Millis, Nancy (1922–)

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Millis, Nancy (1922–)

Australian microbiologist. Name variations: Nancy Fannie Millis. Born April 10, 1922, in Australia; University of Melbourne, MAgSc, 1946, MSc, 1948; University of Bristol, PhD, 1952.

One of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences 1st 2 women members, was employed at the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Forest Products Division; researched fermentation (1963) at University of Tokyo's Institute of Applied Microbiology; at University of Melbourne's Microbiology Department, served as a lecturer (began 1952), as reader (began 1968) and as microbiology professor (1982–87); served as a food advisor to China (1980); was president of Australian Society for Microbiology (1978–80); wrote the groundbreaking book Biochemical Engineering (1965). Made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (1977) and Companion of the Order of Australia (1990).