Biographical entry Bilger, Robert William (1935 - )

Summary

Robert William Bilger became Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney in 1976 and published in the fields of combustion science and air pollution.

Details

Born Rustenburg, South Africa, 22 April 1935. Educated Auckland University College (BE, BSc), Oxford (DPhil). Engineer, International, London 1960-62, Project Engineer, Northern Research and Engineering Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1962-64, Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney 1965-74, Associate Professor 1975-76, Professor 1976- . Rhodes Scholar 1957-60. Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 1987.

Archival resources

Private hands (Bilger, R.W.)

• Robert William Bilger - Records, 1965 - 1987; Private hands (Bilger, R.W.). Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Bilger, R W', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1176906. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P001416. Details