Lamb, David (1936 - )

Summary

David Lamb spent 28 years in managerial and executive positions within the Ford Motor Company's componentry section (c.1964-1992). In 1992 he was appointed Chief Executive of CSIRO's Australian Automotive Technology Centre (AATC). During the next 11 years he oversaw the research and development of Australia's first Low Emissions Vehicles (LEVs) and reinvigorated Australia's componentry manufacturing industry by instigating the development of higher quality products and processes. In 2003, Lamb retired from the CSIRO but returned from 2005-2008 as Low Emission Transport Theme Leader in the Energy Transformed Flagship during which time he promoted the Australian hybrid battery UltraBattery to international companies and increased biofuel research by 1200%.

Details

In 2000 Lamb was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as joint team leader (with Howard Lovatt and Tony Vassallo) of the Low Emission Vehicle Team, for the development of complete power-trains for two low-emission car projects.

Chronology

1956 - 1959

Military service - Served with the R.A.F.

1963

Life event - Migrated to Australia

c. 1964 - c. 1992

Career position - Managerial roles within the Ford Motor Company, Australia and with Ford Lio Ho, Taiwan

1992 - 2003

Career position - Chief Executive of CSIRO's Australian Automotive Technology Centre (AATC)

2000

Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (joint team leader with Howard Lovatt and Tony Vassallo)

2005 - 2008

Career position - Low Emission Transport Theme Leader in the Energy Transformed Flagship, CSIRO

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Published resources

Resources

• 'Lamb, David (1936-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514408. Details

Resource Sections

• Ward, C., 'David Lamb', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Lamb-David. Details