R. A. Eggleton

Richard A (Tony) Eggleton

Professor Emeritus

Australian National University

My boyhood dream was to play cricket for Australia, but my average in the school’s third eleven suggested a career in science might be a better option. So with a First Class Honours degree from the University of Adelaide, I went to America to do a PhD in mineralogy, and in 1966 I was appointed to the Australian National University. I taught mineralogy, supervised post-graduate students and did research leading to over 90 research articles. My research was supported by many grants, culminating with the Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Evolution and Mineral Exploration (1995-2001). Along the way I was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Adelaide for my research, had the mineral eggletonite named after me, and became a Professor.