Person
Spicer, Brian Milton (1928 - 2004)
- Born
- 7 October 1928
- Died
- 19 September 2004
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist and University Administrator
Summary
Brian Spicer was Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne from 1965 to 1988, having started there as a lecturer in 1956. He was also an advisor to many government education and safety committees and a committed member of the Baptist Union.
Details
Chronology
- 1952
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1956
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1956 - 1957
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1957 - 1961
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1960
- Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
- 1961 - 1962
- Career position - Reader in Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1962 - 1965
- Career position - Associate Director of Nuclear Research, University of Melbourne
- 1965
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
- 1965 - 1988
- Career position - Personal Chair and Professor of Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1972 - 1977
- Career position - Head of the School of Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1973 - 1987
- Career position - Member of the Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council
- 1979 - 1980
- Career position - President, Baptist Union of Victoria
- 1985 - 1996
- Career position - Member of the National Office for Overseas Skills Recognition (Chairman from 1994-96)
- 1986
- Career position - Vice-President of the Council of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
- 1987 - 1988
- Career position - President, Council of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
- 1989 - 2004
- Career position - Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Melbourne
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council, British nuclear tests in Australia - a review of operational safety measures and of possible after-effects (Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1983), 76 pp. Spicer was a member of AIRAC 1937-1987. Details
Journal Articles
- Spicer, B. M., 'Physics at the University of Melbourne', Australian Physicist, 17 (7) (1980), 113-116. Details
Resources
- 'Spicer, B M', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-618767. Details
Rosanne Walker & Annette Alafaci
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 16 May 2023