Gillin, Laurence Murray (Murray) (1935 - )

Summary

Murray Gillin, AM FTSE HonFIEAust MEngSc PhD MEd, Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation; past Director of the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship; and past Pro Vice-Chancellor, Swinburne University of Technology, made significant innovative contributions in materials research and engineering; in defence science and technology; in tertiary education; and in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Details

Graduating with a Diploma of Metallurgy at Ballarat School of Mines, 1956, and Master of Engineering Science, University of Melbourne, 1958, he was a research scientist at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories. His PhD research in materials science at University of Cambridge, 1964, and his work in the defence science and technology field, helped establish the science and design of graphite carbon-fibre composites in Australia. This early work later led to the development of carbon fibre composite tail assemblies for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and a new aircraft industry in Australia.

In 1979, Murray moved into university education, as Dean of Engineering at Swinburne Institute of Technology, and consolidated the now renowned Swinburne Industry Based Learning (IBL) program. In 1988, he founded the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEI) course within the Faculty of Engineering, the first such program in the world, and a flagship course for Swinburne. In 1990, as the foundation Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, he established the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) at Swinburne University of Technology.

In 1992 Murray was elected President of the Institution of Engineers, Australia; in 1994 elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering; in 1995 President of the World Association for Co-operative Education, and in 1997 he was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for his work in engineering, innovation, and ongoing professional education.

Chronology

1956

Education - Diploma of Metallurgical Engineering (DipMetEng), Ballarat School of Mines

1957 - 1958

Career position - Part-time lecturer in metallurgy, Swinburne Technical College

1958

Award - Dixson Scholarship, University of Melbourne

1958

Education - Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering (BMetE Hons), University of Melbourne

1959

Education - Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc), University of Melbourne

1959 - 1960

Career position - Researcher, Aeronautical Research Laboratories

1965

Education - Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science (PhD), University of Cambridge, under Prof. Tony Kelly CBE

1966 - 1974

Career position - Research Scientist, carbon-fibre composites, Aeronautical Research Laboratories

1975 - 1978

Career position - Head of Laboratory Programs, Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)

1979 - 1993

Career position - Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Swinburne Institute of Technology

1981

Career event - Director, Entrepreneurial Workshop Program

1982

Education - Master of Education (MEd), University of Melbourne

1985

Career event - Designed a Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Studies course, Swinburne Institute of Technology

1988

Career event - Founded a Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEI) course, Swinburne Institute of Technology

1989

Career event - Adviser, Cooperative Research Centre for Aerospace Structures. [Now Advanced Composite Structures Australia (ACS-A) ]

1990 - 1998

Career position - Founding Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Swinburne Institute of Technology

1992 - 1993

Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia

1994

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

1995 - 1996

Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor, Industry Regional Development and Client Services, Swinburne University of Technology

1996 - 1998

Career position - President, World Association for Cooperative Education

1997

Award - Honorary doctorate, Doctor of Pedagogy, Northeastern University, Boston USA

1997

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to engineering and education, particularly in the area of continuing education programs for professional engineers.

1997

Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Swinburne University of Technology

1997

Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

1998 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Swinburne University fo Technology

1998

Life event - Retired from Swinburne University of Technology

2001

Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in technological industries.

2004

Career event - Founded, AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Conference

2010

Award - Lifetime Achievement Award, BCERC Entrepreneurship Research Conference

2011

Career position - Adjunct Professor, University of Adelaide

2011

Career position - Adjunct Professor, UNITAR, Malaysia

2016

Award - Honorary doctorate, Doctor of Business (DocBus), Swinburne University of Technology

Related entries

Published resources

Books

• Howarth, Cathy S.; Gillin, Murray, and Bailey, John Ernest, Strategic alliances : resource-sharing strategies for smart companies. (Melbourne, Victoria.: Pitman Publishing, 1995), 187 pp. Details

Conference Papers

• Davie, R.S.; Gillin, L.M.; Russell, J.K., 'The Influence of Aerospace Developments upon Developments in Manufacturing', in Joint National Symposium 1985: The Influence of Aviation on Engineering and the Future of Aeronautics in Australia; Preprints (Barton, ACT: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1985), pp. 1-4., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.690034231818086. Details

Journal Articles

• Davie, R. S.; Gillin, L. M.; Russell, J. K., 'The influence of aerospace developments in manufacturing', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 57 (24) (1985), Supplement: 1-4. Details

Reports

• Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1989 [Seventieth Annual Report] (1990), 36 pp. 'Vice President, Professional Issues', p.14-15. Details

Theses

• Gillin, L.M., 'Deformation of graphite', PhD thesis, University of Cambridge, 1965, 129 pp. Details
• Gillin, L.M., 'Cooperative education in engineering : effects on career progress and graduate attitudes', MEd thesis, University of Melbourne, 1982, 117 pp. Details
• Gillin, Murray L., 'Strain ageing in cold rolled 70-30 brass', Thesis, University of Melbourne, 1959, 87 pp. Details

See also

• 'People', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 59 (17) (1987), 21. Details
• Anon, Australian men and women of science, engineering and technology (Port Melbourne: Reed Reference Australia, 1995), 661 pp. 'Gillin, Laurence Murray, Prof.' pp.193-194. Details
• Tolra, Leanne ed., Swinburne University of Technology : our people, our achievements, our future : a young university, backed by more than a century of history (Richmond, Victoria: Hardie Grant Books, 2017), 122 pp, https://commons.swinburne.edu.au/items/0363105d-447e-49ea-86f7-8fbce7672897/1/. Details