Person
Roderick, Jack William (1913 - 1990)
FAA FTSE HonFIEAust
- Born
- 21 September 1913
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Died
- 27 November 1990
Glenhaven, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Jack Roderick was Professor and Head of School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney 1951-1978. In 1968 he set up the Postgraduate Civil Engineering Foundation, an organisation which brought industry and University together and which provided a source of funds for research. He made significant contributions to the theory of welded and other metal structures and the application of plastic theory to the design of such structures.
In 1981, the University of Sydney named the J.W. Roderick Laboratory for Materials and Structures in his honor.
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Chronology
- Career position - Chairman, Provisional Council, Australian Welding Research Association
- Career event - Fellow, Institute of Structural Engineers, United Kingdom
- Career event - Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers London, England
- Career event - Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, United States of America (USA)
- - 1935
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Bristol, England
- - 1937
- Education - Masters of Science (MSc), University of Bristol, England
- - 1941
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Bristol, England
- - 1945
- Education - Masters of Arts (MA), University of Cambridge, England
- 1935
- Career position - Engineering Assistant, H. Young and Co. Structural Engineers, Bristol, England
- 1935 - 1937
- Career position - Engineering Assistant, Experimental Department, Bristol Aeroplane Company, England
- 1937 - 1939
- Career position - Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, England
- 1939 - 1943
- Career position - Lecturer in Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, England
- 1940s
- Career position - Technical Intelligence Officer, Ministry of Home Security (survey of bomb-damaged steel structures), England
- 1944
- Career position - Secondment to the University of Cambridge, England by the British Welding Research Association
- 1945 - 1950
- Career position - Assistant Director of Research, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, England
- 1946
- Career position - Secondment to British Welding Research Association to supervise establishment of its Abington Research Station
- 1951
- Career position - University Lectureship and in Charge of Postgraduate Courses, University of Cambridge, England
- 1951 - 1978
- Career position - Challis Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1952
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1954 - 1990
- Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1962
- Career position - Chairman, Sydney Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1962 - 1964
- Career position - Secretary (Physical Sciences), Australian Academy of Science
- 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 1969
- Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Newcastle
- 1969
- Career position - President, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1975
- Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1977 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1979
- Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1981
- Award - Laboratory named in his honor, The J.W. Roderick Laboratory for Materials and Structures, University of Sydney
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1977]
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Black, Hermann, The J.W. Roderick Laboratory for Materials and Structures, amed by Sir Hermann Black. One hundred years of structural testing, address by N. S. Trahair (Sydney: University of Sydney Press, 1981). Details
Journal Articles
- 'Roderick awarded P.N.R. Memorial Medal [Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1975 to Professor J W Roderick, MA(Cantab) MSc PhD HonDEng FIEAust]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 48 (1-2) (1976), 9. Details
- Harrison, H. B.; and Poulos, H. G., 'Jack William Roderick, 1913-1990', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (3) (1993), 270-277. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9930930270. Details
- Roderick, J. W., 'Edward Hughesdon Davis 1920-1981', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (3) (1982), 109-114. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9820530109. Details
- Roderick, J. W., 'William Henry Wittrick, 1922-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (1) (1987), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9870710123. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28062369. Details
- 'Roderick, Jack William (1913-1990)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1175651. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DEng, 1969', Honorary degrees, University of Newcastle, 2023, https://www.newcastle.edu.au/engage/alumni/stories/honorary-degrees. Details
Resource Sections
- Harrison, H. B.; and Poulos, H. G., 'Jack William Roderick 1913-1990', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/jack-william-roderick-1913-1990. Details
See also
- Brown, R. Hanbury; Minnett, Harry C; White, Fredrick W. G., 'Edward George Bowen 1911-1991', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (2) (1992), 151-166. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9920920151. Details
- Sinclair, Bruce, 'Some National Presidents of IEAust', in Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2001), p. 259., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.521182246276277. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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