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At its meeting on 8 October 2001 Council approved the creation of a School of Chemical Sciences to be effective from 1 January 2002, which was to be made up of the staff of the former School of Chemistry and the Department of Food Science & Technology (resolution CL001/84). The first head of school was Professor Robert Lamb. Effective 1 January 2004, all staff and students from the food science discipline were moved from the School of Chemical Sciences to the School of Chemical Engineering & Industrial Chemistry in the Faculty of Engineering. As a result, on 23 February 2004 Council changed the name of the School of Chemical Sciences to the School of Chemistry (resolution CL04/011ii). In 2007, the Head of the School of Chemistry was Professor Barbara Messerle. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/2002-

This series comprises the School's annual report to the Committee and minutes of the meetings of the Visiting Committee of the Department / School of Surveying as presented to Council. Occasionally there are minutes only for the reporting year. These 'minutes only' documents seem to originate from a different source, most likely a Secretariat or Registry file, and may have been used to complement the Visiting Committee Minute part of this series. Annual reports by the head of school for these years can be found in S708.

The History of the UNSW School of Chemical Engineering 1949-2009 - a 2012 publication by Blanche Hampton.

The Department of Biological Process Engineering was established within the School of Chemical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science at the 28 February 1968 meeting of the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee. The first head of the department was Associate Professor G. H. Roper. On 12 November 1979 Council resolved to merge the School of Chemical Engineering with the School of Chemical Technology (resolution 79/157). As a result, the department became a part of the School of Chemical Engineering & Industrial Chemistry effective from 1 January 1980. On 9 September 1985, following a review of the science/engineering disciplines, Council dissolved the department as an independent unit and moved its members of staff to the newly redesignated Department of Biotechnology effective from 1 January 1986 (resolution 85/96ci). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 28/02/1968-31/12/1985

This series consists of the Research Newsletter of the School of Chemical Engineering. Each item is a printed item, which contains information on the research activities within the School.

This series consists of the Alumni Newsletter of the School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry. Each item is a typed booklet, which contains information on the movement of Alumni as well as the history of the Schools. The University Archives holds only one issue of this newsletter.

Graduating Class booklets were published by the School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry as a resource for prospective employers of graduates.

On 12 September 1960 Council gave its approval for a full-time course in Ceramic Engineering to commence in the School of Chemical Technology in the Faculty of Applied Science from 1961 (resolution 60/131). At that time it was also noted that the appointment of an Associate Professor is envisaged in order to effectively develop the Department of Ceramic Engineering. Dr E. R. McCartney was appointed to this position of associate professor on 10 July 1961 (Council resolution 61/77). On 12 November 1979 as a result of the merger of the schools of Chemical Technology and Chemical Engineering, the department was moved to the School of Metallurgy effective from 1 January 1980 (Council resolution 79/157). Following a review of Faculty of Applied Science, on 9 September 1985 Council resolved to rename the School of Metallurgy as the School of Materials Science & Engineering and transfer all staff of the Department of Ceramic Engineering to the Department of Materials effective from 1 January 1986 (resolution 85/96ci). As a result the department ceased to exist from this date Controlling Organisation: UNSW - ?01/01/1961-31/12/1985

This series consists of the PACE (Process and Chemical Engineering) Newsletter of the Chemical Engineering Association. Each item is a typed booklet, which is aimed at providing a means of social and professional communication between members of the Association and other similar organisations.

The Department of Applied Chemistry dates back to the formation of the university itself on 1 July 1949, as it was one of the departments that had much of its origins in the Sydney Technical College. On 10 November, 1949 Professor A. E. Alexander took up the position of the first head of department. When the first three university faculties were established by Council on 8 May 1950 (resolution 54), Applied Chemistry became one of the inaugural departments within the Faculty of Science. On 10 September 1951 Council changed the designation of all departments to schools and so the School of Applied Chemistry came into existence (resolution 153). The School of Applied Chemistry appears to have had its name changed to the School of Chemistry sometime in late 1957. Although the school had sometimes been referred to as the School of Chemistry before this date, on 11 November 1957 Council authorised a split of the Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Advisory Panel, with the new panels becoming the Chemistry Advisory Panel and the Chemical Engineering & Food Technology Advisory Panel (resolution 57/163a). This split seems to have coincided with the final definitive change to the school's name. At the 2 December, 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Science was disestablished effective 1 July, 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the School of Chemistry was transferred to the newly created Faculty of Science & Technology. On 18 June, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Science & Technology and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001 - including the School of Chemistry (resolution CL001/49). At its meeting on 8 October 2001 Council approved the disestablishment of the School of Chemistry. Together with the Department of Food Science & Technology, the school's staff were moved to the newly formed School of Chemical Sciences effective from 1 January 2002 (resolution CL001/84). Subordinate agency: Radiochemical Laboratory (1957) / Department of Radiochemistry (1957 - c. 1959) / Department of Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry (c. 1959 - 1983) - 01/04/1957 - 09/03/1983 Subordinate agency: Department of Analytical Chemistry - 05/09/1951 - 14/04/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Inorganic and General Chemistry (c. 1951 - 1971) / Inorganic Chemistry (1971 - 1983) / Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (1983 - 1998) - 05/09/1951 - 14/04/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Organic Chemistry - 05/09/1951 - 14/04/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Physical Chemistry - 05/09/1951 - 14/04/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Applied Organic Chemistry - 04/05/1960 - 30/11/1980 Subordinate agency: Department of Biological Sciences - 01/09/1950 - 12/11/1956 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/1949-31/12/2001