Person
Vasey, Gilbert Howard (1904 - 1986)
- Born
- 1904
Balwyn, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 27 November 1986
Wantirna South, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Agricultural engineer
Summary
Gilbert Vasey worked with the New South Wales Main Roads Board from 1929 to 1933 and from 1933 to 1971 was Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader-in-Charge, Agricultural Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
The Gilbert Vasey Prize, for 4th year Agricultural Engineering students at the University of Melbourne is named after him.
Details
Chronology
- 1926
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1929
- Education - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BMechE), University of Melbourne
- 1929
- Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
- 1932
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1933 -
- Career position - Lecturer, Agricultural engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1964
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1965
- Career position - Councillor, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 1971
- Award - Master of Philosophy (MPhil), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- Gilbert Howard Vasey - Records, 1923 - 1970; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Conference Papers
- Win, Tin; Vasey, G. H., 'Traction of a Model Pneumatic Tyre on a Rigid Surface', in Conference on Agricultural Engineering 1978, Toowoomba, Queensland, 29-31 August 1978: Preprints of Papers (Barton, ACT: Institution of Engineers Australia, 1978), pp. 196-200., https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.563516356974908. Details
Journal Articles
- Baillie, W. F.; Vasey, G. H., 'The rating and testing of stock model goods in accordance with standard test codes', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 40 (1968), 87-. Details
- Vasey, G. H., 'Applications of engineering to agriculture', Report of the twenty-third meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Auckland meeting, January, 1937 (1937), 219. Details
- Vasey, G. H., 'William Charles Kernot (1845-1909)', The Chartered Engineer Victoria, 57 (20) (1985), 8. Details
Resources
- 'Vasey, Gilbert Howard (1904-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475036. Details
- 'Awarded honorary MPhil, 1971', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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