Person
Honeycombe, Robert William Kerr (1921 - )
FRS
- Born
- 2 May 1921
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Metallurgist
Summary
Robert Honeycombe studied science at the Universities of Melbourne and Cambridge. After a five year stint as a research officer with Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), he moved to London to further his career (1948). Honeycombe spent the next thirty plus years in England, working and lecturing in metallurgy.
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Chronology
- 1941
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1942
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1942 - 1947
- Career position - Research Officer in the Lubricants and Bearings Section at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
- 1948 - 1951
- Career position - Research Fellow at the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge, UK
- 1950
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge
- 1951 - 1955
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physical Metallurgy at the University of Sheffield
- 1955 - 1966
- Career position - Professor of Physical Metallurgy at the University of Sheffield
- 1961
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
- 1966 - 1984
- Career position - Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge
- 1974
- Award - Doctor of Applied Science (DAppSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 1981
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
Published resources
Book Sections
- Honeycombe, R., 'Physical Science and Technology' in The Australian Contribution to Britain: Papers of a Conference at the Royal Society, 7-8 June 1988, T.B. Millar, ed. (London: Australian Studies Centre, 1988), pp. 8-19. Details
Resources
- 'Honeycombe, R W K (1921-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1244980. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DAppSc, 1974', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Honeycombe, Robert William Kerr', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001695p.htm. Details
See also
- Clarebrough, L. M.; Head, A. K., 'Walter Boas 1904-1982', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (4) (1987), 507-517. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9870640507. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 March 2018
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