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Klein, Anthony George (Tony) (1935 - 2021)

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Born
14 December 1935
Timisoara, Romania
Died
18 November 2021
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

Tony Klein is an internationally recognised physicist who has specialised in optics for many years. In 1965 he was appointed senior lecturer in physics at the University of Melbourne and quickly moved through the ranks, eventually being promoted to Personal Chair (1983). Klein is a talented teacher and communicator who has written well over one hundred scientific papers and has written reports for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC).

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1958
Education - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), University of Melbourne
1958 - 1964
Career position - Research Scientist, Australian Atomic Commission
1960 - 1961
Career position - Visiting Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, USA
1961 - 1962
Career position - Visiting Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA
1964 - 1965
Career position - Senior Research Scientist, Australian Atomic Commission
1965 - 1976
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne
1971
Career position - Honorary Fellow, University College, London
1975
Career position - Visiting Scientist, Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France
1976
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
1976 - 1982
Career position - Committee member, Australian Institute of Physics, Victorian branch
1976 - 1983
Career position - Reader in Physics, University of Melbourne
1979
Career position - Visiting Scientist, Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France
1980 - 1982
Career position - Chairman, Australian Institute of Physics, Victorian branch
1983
Career position - Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
1983 - 1998
Career position - Personal Chair in Physics, University of Melbourne
1984 - 1986
Career position - Vice-President, then President of the Australian Optical Society
1985 - 1986
Career position - Associate Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
1985 - 1995
Career position - Chairman, Standards Advisory Committee, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics
1987
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
1987 - 1988
Career position - Vice-President, Australian Institute of Physics
1987 - 1996
Career position - Head, School of Physics, University of Melbourne
1989 - 1990
Career position - President, Australian Institute of Physics
1990
Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
1991 - 2010
Career position - Chairman, Research Committee, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
1993 - 1995
Career position - Vice-President, Committee of Management, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
1994 - 2021
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1995 - 1997
Career position - Member of Council, University of Melbourne
1997 - 2007
Career position - Chairman, Beam Instrument Advisory Group, Australian Research Reactor OPAL
1998 - 2008
Career position - Council Member, National Association of Testing Authorities
1999 -
Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
1999
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science, particularly as a researcher in the field of neutron optics, and to the community through the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in experimental physics
2001 - 2021
Award - Life Member, Australian Optical Society
2016
Award - W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society

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  • Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details

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