Person
McEwan, Angus David (1937 - 2018)
FAA FTSE
- Born
- 20 July 1937
Alloa, Scotland - Died
- 5 September 2018
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Oceanographer
Summary
Angus McEwan was considered the pre-eminent experimentalist in geophysical fluid dynamics of his generation, earning an international reputation for his innovative experiments. His made pioneering studies in electro hydrodynamics and in viscous free surface phenomena, particularly the processes of the atmosphere and ocean such as fronts, waves, convection, stratified and rotating flows, and the quasi-biennial oscillation.
He was inaugural Chief of the CSIRO Division of Oceanography from 1981 until 1995. On retirement in 1995 he became Senior Science Advisor (Oceanography) to the Bureau of Meteorology. McEwan was influential in international meteorological and oceanographic matters, being active in the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in several capacities and in 1994 serving as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Committee for Global Ocean Observing System.
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Chronology
- 1947
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 1960
- Education - BMechE, University of Melbourne
- 1962
- Education - MEngSc, University of Melbourne
- 1966
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
- 1966 - 1969
- Career position - Research Scientist, Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Melbourne
- 1969 - 1971
- Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship
- 1971 - 1981
- Career position - Leader, Dynamics Section, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics
- 1975
- Award - Rossby Fellowship, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, Maryland, U.S.A.
- 1980 - 1981
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics
- 1981 - 1995
- Career position - Inaugural Chief, CSIRO Division of Oceanography
- 1982
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1987 - 1990
- Career position - Chairman, Committee on Climate Changes and the Ocean, UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- 1989
- Career event - R. H. Clarke Lecturer, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
- 1991 - 1995
- Career position - Honorary Research Professor, University of Tasmania
- 1994
- Career position - Chairman, Intergovernmental Committee for Global Ocean Observing System
- 1994
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 1995 -
- Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Marine Research
- 1995
- Life event - Retired
- 1995 - 2003
- Career position - Senior Advisor (Oceanography), Bureau of Meteorology
- 1995 - 2005
- Career position - Senior Science Advisor in Oceanography, Bureau of Meteorology
- 1996 -
- Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, Australian Academy of Science
- 1997 - 2000
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
- 1998 - 2000
- Career position - President, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
- 2001
- Career position - Member, Tasmanian Science and Technology Council
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in geophysical fluid dynamics and oceanography
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Dr Angus McEwan FAA FTSE 20 June 1937 to 5 September 2018', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter, 120 (2018), 10. https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/september-2018-120. Details
- Anon, 'Oceanographer rose to global prominence [Angus McEwan]', Applied, 208 (2019), 68, https://www.atse.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Applied_magazine_March_2019_final_web.pdf. Details
- McDougall, Trevor; Church, John; and Zillman, John, 'Vale Dr Angus McEwan FAA FTSE', Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Supplement (2018), 8, https://view.joomag.com/bamos-vol-31-special-issue-october-2018-bulletin-vol-31-special-issue-01-2018/0218810001540846020?short. Details
Resources
- 'McEwan, Angus David (1937-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475867. Details
Resource Sections
- McDougall, Trevor, 'Interview with Dr Angus McEwan', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2011, http://science.org.au/scientists/interviews/m/mcewan.html. Details
- Ward, C., 'Angus David McEwan', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/McEwan-Angus-David. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 2 June 2022
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