Catherine Anne Money
Catherine Anne Money | |
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| Born | Catherine Anne Menzies 18 August 1940 |
| Education | University of Melbourne, St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College |
| Known for | World leading expert in the field of leather production |
| Spouse | Robert Money |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Douglas Menzies, Helen Borland |
| Relatives | Sir Robert Menzies (uncle) |
| Awards | Public Service Medal, Procter Memorial Lecture, John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecturer |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Leather, Biochemistry |
| Institutions | CSIRO |
| Thesis | Studies on the Thyroid Gland (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Victor Trikojus |
Catherine Anne Money AM PSM (née Menzies; born 18 August 1940) is an Australian biochemist whose discoveries have changed leather making. By introducing a freezing process, she simplified the preparation of hides in Australian tanneries. Her simplified approach which minimizes tannery effluents and maximizes hide quality is now used globally.