Catherine Anne Money

Catherine Anne Money
Born
Catherine Anne Menzies

(1940-08-18) 18 August 1940 (age 83)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne, St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College
Known forWorld leading expert in the field of leather production
SpouseRobert Money
Children3
Parent(s)Sir Douglas Menzies, Helen Borland
RelativesSir Robert Menzies (uncle)
AwardsPublic Service Medal, Procter Memorial Lecture, John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecturer
Scientific career
FieldsLeather, Biochemistry
InstitutionsCSIRO
ThesisStudies on the Thyroid Gland (1963)
Doctoral advisorVictor Trikojus

Catherine Anne Money PSM (née Menzies; born 18 August 1940) is an Australian biochemist whose discoveries have changed leather making.[1][2] By introducing a freezing process, she simplified the preparation of hides in Australian tanneries. Her simplified approach which minimise tannery effluents and maximises hide quality is now used globally.[3][2]

  1. ^ "Money, Catherine Anne". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "She has been recognised as one of the most influential women in leather globally and is still working at 82". ABC News. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ "CSIRO Science Image - CSIRO Science Image". www.scienceimage.csiro.au. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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