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Ingles, Owen Graeme (1923 - 2017)

Born
22 December 1923
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died
17 June 2017
Legana, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Owen Graeme Ingles, a professor of engineering at the University of New South Wales (1973-1984), co-authored several engineering textbooks on soils and road construction. He was also the designer of flood levees for Launceston, Tasmania. Between 1947 and 2002 he published more than 150 research papers.

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1950 - 1973
Career position - Worked for CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) , mostly with the Division of Soil Mechanics
1973 - 1984
Career position - Professor of Engineering, University of New South Wales
1985
Career event - Retired into private practice in Tasmania

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