Biographical entry Carver, John Henry (1926 - 2004)

Summary

John Henry Carver became Professor of Physics and Director of the Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University in 1978. Prior to this he was Professor of Physics at University of Adelaide (1961-78) and was heavily involved in atmospheric physics research. The Wresat satellite launched in 1967 carried with it many experiments designed by Carver and his team. The Australian National University honoured him in 1994 with the naming of the John Carver Building at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering.

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Events

1947

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney

1948

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney

1949 - 1953

Career position - Worked in the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK

1953

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge

1953 - 1956

Career position - Research Fellow in the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University, Canberra

1956 - 1959

Career position - Fellow at the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University

1958 - 1959

Career position - Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell

1960 - 1961

Career position - Senior Fellow in the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University

1961 - 1978

Career position - Elder Professor of Physics at the University of Adelaide

1968 - 1969

Career position - Worked at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, USA

1970 - 1995

Career position - Chairman of the United Nations Scientific and Technical Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

1975

Education - Doctor of Science (ScD) received from the University of Cambridge

1977 - 1982

Career position - Chairman of the Radio Research Board of Australia

1978 - 1992

Career position - Director and Professor of Physics in the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University

1983 - 1986

Career position - Chairman of the Anglo Australian Telescope Board

1986 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1986 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

1986

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

1993 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University, Canberra

1993 - 1994

Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies at the Australian National University

1994 -

Career position - Visiting Fellow at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering at the Australian National University

Related entries

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

• John Henry Carver - Records, 1930 - 1976, DeB 935-6; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

University of Adelaide, Physics Department

• John Henry Carver - Records, 1961 - 1978; University of Adelaide, Physics Department. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Carver, J.H.; Crompton, R.W.; Ellyard, D.G.; Hibbard, L.U.; Inall, E.K., 'Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant 1901-2000', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 14, no. 3, 2003, pp. 337-364. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR02012.htm. Details

Online Resources

• Crompton, Bob, Interview with Professor John Carver, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 1997, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/interviews/c/jc.html. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Carver, J H', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-595671. Details

See also

• Newton, J. O., 'Ernest William Titterton 1916-1990', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 2, 1992, pp. 167-187. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9920920167.htm. Details