Biographical entry Klein, Anthony George (Tony) (1935 - )

Summary

Anthony George Klein (Tony) is an internationally recognised physicist who has specialised in optics for many years. In 1965 he was appointed senior lecturer in physics at the University of Melbourne and quickly moved through the ranks, eventually being promoted to Personal Chair (1983). Klein is a talented teacher and communicator who has written well over one hundred scientific papers and has written reports for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC).

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1958

Education - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE) completed at the University of Melbourne

1958 - 1964

Career position - Research Scientist at the Australian Atomic Commission

1960 - 1961

Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, USA

1961 - 1962

Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA

1964 - 1965

Career position - Senior Research Scientist at the Australian Atomic Commission

1965 - 1976

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Melbourne

1971

Career position - Honorary Fellow of the University College, London

1975

Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France

1976

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

1976 - 1982

Career position - Committee member of the Australian Institute of Physics, Victorian branch

1976 - 1983

Career position - Reader in Physics at the University of Melbourne

1979

Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France

1980 - 1982

Career position - Chairman of the Australian Institute of Physics, Victorian branch

1983 -

Career position - Personal Chair in Physics at the University of Melbourne

1983

Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

1984 - 1986

Career position - Vice-President, then President of the Australian Optical Society

1987

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne

1987 - 1988

Career position - Vice-President of the Australian Institute of Physics

1989 - 1990

Career position - President of the Australian Institute of Physics

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Klein, A. G., 'Geoffrey Ivan Opat, 1935-2002', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 16, no. 1, 2005, pp. 65-89. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR05007.htm. Details

Newspaper Articles

• Klein, Tony, 'Obituary: Geoffrey Ivan Opat AO, FAA', The Age, 4 April 2002. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Klein, A G', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1245162. Details