Person

Worner, Hill Wesley (1917 - 2002)

AO FTSE HonFIEAust

Born
1 May 1917
Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Died
7 March 2002
Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Metallurgist

Summary

Hill Worner, AO FTSE HonFIEAust, was Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Melbourne from 1956-1975 and Director of the Institute for Industrial Technology, CSIRO 1979-1981.

He achieved international renown for his research on titanium; by developing a new method for producing powdered titanium for use in the Australian radio valve industry; and was one of the first in the world to introduce courses in engineering materials.

Details

Chronology

1934
Education - Diploma of Applied Chemistry, Bendigo School of Mines
1936
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1938
Education - Master of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1939
Career position - Metallurgist, Broken Hill Association of Smelters, Melbourne
1940
Career position - Lecturer in metallurgy, University of Melbourne
1941 - 1942
Career position - Research metallurgist, Lubricants and Bearings Section, CSIR
1943 - 1945
Career position - Research metallurgist, Division of Industrial Chemistry, CSIR
1946 - 1953
Career position - Research metallurgist, Physical Metallurgy Section, CSIR
1951
Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
1953
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
1954 - 1955
Career position - Metallurgist, Mines Board Canada, Ottawa
1956 - 1975
Career position - Professor of Metallurgy, University of Melbourne
1976 - 1978
Career position - Member, Executive CSIRO
1978 - 1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1979 - 1981
Career position - Director, Institute of Industrial Technology, CSIRO
1981
Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
26 January 1981
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for public service in the field of Metallurgy and Industrial Technology.
1982
Career position - Member, Executive CSIRO
1986
Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1978]
2002
Life event - Cremated, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Victoria

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • 'Prince Philip becomes HonFIEAust [Also elected Honorary Fellows: Peter Courtney Gration, Hill Wesley Worner, Ian McColl Stewart, Ronald John Yates]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 59 (October 31) (1986), 39. Details
  • Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter, '150 Years, 150 Stories: Worner Brothers', Uni News, 12 (17) (2003), 4. Details

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1986 [Sixty-seventh Annual Report] (1987), 24 pp. 'Awards and Honours - Honorary Fellows -Council elected Emeritus Prof H Worner, FIEAust, as Honorary Fellow', p.15. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

See also

  • Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter, 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne (Melbourne: Department of History, University of Melbourne, 2003), 168 pp. Details

Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes

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