Person
Tegart, William John McGregor (Greg) (1929 - 2023)
AM FTSE
- Born
- 27 March 1929
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 4 July 2023
Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Metallurgist
- Alternative Names
- Tegart, Greg (Also known as)
Summary
Greg Tegart AM FTSE BSc MSc PhD, had a long career in Government and industry in the areas of research, teaching, administration, and high level policy advice to Government on science, technology and environment. His early major research interests were in tribophysics and composite materials. He was the founding Manager of BHP Melbourne Research Laboratories in 1968-1978; then Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Science and Technology 1981-1984; Secretary of the Department of Science 1984-1987; Secretary of the Australian Science and Technology Council 1987-1993; and in 1997 was founding Director of the APEC Center for Technology Foresight.
His many achievements were recognised by being elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 1976; appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1992; was the 2016 ACT Senior Australian of the Year; and was the recipient of many other awards.
Details
Chronology
- 1947 - 1955
- Career position - Laboratory Assistant and Technical Officer with the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Tribophysics
- 1955
- Life event - Moved to England to take up Research and Lecturing position, Univerity of Sheffield
- 1955 - 1959
- Career position - University Research Fellow, University of Sheffield, UK
- 1959
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1959 - 1966
- Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer, Metallurgy, University of Sheffield
- 1963 - 1964
- Career position - Visiting researcher, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
- 1966 - 1968
- Career position - Professor of Materials, College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, UK
- 1968 - 1978
- Career position - Manager, BHP Melbourne Research Laboratories
- 1974 - 1978
- Career position - Member, Metal Standards Board , Standards Association of Australia
- 1976 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1977 - 1979
- Career position - Member, Victorian Solar Energy Research Committee
- 1978
- Career position - Executive Assistant to the Chief General Manager, BHP Co Ltd
- 1979
- Award - Silver Medal, Australasian Institute of Metals
- 1979 - 1981
- Career position - Member of the Executive, CSIRO Canberra
- 1981
- Award - Australian Institute of Energy Medal
- 1981 - 1984
- Career position - Secretary, Commonwealth Department of Science and Technology
- 1982 - 1985
- Career position - Member, Australia-China Council
- 1982 - 1987
- Career position - Member of the Board, National Energy Research Development and Demonstration Council
- 1982 - 1990
- Career position - Member of the Board, Anglo-Australian Telescope
- 1984 - 1987
- Career position - Secretary, Commonwealth Department of Science, Canberra
- 1984 - 1987
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1976]
- 1987 - 1993
- Career position - Secretary, Australian Science and Technology Council
- 1988 - 1993
- Career position - Principal of the Australian delegate on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- 1990 - 1992
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 1992
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science and technology
- 1993
- Life event - Retired from the Australian Public Service
- 1994 - 1997
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 1994 - 1997
- Career position - Visiting Professor and Director of the Australian Network for Research and Technology Policy, University of Canberra
- 1998 - 2000
- Career position - Director, International Advisory Board, APEC Center for Technical Foresight
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in research and development
- 2005 - 2009
- Career position - Chairman, Management Committee, Australian Research Network for Advanced Materials
- 2007 - 2009
- Career position - Chairman, International Advisory Board, APEC Center for Technical Foresight
- 2010 - c. 2019
- Career position - Adjunct Professor, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne
- 2016
- Award - ACT Senior Australian of the Year
- 2019
- Award - Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Fellow honoured for 60 years of science leadership [William Tegart]', Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 209 (2019), 59, https://www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/strategic-advice/impact-209/. Details
- Jones, Barry O., Green, Roy M. and Zillman, John W., 'Professor William (Greg) John McGregor Tegart AM FTSE', Impact: magazine of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 216 (2024), 65, https://www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/strategic-advice/impact-216/. Details
Resources
- '2016 ACT Senior Australian of The Year', Australian of the Year Awards, National Australia Day Council, https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/professor-greg-tegart-am-ftse. Details
- 'Tegart, W J McG (19290327-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-481753. Details
See also
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 21 February 2024