Person
Langley, Steven Kenneth (Ken) (1926 - 2001)
AO HonFIEAust
- Born
- 17 July 1926
Australia - Died
- 19 October 2001
Australia - Occupation
- Chemical engineer
Summary
Ken Langley, AO HonFIEAust, chemical engineer, was recognised for bringing together all chemical engineers working in Australia, as a strong well-identified sector of the engineering profession. He was largely reponsible for launching the quarterly journal "Chemical Engineering in Australia". He was very active within the Institution of Engineers, Australia, as chairman of the College of Chemical Engineers from 1977 to 1979, and as National President, 1981-1982.
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Chronology
- 1957
- Career event - Graduate Member (GradIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1960
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1960 - 1972
- Career position - Engineering Manager, B. F. Goodrich Chemicals Ltd.
- 1967
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1967 - 1984
- Career position - Member, Western Industries Association Council
- 1968
- Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
- 1969 - 1979
- Career position - Member of the committee of the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
- 1970 - 1980
- Career position - Member of the West Gate Bridge Authority
- 1971 - 1984
- Career position - Vice-President, Western Industries Association
- 1973 - 1978
- Career position - Business Development Manager, Austin Anderson Pty. Ltd.
- 1974
- Career position - Chairman, Victorian Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1975 - 1987
- Career position - Councillor, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Chairman, College of Chemical Engineers, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1978 - 1983
- Career position - Managing Director of Global Engineering (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
- 1980
- Career position - Senior Vice-President, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1980 - 1988
- Career position - Director of Miadna Pty. Ltd.
- 1981 - 1982
- Career position - National President, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 1982
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to engineering [Award ID: 881811]
- 1983 - 1985
- Career position - Chairman, Global Engineering (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
- 1983 - 1994
- Career position - Member of the Board of Management of the Engineering Foundation, University of Melbourne
- 1984 - 1985
- Career position - Chairman, Process Engineers and Construction Association
- 1984 - 1986
- Career position - Member, Council of the Chemical and Plastics Industry
- 1984 - 1987
- Career position - Chairman, Miadna Pty. Ltd.
- c. 1985 - c. 2001
- Career position - Managing Director, Ken Langley & Associates Pty. Ltd.
- 1987
- Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1987 - 1994
- Career position - Director, Sheddon Pacific Pty. Ltd.
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Langley, S. K.; McLennan, Ian; Murray, R. A.; Ward, R. G., 'Section - Oil and Natural Gas' in Chapter 11: Energy. Technology in Australia, 1788-1988, Roger N. Morse, ed. (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988), pp. 798-802, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/770.html. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Annual Report - Colleges [1977]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 50 (4) (1978), 23-26. 'Chairman, College of Chemical Engineers [Portrait]. Details
- 'Nine new Honorary Fellows [Em.Prof. David John Francis Allen-Williams; Prof. Lance Aubrey Endersbee; Kenneth John Kelsall; Steven Kenneth Langley; James Bruce Kirkwood; Em.Prof. Sydney Arthur Prentice; Harold C. Richards; Sir Sydney Schubert; Prof. Howard Knox Worner]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 60 (June 24) (1988), 43-44. 'Nine new Honorary Fellows' - Steven Kenneth Langley. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Beadle, Ken, 'Obituary: Steven Kenneth Langley, AO, Professional engineer', The Age (2001). Details
Reports
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1987 [Sixty-eighth Annual Report] (1988), 28 pp. 'Awards and Honours - Honorary Fellows - Council elected Mr Ken Langley, AO FIEAust, as Honorary Fellow', p.19. Details
Resources
- 'Langley, Steven Kenneth (1926-2001)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473962. Details
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Created: 3 December 2003, Last modified: 3 May 2023