Geoff Malcolm

Born in Feilding on 23 April 1931, Malcolm was educated at Feilding Agricultural High School.^[1] He then studied at Canterbury University College, graduating Master of Science with first-class honours in 1954.^[2] He was awarded an 1851 Exhibition Memorial Scholarship,^[2] and completed doctoral studies at the University of Manchester in 1956.^[1][3]

In 1958, Malcolm married Sheila Mary Wilson, and the couple went on to have four children.^[1]

After a short period as an assistant lecturer at the University of Manchester in 1956–57, Malcolm returned to New Zealand.^[1] He was appointed as a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Otago in 1958, rising to the rank of reader.^[1] In 1969, he was appointed as professor of physical chemistry at Massey University, and was the first professor of chemistry at that institution.^[4] He later served as dean of science from 1984 to 1994.^[1][5] Following his retirement in 1995, he was conferred the title of professor emeritus.^[1][3][5] Malcolm was elected a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (NZIC) in 1966, and served as president of the NZIC in 1977.^[1][3]

Malcolm died in Palmerston North on 11 August 2019.^[5]