Person
Laurenson, Eric Marwick (1932 - 2003)
- Born
- 9 March 1932
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 22 April 2003
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Eric Marwick Laurenson contributed to both the practices and the education of hydrological and water resources engineering in Australia. He was professor of civil engineering at Monash University for twenty-five years.
Details
Chronology
- 1949
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1953 - 1956
- Career position - Engineering Assistant, New South Wales Public Works Department
- 1954
- Career event - Graduate Member (GradIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1957 - 1970
- Career position - Lecturer and Associate Professor, University of New South Wales
- 1959
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1963
- Education - Doctor of Philosphy (PhD), University of New South Wales [Thesis: Hydrograph synthesis by runoff routing]
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- 1970
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1970 - 1972
- Career position - Professor of Civil Engineering, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea
- 1972 - 1997
- Career position - Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering (Water Resources), Monash University, Victoria
- 1997 - 2003
- Career position - Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Victoria
- 2003
- Award - Hall of Fame, National Committee on Water Engineering, Engineers Australia - recognising individuals who have shaped the theory and practice of water engineering
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on E. M. Laurenson, Professor, civil engineer, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Laurenson, E. M., 'The derivation of infiltration indices under Australian conditions', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 26 (10-11) (1954), 225-230. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Mein, Russell and Pilgrim, David, 'Master of flood hydrology [Obituary: Professor Eric Laurenson, Hydrologic Engineer]', The Age (2003). Details
Resources
- 'Laurenson, E M (1932-2003)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-596200. Details
See also
- Munro, C. H.; Lovett, N. B.; Learmonth, J. R.; Laurenson, E. M.; Learmonth, J. R.; Fekete, P.H.; Eaton, T. D.; Jamieson, L. N.; Philip, J. R.; Alexander, G. N.; Moran, P. A. P., 'Studies in engineering hydrology (Symposium) [eleven papers]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 26 (10-11) (1954), 217-259. Details
Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes
Created: 28 November 2003, Last modified: 11 December 2025