Person

Burn, Alan (1889 - 1959)

Born
19 October 1889
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died
18 December 1959
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation
Engineer

Summary

Alan Burn, a graduate of the University of Tasmania, was Professor of Engineering at that institution 1919-1955 and Vice-Chancellor 1945-1949. His research included studies of aerofoil theory, vortex wind tunnels, hydraulics, centrifugal and axial pumps, and stress.

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He is honoured by the Alan Burn lectures, given annually to the Institution of Engineers, and the Alan Burn prize in engineering, University of Tasmania.

Chronology

1909
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania
1911
Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), with First Class Honours in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney
1911
Career position - Demonstrator, Electrical engineering, University of Sydney
1911
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Tasmania
1912 - 1914
Career position - Assistant Mechanical Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria
1914
Award - Walter and Eliza Hall Travelling Fellowship in Engineering, University of Sydney
1915 - 1916
Career position - 'Voluntaar', Escher Wyss & Company, Zurich, Switzerland. (studying the design and construction of water turbines and centrifugal pumps.)
c. 1916
Career event - Honorary Commission, Lieutenant, RAF
1916 - 1918
Career position - Aeronautical Inspection Department, England
1918 - 1919
Career position - Acting Professor of Engineering, University of Tasmania
1919
Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1919 - 1956
Career position - Professor of Engineering, University of Tasmania
1925
Career position - Chairman, Tasmanian Division, Institution of Engineers Australia
1938
Award - Warren Memorial Prize 1939, Institution of Engineers Australia
1945 - 1949
Career position - Part-time Vice Chancellor, University of Tasmania
1948
Award - Honorary Degree of LL.D., University of London
1950
Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia
1955
Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia
1956 - 1959
Career position - Emeritus Professor of Engineering, University of Tasmania

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Archival resources

University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection

  • Alan Burn - Records, 1920 - 1955, UT.467,35 ..; University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • 'Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1955 Award [Prof. A. Burn, LLD MSc BE MIEAust]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 27 (1955), 321. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Twenty-third Annual Report [1942]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 15 (1943), 35-51. 'Prizes - Warren Memorial Prize: (1939 Award) to Professor Alan Burn, MSc BE AMIEAust, Tasmania Division, for his paper "The Effect of Deflection of the Supporting Beams on the Bending Moments in a Uniformly Loaded Slab", p.37. Details

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirty-sixth Annual Report [1955] (Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1956), 14 pp. 'Prizes - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal (1955 Award), to Professor A Burn, LLD MSc BE MIEAust, Tasmania Division', p.2. Details

Resources

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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