Person

Perry, Anthony Edward (1937 - 2001)

FAA

Born
19 February 1937
Newport, Victoria, Australia
Died
3 January 2001
Occupation
Mechanical engineer

Summary

Anthony Edward Perry was Professor (Personal Chair), Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Melbourne 1984-2001. His research was on experimental and theoretical aspects of turbulence and vortex motions.

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Chronology

1955
Career position - Cadet Engineer at ICIANZ
1958
Career position - Trainee Engineer at Humes Ltd.
1959
Education - Diploma of Mechanical Engineering (DipMechE), Royal Melbourne Technical College
1960
Education - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours (BE (Mech) Hons), University of Melbourne
1962
Education - Master of Engineering Science with Honours (MESc (Hon)), University of Melbourne
1962 - 1965
Career position - Assistant Lecturer, University of Melbourne
1965 - 1967
Career position - Resident Tutor in Engineering, Queens College, University of Melbourne
1965 - 1969
Career position - Lecturer, University of Melbourne
1966
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
1968
Career position - Resident Tutor in Mechanical Engineering, Ormond College, University of Melbourne
1969 - 1972
Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
1972 - 1984
Career position - Reader, University of Melbourne
1984 - 2001
Career position - Professor (Personal Chair), Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Melbourne
1985 - 2001
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1998
Award - Fellow, American Physical Society - For physical insights into the behavior of turbulence, structure-based modeling approaches, elegant use of scaling arguments, and inspirational teaching.

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  • Chong, M. S., 'Obituary: Professor Anthony E. Perry, Scientist', The Age (2001). Details

Resources

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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