Person
Dewar, Robert Leith (1944 - )
FAA FAPS FAIP
- Born
- 1 March 1944
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Robert Leith Dewar is 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 is also Coordinator of the ANU Centre for Theoretical Physics and 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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Chronology
- 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, USA
- 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)
- 1982 - 1992
- Career position - Senior Fellow, Australian National University
- 1988 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics (FAIP)
- 1991 -
- Career position - Member of the South-East Asia Theoretical Physics Association
- 1992 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1992 - 1996
- Career position - Professor of Physics, Australian National University
- 1993 -
- 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 -
- Career position - Professor of Physics at the Institute of Advanced Studies 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
- 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
- c. 2003 -
- Career position - Convenor of the Australian Research Council Complex Open Systems Research Network
- 2003
- Award - Centenary Medal, Australian Government
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Dewar, R L (19440301-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-611289. Details
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Created: 10 October 2005, Last modified: 15 June 2022