John Ralston (born 20 June 1946) is an Australian physical and colloid chemist with training in metallurgy, whose research embraces various aspects of interfacial science and engineering.
[3] Ralston began his education in Melbourne at Christ Church Grammar School in South Yarra.
During this time of work, he gathered further support and financial funds to expand programs and research for students at the University.
[1] The Wark had a close association with the Industrial Chemistry Division of the CSIRO as well as the Australian Research Council.
Overtime, the Wark would come to employ over 180 academic staff and research students with an annual budget of $20 million.