Person
Levick, William Russell (Bill) (1931 - 2022)
FAA FRS
- Born
- 5 December 1931
- Died
- 5 May 2022
- Occupation
- Medical researcher
Summary
Bill Levick was Professorial Fellow and Personal Chair in Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. He is now a Visiting Fellow in the Division of Psychology at ANU. His key research interest has been the retinal mechanisms in visual perception, including the organization of visual receptive fields.
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Chronology
- 1957 - 1958
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales
- 1963 - 1964
- Career position - CJ Martin Travelling Fellow, Universities of Cambridge (UK) and California (USA)
- 1965 - 1966
- Career position - Associate Research Physiologist, University of California, USA
- 1967
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
- 1967 - 1983
- Career position - Professorial Fellow in Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra
- 1973 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1977 -
- Award - Fellow, Optical Society of America
- 1982 -
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 1983 -
- Career position - Personal Chair in Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Obituary: Professor William "Bill" Russell Levick FAA FRS 5 December 1931 to 5 May 2022', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 160 (2022). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/may-2022-160/fellows-update. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21166831. Details
- 'Levick, W R (1931-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1071239. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 15 February 2006, Last modified: 10 November 2022