Person

Allen-Williams, David John Francis (1918 - 2004)

HonFIEAust

Born
26 February 1918
Sandwich, Kent, England
Died
29 July 2004
Augusta, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
Academic, Civil engineer and Mechanical engineer

Summary

David Allen-Williams, MA PhD HonFIEAust FIMechE FAIE MInstCE MIEE, was Professor and Founding Chair of the
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Western Australia from 1958 to 1984. Previously he had been closely involved with the instrumentation for Britain's first research nuclear reactor, and with the development of the 30MeV synchrotron as a therapeutic instrument in the Department of Radiotherapeutics, University of Cambridge.

Under his leadership the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Western Australia grew rapidly and he was able to establish significant research programs that helped the burgeoning resource developments in the West. His prior knowledge and experience in nuclear science and radiation therapy helped in setting up treatment facilities in Perth hospitals.

His significant engineering achievements were recognised when he was elected an Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust) of the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1987.

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David Allen-Williams was also:
* Fellow (FIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London;
* Fellow (FAIE), Australian Institute of Energy;
* Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London;
* Member (MIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London;
* Council member, Western Australian Radiological Advisory Council;
* Council member, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering;
* Council member, Solar Energy Research Institute of Western Australia.

Chronology

c. 1938
Education - Bachelor of Arts, Clare College, University of Cambridge
1939 - 1940
Career position - His Majesty's Office of Works [Civil engineering work]
1940 - 1946
Military service - Seconded to Air Ministry Research Establishment, Swanage (later known as the Telecommunications Research Establishment) [Working mainly on radar countermeasures]
1946 -
Career position - University of Cambridge [research student, Department of Radiotherapeutics, working on the development of the 30MeV synchrotron as a radiotherapeutic instrument]
1952
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
1953 - 1954
Career position - Physicist, Department of Radiotherapeutics, University of Cambridge
1954 - 1956
Career position - Ruston-Paxman Group of Companies [Associated with the development of nuclear energy and automatic controls in industry]
1956 - 1957
Career position - Chief Research Engineer, Davey Paxman and Co Ltd
1958
Life event - Settled in Western Australia
1958 - 1977
Career position - Professor and Foundation Chair of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia
1959
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1968
Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
1977 - 1984
Career position - Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Western Australia
1984 -
Career position - Emeritus Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia
c. 1985 -
Career position - Chairman, Acet Limited, project engineers
1985
Life event - Retired
1987
Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

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Published resources

Edited Books

  • Draper, W.J. ed., Who's who in Australia 1983 (Melbourne, Victoria: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1983), 960 pp. p.53. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Nine new Honorary Fellows [Em.Prof. David John Francis Allen-Williams; Prof. Lance Aubrey Endersbee; Kenneth John Kelsall; Steven Kenneth Langley; James Bruce Kirkwood; Em.Prof. Sydney Arthur Prentice; Harold C. Richards; Sir Sydney Schubert; Prof. Howard Knox Worner]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 60 (June 24) (1988), 42-43. David Allen-Williams p.42. Details
  • Allen-Williams, D. J., 'Presidential address: Responsibility in Science and Engineering [Section H - Engineering and Architecture, ANZAAS Congress Brisbane 1961]', Australian Journal of Science, 24 (6) (1961), 251-258. Details

See also

Ken McInnes

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