Person
Lowke, John James (1934 - )
FTSE
- Born
- 3 April 1934
Tanunda, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist and Science administrator
Summary
John Lowke was Chief of the CSIRO Division of Applied Physics, Sydney from 1980 to 1988, and has published in the field of gas lasers and on related topics.
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Chronology
- 1956
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide
- 1956 - 1958
- Career position - Teacher, South Australian Department of Education
- 1958
- Education - DipEd. University of Adelaide
- 1963
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
- 1963
- Career position - Lecturer, Adelaide Teachers College
- 1964 - 1975
- Career position - Senior Physicist (later Fellow), Westinghouse Research Laboratories, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- 1969 - 1970
- Career position - Rothman Fellow, Australian National University
- 1976 - 1980
- Career position - Senior Lecturer (later Reader), School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1978
- Award - John Madsen Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1980 - 1988
- Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics [II]
- 1981 - 1989
- Career position - Member, Australian Electrical Research Board
- 1981 - 1994
- Career position - Member, Research Board, Welding Technology Institute Australia
- 1983 - 2014
- Career position - Convenor, Panel on Physics of Welding, Wireless Technology Institute Australia
- 1988 - 1999
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics [II]
- 1989
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 1993
- Award - Ramsay Moon Award (jointly), Welding Technology Institute Australia
- 1999 -
- Career position - Honorary Fellow, CSIRO Manufacturing
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in applied physics
- 2004
- Award - Physics of Welding Award, Japanese Welding Society
- 2007
- Award - Wilfred Chapman Award, Welding Technology Institute Australia
Related entries
Archival resources
Private hands (Lowke, J.J.)
- John James Lowke - Records, 1980 - 1987; Private hands (Lowke, J.J.). Details
Published resources
Resources
- 'Lowke, John James (1934-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473972. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 23 March 2023
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