935[4] and in 1940 he was awarded the society's Hector Medal for his work in the field of molecular physics.[6]
Selected publications
- Macleod, Donald Bannerman (1910). "Rate of oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 43: 33–52.
- Farr, C. Coleridge; Macleod, D.B. (1910). "Further experiments on the influence of artesian water on the hatching of trout". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 43: 55–57.
- Farr, C. Coleridge; Skey, Henry Fawsit; Macleod, Donald Bannerman; Marshall, P. (1916). A magnetic survey of the Dominion of New Zealand and some of the outlying islands for the epoch 30th June, 1903. Wellington: New Zealand Government.
- Macleod, D.B. (1923). "On a relation between the viscosity of a liquid and its coefficient of expansion". Transactions of the Faraday Society 19: 6–16. doi:10.1039/TF9231900006.
- Macleod, D.B. (1934). "The composition of binary mixtures and their viscosities". Transactions of the Faraday Society 30: 482–493. doi:10.1039/TF9343000482.
- Macleod, D.B. (1945). "On a direct calculation of the viscosity of a liquid, both under ordinary pressures and high pressures, from the viscosity of its vapour, on the basis of a new equation of state". Transactions of the Faraday Society 41: 771–777. doi:10.1039/TF9454100771.
- Macleod, D.B. (1947). "The calculations of the latent heat of vaporisation and the viscosity of CO2 under pressure on the basis of a revised equation of state". Transactions of the Faraday Society 43: 169–172. doi:10.1039/TF9474300169.
References
- ↑ "Births". The Press: p. 2. 10 August 1887. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP18870810.2.87.6.1.
- ↑ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Ma". http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/university15.html.
- ↑ "N.Z. University". The Press: p. 5. 12 May 1923. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19230512.2.132.20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Death of Dr Macleod". Chronicle (University of Canterbury) 7 (2). April 1972. http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/irm/graphics/Registry/Chronicle%20-%20Tender%20Accepted%20for%20Registry%20at%20Ilam%20-%20April%201972%20-%20Vol%207,%20No%202.pdf. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "N.Z. University: official examination results". The Prress: p. 10. 8 May 1922. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19220508.2.94.
- ↑ "Minutes of the annual meeting, 22nd May, 1940". Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 70: II. 1940–41. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_70/rsnz_70_00_000070.html. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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