Person

Loughhead, Ralph Edwin (1929 - )

Born: 17 September 1929
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Physicist

Summary

Ralph Loughhead was research officer in the CSIRO Division of Physics July 1954-1972. He was leader of the solar physics group in the CSIRO Division of Applied Physics 1972 to 30 June 1987, and was assistant to the Division Chief from July 1986. Loughhead, known for his expertise on sunspots and solar granulation, retired in 1988.

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

Ralph Edwin Loughhead - Records, 1965 - 1998, MS 201; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details

Resources

'Loughhead, R E (19290917-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-500178. Details

Ailie Smith

Created: 16 April 2012, Last modified: 24 April 2012

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