Kirkwood, James Bruce (Bruce) (1925 - 1991)

Summary

Bruce Kirkwood, AO HonFIEAust, was a distinguished public service engineer who took a leading role in the electrical and gas power industries in Australia. He was Commissioner for Fuel and Power with the Western Australian Government from 1973, then Commissioner of the State Energy Commission of WA from 1975 until he retired in 1987. His earlier extensive engineering career was with the Electricity Commission of New South Wales from 1957 to 1973, where he rose to Assistant Chief Engineer Power Design.

He had a substantial involvement in professional activities associated with energy-related industries: as president of the Electricity Supply Association of Australia; as chairman of the Australian National Committee of the World Energy Conference; as a Member of the Task Force on Energy; and as foundation chairman of the National Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Council.

His distinguished contribution to engineering was recognised when he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences in 1978, appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1987, and awarded an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1988.

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Chronology

1944

Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

1946

Education - Diploma in Electrical Engineer, Sydney Technical College

1947 -

Career position - Electrical draftsman, Australian General Electric Co.

1949 -

Career position - Second grade engineer, Sydney County Council

1952

Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

1953

Award - J. R. Bainton Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia

1953

Award - Edward Noyes Prize, Institution of Engineers, Australia

c. 1953

Education - Diploma in Mechanical Engineer, Sydney Technical College

c. 1957 - 1967

Career position - Engineer, Electricity Commission, New South Wales

1967 - 1970

Career position - Power Development Engineer, Electricity Commission, New South Wales

13 Sep 1968

Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]

1970 - 1972

Career position - Principal Engineer, Power and Transmission Development, Electricity Commission, New South Wales

1972 - 1973

Career position - Assistant Chief Engineer Power Design, Electricity Commission, New South Wales

1973 - 1975

Career position - Commissioner for Fuel and Power, Western Australia

1975 - 1987

Career position - Commissioner, State Energy Commission, Western Australia

1976 - 1977

Career position - Member Task Force on Energy, Institution of Engineers, Australia

1977 - 1980

Career position - Member, National Energy Advisory Committee

1978 - 1983

Career position - Foundation chairman, National Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Council (NERDDC)

1978 - 1983

Career position - Member, National Petroleum Advisory Committee

1978 - 1987

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)

1980s

Career position - Chairman, Australian National Committee of the World Energy Conference

1980s

Career position - President, Electricity Supply Association of Australia

1982 - 1983

Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences

1985

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for public service, particularly as foundation chairman of the National Energy Research Development and Demonstration Council

1987

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1978]

1987

Life event - Retired

1988

Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

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Published resources

Conference Papers

• Heal, N. B.; Murray, E. D.; Kirkwood, J. B.; Stewart, I. McC., 'Coal as an energy source. (Report of Working Party 3)', in Towards an Energy Policy for Australia. Report of the Task Force on Energy. Canberra, July 20-22, 1977. (NCP no 77/6) (Institution of Engineers Australia, 1977), pp. 30-45.. Details
• Kirkwood, J. B., 'Western Australian energy developments', in Energy Australia. Perth, March 31 - April 6, 1979. (1979), pp. 10-20.. Details
• Kirkwood, J. B., 'The Western Australian energy scene', in Diamond Jubilee Conference 1979 (1979), p. 12.. Details
• Morse, R. N.; Baddams, H.; Close, D. J.; Dembecki, J. A.; Higgins, P.; Kirkwood, J. B.; Luxton, R. E.; Read, W. R.; Saunders, D. W.;Siemon, J. R.; Smith, G. E., 'Solar energy as heat and for fuel. (Report of Working Party 6)', in Towards an Energy Policy for Australia. Report of the Task Force on Energy. Canberra, July 20-22, 1977. (NCP no 77/6) (Institution of Engineers Australia, 1977), pp. 112-128.. Details
• Urie, R.; Meldrum, I. W.; Hocking, D. W.; Foster, R. J.; Kirkwood, J. B.; George, D. W.; Morse, R. N.; Harris, S. F.; Symonds, J. L., 'Long term primary energy prospects and usage patterns. (Report of Working Party 1)', in Towards an Energy Policy for Australia. Report of the Task Force on Energy. Canberra, July 20-22, 1977. (NCP no 77/6) (Institution of Engineers Australia, 1977), pp. 1-22.. 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. Bruce Kirkwood p.42. Details
• Kirkwood, J. B.; Heal, N. B.; and Moffat, R. C., 'An application of digital computers to Power System Planning', Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Transactions, 1 (1959), 17-. Details
• Mackerras, A. P.; Kirkwood, J. B., 'The cost of power and energy consumed in electrical losses and auxiliary equipment in an electricity supply system. (and Discussion)', Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Transactions, 2 (1960), 21-. Details

Seminar Papers

• Kirkwood, J. B., 'Energy (Paper 2)' in Perth - the impact of growth seminar. (1979), p. 24. Details

See also

• Draper, W.J. ed., Who's who in Australia 1983 (Melbourne, Victoria: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1983), 960 pp. p.490. Details