Person
Brown, Robert Hallowes (1930 - )
HonFIEAust
- Born
- 15 July 1930
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Mechanical engineer
Summary
Robert Hallowes (Bob) Brown is a renowned mechanical engineer. Between 1980 and 1990 Brown was Foundation Chief of the CSIRO's Division of Manufacturing Technology and in this role he commissioned and oversaw the development of many pioneering technologies that became highly successful products. He played key roles in research initiatives at national and international levels, including the Technology Transfer Council and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems.
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Chronology
- 1954
- Education - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BMechE), University of Melbourne
- 1955 - 1956
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1956
- Career event - Graduate Member (GradIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1956 - 1957
- Career position - Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, United States of America
- 1957
- Education - Master of Science (MS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1958 - 1964
- Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1963
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1965 - 1968
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University
- 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- 1968 - 1969
- Career position - Visiting Associate Professor, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh
- 1969
- Career event - Published The Machining of Metals, co-authored with E. J. A. Armarego
- 1969 - 1976
- Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University
- 1976 - 1980
- Career position - Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Head of Department, University of Western Australia
- 1980 - 1990
- Career position - Foundation Chief of the CSIRO's The Division of Manufacturing Technology
- 1984
- Career position - Director, Victorian Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre
- 1984
- Education - Doctor of Engineering degree (DEng), Monash University
- 1984 - 1990
- Career position - Member, Metal Fabrication Industry Council, Commonwealth Government
- 1986 -
- Award - Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, U.S.A.
- 1986 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 1987
- Award - James N Kirby Medal, Institution of Production Engineers
- 1987 - 1989
- Career position - Member of Council, La Trobe University
- 1990
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - In recognition of service to manufacturing engineering
- 1990 - 1993
- Career position - Appointed to the Physical Sciences Panel of the Cooperative Research Centres committee
- 1992
- Award - Alan Burn Memorial Lecturer, Institution of Engineers, Tasmania
- 1993 - 1994
- Career position - Foundation Executive Director CRC for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies
- 1994 - 2004
- Career position - Chief Executive Officer of Australian delegation of an international group researching Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
- 1995
- Award - A G M Michell Medal, Mechanical College, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1995
- Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1996
- Award - Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 2000
- Award - Emeritus Fellow, International Academy of Production Engineers
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in production engineering
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Mechanical College Report', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 59 (August) (1987). 'James Kirby Medal to Dr Bob Brown'. Details
Resources
- 'Brown, Robert Hallowes (1930-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514400. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Robert Hallowes Brown', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Brown-Robert-Hallowes. Details
Rebecca Rigby and Helen Cohn
Created: 23 February 2012, Last modified: 15 February 2023