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.

Details

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.

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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

Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes

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