Walter Boas

Walter Moritz Boas FAA (10 February 1904 – 12 May 1982) was a German-Australian metallurgist.^[1][2]

Walter Boas
1952 in London
Born	10 February 1904 Berlin
Died	12 May 1982 Prahran (Melbourne)
Nationality	Australian German
Alma mater	Technische Universität Berlin
Awards	Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Scientific career
Fields	Metallurgy; Physics
Institutions	University of Melbourne

Boas was born in Berlin, Germany and was educated at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin; Dip. Engin. 1928, Dr.-Ing. 1930). After several positions at German and Swiss institutions, Boas became a lecturer in metallurgy at University of Melbourne in 1938; then from 1940 to 1947, senior lecturer. From 1947 to 1949, Boas was principal research officer, CSIR Division of Tribophysics; and from 1949 to 1969 chief of the division.^[1]

The Walter Boas Medal of the Australian Institute of Physics is named in his honour.^[3]

References

1. McCarthy, G.J. "Boas, Walter Moritz (1904–1982)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
2. Ian D. Rae. "Boas, Walter Moritz (1904–1982)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. First published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, (MUP), 2007.
3. "Walter Boas Medal". Australian Institute of Physics. Retrieved 11 May 2012.