Rupert Myers
Australian metallurgist and academic administrator (1921–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Rupert Myers | |
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Born | (1921-02-21)21 February 1921 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 21 February 2019(2019-02-21) (aged 98) |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne (BSc, MSc, PhD) |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1976) Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1979) Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1981) Officer of the Order of Australia (1995) Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1997) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Metallurgy |
Institutions | Atomic Energy Research Establishment (1948–52) University of New South Wales (1952–81) |
Thesis | The preparation and properties of tantalum and some of its alloys (1948) |
Doctoral advisor | J. Neill Greenwood |
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Sir Rupert Horace Myers, KBE, AO, FTSE, FAA (21 February 1921 – 21 February 2019) was an Australian metallurgist, academic and university administrator, who was the third vice-chancellor of the University of New South Wales from 1969 to 1981.[1] He was the second person to be awarded a PhD by an Australian University.[2] He died on 21 February 2019 on his 98th birthday.[3]