Person

Honeycombe, Robert William Kerr (1921 - )

FRS

Born
2 May 1921
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Metallurgist

Summary

Robert Honeycombe studied science at the Universities of Melbourne and Cambridge. After a five year stint as a research officer with Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), he moved to London to further his career (1948). Honeycombe spent the next thirty plus years in England, working and lecturing in metallurgy.

Details

Chronology

1941
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1942
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1942 - 1947
Career position - Research Officer in the Lubricants and Bearings Section at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
1948 - 1951
Career position - Research Fellow at the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge, UK
1950
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
1951 - 1955
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physical Metallurgy, University of Sheffield
1955 - 1966
Career position - Professor of Physical Metallurgy, University of Sheffield
1961
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
1966 - 1984
Career position - Professor of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
1974
Award - Doctor of Applied Science (DAppSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
1981
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Honeycombe, R., 'Physical Science and Technology' in The Australian Contribution to Britain: Papers of a Conference at the Royal Society, 7-8 June 1988, T.B. Millar, ed. (London: Australian Studies Centre, 1988), pp. 8-19. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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