Person
Laurenson, Eric Marwick (1932 - 2003)
- Born
- 9 March 1932
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 22 April 2003
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Eric Marwick Laurenson contributed to both the practices and education of hydrological and water resources engineering in Australia. He was professor of civil engineering at Monash University for twenty-five years.
Details
Chronology
- 1953 - 1956
- Career position - Engineering Assistant in the New South Wales Public Works Department
- 1957 - 1970
- Career position - Lecturer and Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales
- 1970 - 1972
- Career position - Professor of Civil Engineering at Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Papua New Guinea
- 1972 - 1997
- Career position - Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University, Victoria
- 1997 - 2003
- Career position - Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Monash University, Victoria
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on E. M. Laurenson, Professor, civil engineer, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- Mein, Russell and Pilgrim, David, 'Master of flood hydrology [Obituary: Professor Eric Laurenson, Hydrologic Engineer]', The Age (2003). Details
Resources
- 'Laurenson, E M (1932-2003)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-596200. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 28 November 2003, Last modified: 24 May 2006