| Authorised form of name | White; John William (1937 - 2023) |
| Dates | 1937 - 2023 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Place of birth | Newcastle, England |
| Date of birth | 25/04/1937 |
| Date of death | 16/08/2023 |
| Activity | Education:
Newcastle Boys High School; University of Sydney; Oxford University. MA; PhD (Oxford); BSc (Sydney); MSc
Career:
Fellow, Lincoln College, Oxford (1961-1963); Fellow, St John's College, Oxford (1963-1985); Neutron Beam Co-ordinator, AERA, Harwell (1973-1974); Adjoint Director (1974-1977), then Director (1977-1980), Institute of Laue-Langevin, Grenoble; University Lecturer (and Assessor 1981-1982), Oxford University (1963-1985); Scientific Co-ordinator, Los Alamos National University, New Mexico (1982-1984); Founding Lecturer, Association of Asian Chemistry Societies (1991); Christensen Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford (1991); Hinshelwood Lecturer, Oxford University (1992); Pro Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University (1992-1994) Dean, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra (since 1985)
Honours:
CMG 1981
Memberships:
FRSC; FAA; Society of Crystallographers in Australia (President 1989-1991)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/03/1993 |
| Age at election | 55 |
| Relationships | Son of George Alexander John and Jean Florence White; married (23 July 1966) Ailsa Barbara Vise; one son, three daughters |
| Source | Sources:
WWA1998 |
| Code | NA4052 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/004867 | White, John William | 1993 |
| EC/1993/40 | White, John William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1990 |