Person

Piper, James Austin (Jim) (1947 - 2023)

AM

Born
1 January 1947
Oamaru, New Zealand
Died
20 July 2023
Occupation
Physicist and University Administrator

Summary

Jim Piper was a physicist recognised internationally for his research into lasers, photonics and optics. This work included investigations of high precision ultra violet laser micromachining of polymers and applications in micro fabrication physics. Piper was one of the first to establish a laser research program in Australia. He retired in 2013 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Macquarie University.

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Chronology

1968
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Otago, New Zealand
1971
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Otago, New Zealand
1971 - 1975
Career position - Research Fellow, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford
1975
Life event - Settled in Australia
1975 - 1983
Career position - Lecturer (later Associate Professor) in Physics, Macquarie University
1982
Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science
1984
Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
1984 - 2013
Career position - Professor of Physics, Macquarie University
1985 - 1986
Career position - President, Australian Optical Society
1988 - 1996
Career position - Director, ARC Special Research Centre for Lasers and Applications
1991 - 1994
Career position - Deputy Chair, ARC Research Training and Careers Committee
1994 -
Award - Fellow, Optical Society of America
1996
Career position - General Chair, 20th International Quantum electronics Conference, Sydney
1997
Career position - Head, School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics, Macquarie University
1997
Award - Australian Optical Society Medal
1998 - 2000
Career position - Council Member, Australian Research Council
1998 - 2000
Career position - Chair, ARC Committee for International and National Co-operation
1998 - 2002
Career position - Dean, Division of Information and Communication Sciences, Macquarie University
2003 - 2013
Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Macquarie University
2005
Career position - Chair, Deputy Vice-Chancellor's (Research) Committee, Australian Vice-Chancellor's Committee
2006
Award - DSc honoris causa, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
2006 - 2013
Career position - Director, Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University
2007 - 2013
Career position - Board Member, HEARing CRC
2008 - 2010
Career position - Chair, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Grants (LIEF) Scientific Advisory Committee, Australian Research Council
2010 - 2012
Career position - Board Member, Environmental Biotechnology CRC
2010 - 2013
Career position - Member, Advisory Board, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
2014
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to tertiary education, particularly through research in applied laser physics
2016 - 2023
Award - Life Member, Australian Optical Society

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Helen Cohn

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