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Dewar, Robert Leith (1944 - 2024)

FAA FAPS FAIP

Born
1 March 1944
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
5 April 2024
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

Robert Leith Dewar was internationally recognised for his research in the field of theoretical plasma physics. He made significant contributions to magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and in dynamical systems such asM MD equilibrium and stability, MHD balooning modes, Taylor relaxation and Hamiltonian maps. Dewar was Professor of Physics at the Institute of Advanced Studies in the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering at the Australian National University (ANU). He coordinated the ANU Centre for Theoretical Physics and was Convenor of the Australian Research Council Complex Open Systems Research Network. Before starting at the ANU, Dewar spent several years studying and working at Princeton University in the USA after completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Melbourne.

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1964
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1967
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Science
1970
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Princeton University, New Jersey,U.S.A.
1970 - 1971
Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Maryland, USA
1971 - 1973
Career position - Research Associate of the Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton University
1974 - 1976
Career position - Research Fellow, Australian National University in Canberra
1976 - 1977
Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University
1977 - 1979
Career position - Research Staff Member at the Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
1979 - 1982
Career position - Research Physicist then Principal Research Physicist at the Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
1980
Award - Fellow, American Physical Society (FAPS)
1980 - 2024
Award - Fellow, Australian Plant Society
1982 - 1992
Career position - Senior Fellow, Australian National University
1988 - 2024
Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics (FAIP)
1991 - ?
Career position - Member of the South-East Asia Theoretical Physics Association
1992 - 1996
Career position - Professor of Physics, Australian National University
1992 - 2024
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1993 - 2024
Career position - Member of the Australian Mathematical Society
1995 - 1997
Career position - Head of the Plasma Research Laboratory at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
1996 - 1997
Career position - Interim Director of the National Plasma Fusion Research Facility
1996 - 2011
Career position - Professor of Physics at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
1998 - ?
Career position - Coordinator of Centre for Theoretical Physics, Australian National University
1998 - 2001
Career position - Head, Department of Theoretical Physics at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
2000 - 2003
Career position - Member, National Committee for Physics, Australian Academy of Science
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in physical sciences and engineering
c. 2003 - 2011
Career position - Convenor of the Australian Research Council Complex Open Systems Research Network
2011 - 2024
Career position - Professor Emeritus, , Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University

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