Frederick Kenneth McTaggart

Ken McTaggart
McTaggart c. 1966
Born
Frederick Kenneth McTaggart

30 November 1917 (1917-11-30)
Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Died24 March 2004(2004-03-24) (aged 86)
Melbourne, Australia
EducationMelbourne High School, Melbourne
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Known forApplication of microwave energy in inorganic chemistry
AwardsUniversity of Melbourne's Grosvenor Laboratories Prize for 1946; Grimwade prize in industrial research for 1946
Scientific career
FieldsPlasma science, Inorganic chemistry
InstitutionsSenior Principal Research Scientist CSIRO

Frederick Kenneth McTaggart (30 November 1917 – 24 March 2004) was an Australian inorganic chemist who led pioneering research in microwave chemistry and gas plasma reactions – the production and use of ionised gas –and its applications in electronics, thermal coatings, treatment of polymers, and plasma metallurgy.

McTaggart invented and patented for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation means of incorporating heat-resistant properties in paint, and novel apparatuses for the production of metals from halides using plasma jets or microwaves, and published in the field.

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