Person
Muir, Hugh (1923 - 1984)
- Born
- 21 March 1923
Dalmuir, Glasgow, Scotland - Died
- 26 June 1984
late of Castle Cove, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Academic and Metallurgist
Summary
Hugh Muir BMetE ScD CPEng FIM FIEAust MAusIMM, was Professor of Physical Metallurgy, University of New South Wales from 1960 to 1983. Earlier he had worked at the Munitions Supply Laboratories, Victoria 1943-1945 and had lectured at the University of Otago 1947-1954 and the University of Melbourne 1955-1959.
Hugh was national President of the Australian Institute of Metals, and President of its New South Wales Branch; made notable contributions to the Standards Association of Australia and the Australian Welding Research Association; and was prominent in the Commission into Melbourne's King Street Bridge failure.
The Hugh Muir Prize is awarded annually by the Head of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, to the student, who has contributed most to the corporate life of the school.
Details
Chronology
- 1941 - c. 1944
- Military service - Second World War. Citizens Military Forces, Melbourne University Regiment
- 1942
- Award - Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy prize - for essay "The electric steel plant, Austarlian Iron and Steel Ltd, Port Kembla, NSW"
- 1943 - 1945
- Career position - Munitions Supply Laboratories, Victoria
- 1944
- Education - Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering (BMetE), University of Melbourne
- 1947 - 1954
- Career position - Lecturer, Metallurgy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- 1955 - 1959
- Career position - Lecturer, Metallurgy, University of Melbourne
- 1960 - 1983
- Career position - Professor of Physical Metallurgy, University of New South Wales
- 1964
- Career event - Founder, Australian Welding Research Association
- 1964 - 1983
- Career position - Head of School of Metallury, University of New South Wales
- 1975
- Award - Florence M Taylor Medal, Sydney Branch, Australian Institute of Metals - for his contributions to the advancement of the science of the treatment of metals, and his services to the Institute
- 1983
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Archival resources
University of New South Wales Archives
- Hugh Muir - Records, 1959 - 1984, CN 746; University of New South Wales Archives. Details
Published resources
Conference Papers
- Muir, Hugh, 'The contribution of the metallurgist to engineering', in The Australian Institute of Metals twenty-fourth Annual Conference, Sydney, May 1971 (Melbourne, VIC: ustralian Institute of Metals, 1971).. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Metals medal to Muir', Uniken - The University of New South Wales (1976), 4, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-255890280. Details
- 'Half a century of service [Professor Hugh Muir, Professor Max Hatherly retire]', Uniken - The University of New South Wales, 180 (20 of 1983) (1983), 5, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-261121229. Details
- 'Death of Hugh Muir [Obituary]', Uniken - The University of New South Wales, 189 (10 of 1984) (1984), 5, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-261090799. Details
- Muir, H, 'A new approach to the properties of steels in engineering', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 28 (1956), 161. Details
Resources
- CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office, 'NAA: B884, V158155', B884 Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6236350. Details
- 'Muir, Hugh (1923-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474983. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 February 2024
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