A death

The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material
(AICCM) is saddened to report the death of Dr Colin Pearson, AO, MBE
on Sunday 17 April 2016.

Born in the Midlands in England, Colin studied at the University of
Manchester from 1962 - 1966 where he completed a Bachelor 's degree,
a Masters and PhD in Corrosion Science.  He arrived in Australia in
1967 to take up the position of Research Scientist at Materials
Research Laboratories, Melbourne.  During this time Colin undertook
the conservation of iron cannon and ballast jettisoned by Lieutenant
James Cook from the Endeavour in 1770 and was made a Member of the
Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1970 for his contribution to
corrosion science.

Colin set up the Conservation Department of the Western Australian
Museum in Fremantle in 1971, specialising in the treatment of
maritime archaeological material from Dutch and colonial shipwrecks
on the West Australian coast.  In 1977 he joined the Canberra
College of Advanced Education (CCAE) to establish a conservation
training program, the first in Australia.  Under his tenure, the
CCAE (later the University of Canberra) program offered courses at
Bachelors, Masters and PhD levels graduating 338 students over its
25 year history.

In 1994 he was appointed Professor of Cultural Heritage Conservation
and made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for contribution
to heritage conservation.  The following year, he was appointed
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and
Engineering (TSE) and Honorary Life Member of the AICCM.  In 2002,
upon his departure from the University of Canberra, Colin was
appointed Emeritus Professor and continued working as a heritage
conservation consultant between rounds of golf.

He is the author of over 120 papers and a number of major texts,
including "Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects" in the
Butterworths conservation series and one-time executive member of
both ICOM-CC and the IIC Council.  Colin received the ICOM-CC medal
in 2014 in recognition of his influential role within the field of
conservation.  In this same year, he established a grant attached to
the AICCM Outstanding Research in the Field of Material Conservation
Award'.

We extend our profound sympathies to his wife Gwyn, family and close
friends.  Memorial contributions can be made to the Cancer Council
of New South Wales.

The AICCM will be producing a special edition of the AICCM
Newsletter to celebrate Colin's achievements.  Submissions of
recollections, photographs, anecdotes and testimonials are welcome
by all who knew Colin.  Submissions should be sent to
webeditor<-at->aiccm<.>org<.>au by Tuesday 31 May, 2016.

MaryJo Lelyveld
President
Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material
    (AICCM)
GPO Box 1638
Canberra ACT 2601


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