Person
McKellar, Bruce Harold John (1941 - )
AC FAA
- Born
- 5 July 1941
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Bruce McKellar is a theoretical physicist recognised internationally for his contributions to particle physics. He has held visiting positions at a number of organisations including the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University. His research has focused on weak interactions, nuclear forces and the application of algebraic techniques to particle physics. With collaborators he published definitive studies on the "Tucson-Melbourne" force and related effects in the B meson system. McKellar has taken an active role in professor organisations, twice being Vice-President of the Australian Academy of Science and from 2014 being President of the International Council for Science.
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Chronology
- 1962
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1965 - 1968
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Sydney
- 1966
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney
- 1969 - 1972
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Sydney
- 1972 - 2007
- Career position - Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1973
- Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 1976
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
- 1977
- Award - Royal Society of Victoria Research Medal
- 1977 - 1979
- Career position - Chairman, School of Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1978 -
- Career position - Consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, U.S.A.
- 1985 - 1988
- Career position - Member, Australian Research Grants Committee
- 1987 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1988
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
- 1988 - 1990
- Career position - Member, Australian Research Council
- 1988 - 1990
- Career position - Chair, Chemical, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Discipline Panel, Australian Research Council
- 1991
- Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
- 1992
- Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
- 1992
- Career position - Visiting Professor, Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
- 1992 - 1998
- Career position - Chair, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1993 - 1997
- Career position - Secretary, International Planning Committee, Asia Pacific Centre for Theoretical Physics
- 1993 - 1998
- Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
- 1995 - 1998
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
- 1997 - 1998
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science
- 1997 - 2006
- Career position - Trustee, Asia Pacific Centre for Theoretical Physics
- 1999
- Career position - Visiting Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 1999 - 2004
- Career position - Secretary for Physical Sciences, Australian Academy of Science
- 2000 - 2004
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in theoretical physics
- 2004 - 2007
- Career position - Foreign Secretary, Australian Academy of Science
- 2006
- Award - Harrie Massey Medal, Australian Institute of Physics and Institute of Physics, United Kingdom
- 2006 - 2008
- Career position - Vice-President, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
- 2008 -
- Career position - Honorary Professional Fellow, University of Melbourne
- 2009
- Award - Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
- 2009 - 2011
- Career position - Chairman, Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific, International Council for Science
- 2014 -
- Career position - President, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
- 2014
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to science, particularly the study of theoretical physics, as an academic, educator and researcher, through seminal contributions to scientific development organisations, and as an author and mentor
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Austen, Norman, McKellar, Bruce H. J., McManus, Hugh and Salpeter, Edwin E., 'Obituary: Stuart T. Butler', Physics today, 35 (10) (1982), 96. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19787014. Details
- Matthew Flindes Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/matthew-flinders-medal-and-lecture. Details
- 'McKellar, Bruce Harold John', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474996. Details
See also
- Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details
- Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day, 2014], Governor General's Office, Canberra, 2014, https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20190510165629mp_/https:/www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC%20(final).pdf. Details
- Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2023. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/thomas-ranken-lyle-medal. Details
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022