Person
McElhinny, Michael William (1933 - )
FAA FInstP FRAS
- Born
- 9 December 1933
Windsor, Berkshire, England - Occupation
- Geophysicist
Summary
Michael William McElhinny is a geophysicist with special interests in palaeomagnetism. In 1988 he and his wife set up the company Gondwana Consultants to help create global databases on the phenomenom. McElhinny is also heavily involved in academia, administration and research. He is Adjunct Professor in Geological Sciences at the University of Michigan, USA and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Tectonics Special Research Centre, University of Western Australia. Prior to this he was Chief Geophysicist at the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (1982-1988) and Senior Fellow in Geophysics at the Australian National University Department of Geophysics and Geochemistry (later the Research School of Earth Sciences).
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Chronology
- 1953
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa
- 1955
- Career position - Junior Lecturer in Physics at Rhodes University
- January 1956 - October 1956
- Career position - Scientific Officer at British Dielectric Research in London
- November 1956 - October 1958
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Physics at University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
- 1958
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Rhodes University
- 1958 - 1964
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics at University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- 1962 -
- Award - Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS)
- 1963 -
- Career position - Member of the American Geophysical Union
- 1964 -
- Award - Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London (FInstP)
- 1965 - 1966
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics at University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- 1967 - 1982
- Career position - Senior Fellow in Geophysics within the Department of Geophysics and Geochemisry at the Australian National University
- 1970 -
- Career position - Member of the Geological Society of Australia
- 1981 -
- Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1982 - 1988
- Career position - Chief of Geophysics at the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics
- 1983
- Award - Mawson Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
- 1988 -
- Career position - Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
- 1988
- Award - Fleming Medal received from the American Geophysical Union
- 1988 - 2000
- Career position - Gondwana Consultants founded
- 1997 - 2005
- Career position - Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Tectonics Special Research Centre, University of Western Australia
- 2004
- Education - Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Western Australia
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Published resources
Resources
- 'McElhinny, M W (19331209-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-504434. Details
Resource Sections
- Australian Academy of Science, 'Mawson Medal and Lecture', Canberra, https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/mawson-medal-and-lecture. Details
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