- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: IMP0113
Nashar, Beryl
- Professor, OBE
- Born 9 July 1923, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Died 5 May 2012, Waratah, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Political activist
Summary
Nashar was Head, Department of Geology, Newcastle University College and University of Newcastle 1961-1980, Associate Professor 1964-1965, Professor of Geology 1965-1980 and Emeritus Professor since 1980. She was the first Australian to be awarded a PhD in geology from an Australian University and the first woman dean of science in an Australian university. Her early research addressed the geology of the Stanhope district in the Hunter Valley. This was later extended to embrace the mineralogy, geochemistry and genetic relations of the Carboniferous and Permian andesitic associations of eastern New South Wales, and the conditions of formation of secondary minerals in these andesitic and basic rocks. She was appointed OBE – The Order of the British Empire – Officer (Civil) – 1 January 1972 for her work in education and international relations.
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Interview with Professor Beryl Nashar [conducted by Ms Nessy Allen on 1 March 2001], Australian Academy of Science, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/nashar.htm
- Nashar, Beryl (1923 - ), Biographical Entry, 2002, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P004128b.htm
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Resource
- Where are the Women in Australian science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
- Trove: Nashar, Beryl (1923-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-509050
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Site Exhibition
- Faith, Hope and Charity Australian Women and Imperial Honours: 1901-1989, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2003, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/honours/honours.html