Person
Caro, David Edmund (1922 - 2011)
AO OBE FInstP FAIP FACE
- Born
- 29 June 1922
Victoria, Australia - Died
- 15 August 2011
- Occupation
- Physicist, University Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor
Summary
David Edmund Caro was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ballarat, University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania and interim Vice-Chancellor of Northern Territory University. He was also an active board or council member of many scientific institutes within Australia. Professor Caro was educated at the University of Melbourne and Birmingham University, UK where he completed a Masters of Science (MSc) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Melbourne and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from both the Universities of Melbourne and Tasmania. His contributions to science and academia have been nationally and internationally acknowledged with his appointments as Officer in the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and Officer in the Order of Australia (AO).
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Chronology
- 1947 - 1949
- Career position - Demonstrator in University of Melbourne
- 1952
- Career position - Lecturer, University of Melbourne
- 1954
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
- 1958
- Career position - Reader, University of Melbourne
- 1961 - 1972
- Career position - Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1969 - 1970
- Career position - President, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
- 1972 - 1977
- Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne
- 1977
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1978
- Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 1978 - 1982
- Career position - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania
- 1979 - 1982
- Career position - Member of the Tertiary Education Commission of Tasmania
- 1979 - 1984
- Career position - Chairman, Antarctic Research Policy Advisory Committee
- 1982 - 1986
- Career position - Member of the Management Committee of the Royal Melbourne Hospital
- 1982 - 1987
- Career position - Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne
- 1984 -
- Career position - Chairman, Superannuation Scheme for Australian Universities (SSAU) Nominees Pty. Limited
- 1986
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
- 1987
- Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 1988 - 1989
- Career position - Interim Vice-Chancellor at Northern Territory University
- c. 1998 - c. 2005
- Career position - Chancellor, University of Ballarat
- 10 May 2005
- Award - Honorary Doctorate, University of Ballarat
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Caro, D. E.; Martin, R. L., 'Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (1) (1987), 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9870710097. Details
- Caro, D. E.; Martin, R. L.; and Oliphant, M., 'Leslie Harold Martin 21 December 1900 - 1 February 1983', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 33 (1987), 399-409, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1987.0015. Details
- Caro, D.E., 'Sir Leslie Harold Martin (1900-1983) - Obituary', Australian Physicist, 20 (May) (1983), 91-92. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Home, R.H., 'Educator extraordinary's radar tuned to excellence', David Edmund Caro - Physicist, educator. 29-6-1922 - 15-8-2011 (2011), 20. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE110928104J1AETCES. Details
Resources
- 'Caro, D E (1922-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-612313. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DSc, 1987', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
- 'Awarded honorary LLD, 1978', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
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Created: 1 November 2001, Last modified: 15 June 2022