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Barker, John Adair (1925 - 1995)

FAA FRS

Born
24 March 1925
Corrigin, Western Australia, Australia
Died
27 October 1995
California, United States of America
Occupation
Theoretical physicist

Summary

John Barker worked at IBM Research Laboratory (later the Almaden Research Center), San Jose, California 1969-1994. He has made major contributions to our knowledge of solutions and dense vapours by his work on the statistical mechanics of molecular interactions, especially of polar molecules.

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Chronology

1945
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Melbourne
1946 - 1947
Career position - Demonstrator in physics, University of Melbourne
1948
Career position - Scientist, Division of Aeronautics, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
1949
Career position - Mathematics teacher, Acton Technical college, England
1950 - 1967
Career position - Scientist, Division of Industrial Chemistry, CSIRO
1958
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
1967 - 1969
Career position - Professor of Applied Mathematics and Physics, University of Waterloo, Ontario
1967 - 1995
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1969 - 1994
Career position - IBM Research Laboratory (later the Almaden Research Center), San Jose, California
1981 - 1995
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)

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See also

  • Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 26, 28. Details
  • Ewers, W. E.; and Weiss, D. E., 'Keith Leonard Sutherland 1916-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (2) (1981), 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9810520078. Details

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