Person

Crompton, Robert Woodhouse (1926 - 2022)

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Born
9 June 1926
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
22 June 2022
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

Bob Crompton was Head of the Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories at the Australian National University 1983-1991. His research was in the area of electron swarm physics. He was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 1999 for service to science.

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Chronology

1949
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(hons)), University of Adelaide
1950 - 1958
Career position - Lecturer in physics, University of Adelaide
1954
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Adelaide
1959 - 1960
Career position - Senior Lecturer in physics, University of Adelaide
1961 - 1965
Career position - Responsible for establishment and running of Electron and Ion Diffusion Unit, Australian National University
1961 - 1977
Career position - Senior Fellow, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University
1966 - 1987
Career position - Head of Electron and Ion Diffusion Unit, Australian National University
1973 - 1974
Career position - Chairman, ACT Branch, Australian Institute of Physics
1977 - 1989
Career position - Professorial Fellow, Australian National University
1979
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1981 - 1991
Career position - Head, Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories, Australian National University
1982 - 1983
Career position - Chairman, ACT Division, ANZAAS
1982 - 1987
Career position - Chairman, Australian Journals of Scientific Research Board
1989 - 1991
Career position - Professor, Australian National University
1992 -
Career position - Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
1993 - 1995
Career position - President, Australian Institute of Physics
1999
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For service to science, particularly physics education and research, to the Australian Science Olympiads, and to the community through the National Brain Injury Foundation
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society in atomic and molecular physics
2001 - 2022
Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Robert Woodhouse Crompton - Records, MS 183; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Books

  • Huxley, L. G. H.; and Crompton, R.. W., The diffusion and drift of electrons in gases (New York: Wiley, 1974), 669 pp. Details

Book Sections

Conference Papers

  • Crompton, R. W., 'The Foundations of the Physics of Atomic Collisions in Australia', in Seventeenth International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions (Brisbane: Adam Hilger, 1991), pp. 1-20.. Details

Journal Articles

  • Carver, J.H.; Crompton, R.W.; Ellyard, D.G.; Hibbard, L.U.; Inall, E.K., 'Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant 1901-2000', Historical Records of Australian Science, 14 (3) (2003), 337-364. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR02012. Details
  • Crompton, R. W., 'Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988', Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (4) (1991), 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9910840249.htm. Details
  • Crompton, R. W.; Dracoulis, G. D.; Lewis, B. R.; Mccracken, K. G.; and Williams, J. S, 'John Henry Carver 1926-2004', Historical Records of Australian Science, 22 (1) (2011), 53-79, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR10015. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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