Biographical entry Lay, Maxwell Gordon (1936 - )

Summary

Maxwell Gordon Lay was Executive Director of the Australian Road Research Board before moving to VicRoads in 1989. He later became an independent Reviewer for the Melbourne City Link Project, Principal of Sinclair Knight Merz, Professorial Associate at the University of Melbourne and Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria.

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Events

1958

Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE) completed

1961

Education - Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc) completed

1964

Career position - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed

1965 - 1968

Career position - Engineer-in-charge of major steel structures for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria

1968 - 1975

Career position - Engineering Research Manager at BHP

1975 - 1988

Career position - Executive Director of the Australian Road Research Board

1981

Award - Warren Medallist of the Institution of Engineers Australia

1989 - 1993

Career position - Quality and Technical, VicRoads

1994 - 1996

Career position - Director of Major Projects at VicRoads

1995 - 1996

Career position - President of the Royal Society of Victoria

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• Lay, M. G., 'History of Australian Roads', Accounting History Newsletter, vol. 12, Winter, 1986, pp. 23-25. Details

Online Resources

• ARRB Transport Research Ltd, 'M G Lay Library', 2000, http://www.arrb.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38. Details
• 'Lay, M G', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-497475. 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/index_l.html. Details