Crompton, Robert Woodhouse (1926 - 2022)

Summary

Bob Crompton was Head of the Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories at the Australian National University 1983-1991. His research was in the area of electron swarm physics. He was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 1999 for service to science.

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Chronology

1949

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(hons)), University of Adelaide

1950 - 1958

Career position - Lecturer in physics, University of Adelaide

1954

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide

1959 - 1960

Career position - Senior Lecturer in physics, University of Adelaide

1961 - 1965

Career position - Responsible for establishment and running of Electron and Ion Diffusion Unit, Australian National University

1961 - 1977

Career position - Senior Fellow, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University

1966 - 1987

Career position - Head of Electron and Ion Diffusion Unit, Australian National University

1973 - 1974

Career position - Chairman, ACT Branch, Australian Institute of Physics

1977 - 1989

Career position - Professorial Fellow, Australian National University

1979

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1981 - 1991

Career position - Head, Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories, Australian National University

1982 - 1983

Career position - Chairman, ACT Division, ANZAAS

1982 - 1987

Career position - Chairman, Australian Journals of Scientific Research Board

1989 - 1991

Career position - Professor, Australian National University

1992 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University

1993 - 1995

Career position - President, Australian Institute of Physics

1999

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to science, particularly physics education and research, to the Australian Science Olympiads, and to the community through the National Brain Injury Foundation

2001

Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society in atomic and molecular physics

2001 - 2022

Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics

Related entries

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

• Robert Woodhouse Crompton - Records, MS 183; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

• Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details

Books

• Huxley, L. G. H.; and Crompton, R.. W., The diffusion and drift of electrons in gases (New York: Wiley, 1974), 669 pp. Details

Book Sections

• Crompton, Robert W., 'Huxley, Sir Leonard George Holden (1902 - 1988), physicist and vice-chancellor' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K, Diane Langmore, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007). https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/huxley-sir-leonard-george-holden-516. Details

Conference Papers

• Crompton, R. W., 'The Foundations of the Physics of Atomic Collisions in Australia', in Seventeenth International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions (Brisbane: Adam Hilger, 1991), pp. 1-20.. Details

Journal Articles

• Carver, J.H.; Crompton, R.W.; Ellyard, D.G.; Hibbard, L.U.; Inall, E.K., 'Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant 1901-2000', Historical Records of Australian Science, 14 (3) (2003), 337-364. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR02012. Details
• Crompton, R. W., 'Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988', Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (4) (1991), 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9910840249.htm. Details
• Crompton, R. W.; Dracoulis, G. D.; Lewis, B. R.; Mccracken, K. G.; and Williams, J. S, 'John Henry Carver 1926-2004', Historical Records of Australian Science, 22 (1) (2011), 53-79, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR10015. Details

Resources

• 'Crompton, Robert W (1926-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-804937. Details

Resource Sections

• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor John Carver', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 1997, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-john-carver-1926-2004. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor Chris Christiansen', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 5 June 1997, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-chris-christiansen-1913. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor Ben Gascoigne', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 13 July 2000, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-ben-gascoigne-1915-2010. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor David Craig', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 18 May 1998, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-david-craig-1919-2015. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Sir Geoffrey Badger', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 30 April 1997, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/sir-geoffrey-badger-1916-2002. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor Ross Taylor', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 22 February 2000, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-ross-taylor-geochemist. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor Bernhard Neumann', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 18 February 1998, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-bernhard-neumann-1909. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Dr Lloyd Evans', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2003, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/dr-lloyd-evans-1927-2015-plant. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor Adrian Horridge', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2003, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-adrian-horridge. Details
• Crompton, Bob, 'Interview with Professor Athel Beckwith', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2004, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-athel-beckwith-organic. Details
• Crompton, R. W., 'Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988', in Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs, Australian Academy of Science, 2006, https://www.science.org.au/fellowship/fellows/biographical-memoirs/leonard-george-holden-huxley-1902-1988. Details