Person
Smerd, Stefan Friedrich (1916 - 1978)
- Born
- 28 July 1916
Vienna, Austria - Died
- 20 December 1978
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Stefan Smerd was one of the world's leading solar physicists. He earned an international reputation for his work on thermal processes in the 'quiet' sun and energetic non-thermal processes associated with solar disturbances. After working on the development of radar during WWII he joined the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in 1946 in the Division of Radiophysics, initially working with Joe Pawsey. During the International Geophysical Year (1957/8) he established a world data centre for solar emission. In 1971 he became Director of the CSIRO observatory at Culgoora, New South Wales, and head of the solar radio astronomy group.
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Chronology
- 1942
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Liverpool, United kingdom
- 1946
- Career event - Appointed to Division of Radiophysics, CSIR
- 1965
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- 1971 - 1978
- Career position - Director, C.S.I.R.O. Solar Observatory at Culgoora, New South Wales
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Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24227628. Details
- 'Smerd, Stefan Friedrich (19160728-19781220)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467019. Details
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Created: 20 March 2018, Last modified: 3 July 2018