Biographical entry Caro, David Edmund (1922 - 2011)

Summary

David Edmund Caro is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ballarat, University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania and interim Vice-Chancellor of Northern Territory University. He has also been an active board or council member of many scientific institutes within Australia. Professor Caro was educated at the University of Melbourne and Birmingham University, UK where he completed a Masters of Science (MSc) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). He has also been awarded and Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Melbourne and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from both the Universities of Melbourne and Tasmania. His contributions to science and academia have been nationally and internationally acknowledged with his appointment as an Officer in the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO).

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1947 - 1949

Career position - Demonstrator in University of Melbourne

1952

Career position - Lecturer at the University of Melbourne

1954

Career position - Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne

1958

Career position - Reader at the University of Melbourne

1961 - 1972

Career position - Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Melbourne

1969 - 1970

Career position - President of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering

1972 - 1977

Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne

1977

Award - Officer of the Order of the British empire (OBE)

1978 - 1982

Career position - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania

1979 - 1982

Career position - Member of the Tertiary Education Commission of Tasmania

1979 - 1984

Career position - Chairman of the Antarctic Research Policy Advisory Committee

1982 - 1986

Career position - Member of the Management Committee of the Royal Melbourne Hospital

1982 - 1987

Career position - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne

1984 -

Career position - Chairman of the Superannuation Scheme for Australian Universities (SSAU) Nominees Pty. Limited

1986

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

1988 - 1989

Career position - Interim Vice-Chancellor at Northern Territory University

c. 1998 - c. 2005

Career position - Chancellor of the University of Ballarat

10 May 2005

Education - Honorary Doctorate received from the University of Ballarat

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• Caro, D. E.; Martin, R. L., 'Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 97-107. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9870710097.htm. Details
• Caro, D.E., 'Sir Leslie Harold Martin (1900-1983) - Obituary', Australian Physicist, vol. 20, May, 1983, pp. 91-92. Details

Newspaper Articles

• Home, R.H., 'Educator extraordinary's radar tuned to excellence', David Edmund Caro - Physicist, educator. 29-6-1922 - 15-8-2011, The Age, 28 September 2011, p. 20. Also available at http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE110928104J1AETCES. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Caro, D E', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-612313. Details