Biographical entry Morse, Roger Neill (1914 - 2003)

Summary

Roger Neill Morse was Chief of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Mechanical Engineering from 1963 to 1973. In total, he had more than a thirty year association with CSIRO. Morse was also Chairman of the Victorian Solar Energy Research Commission (1978-1980) and was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for his contributions to engineering and solar energies.

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1934

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

1936

Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Sydney

1936 - 1940

Career position - Engineer with Westinghouse Rosebery Pty. Ltd.

1940 - 1945

Career position - Military service with the Australian Army

1945 - 1955

Career position - Electrical and Mechanical Engineer with CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) / CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)

1955 - 1963

Career position - Officer-in-charge of the Engineering Section at CSIRO

1963 - 1973

Career position - Chief of the Division of Mechanical Engineering at CSIRO

1974 - 1978

Career position - Director of Solar Energy Studies at CSIRO

1977 -

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

1978 - 1980

Career position - Chairman of the Victorian Solar Energy Research Commission

1979

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Related entries

Published resources

Book Sections

• Morse, Roger N., 'Energy', in R. T. Madigan (ed.), Technology in Australia 1788-1988: A Condensed History of Australian Technological Innovation and Adaptation During the First Two Hundred Years, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Melbourne, 1988. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Roger N. Morse', Australian Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating, vol. 18, no. 6, 1964, pp. 58-58. Details

Online Resources

• 'Morse, Roger Neill', 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/P001760p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Morse, R N', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642293. 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=P001760. Details