Person

Goodwin, Graham Clifford (1945 - )

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Born
20 April 1945
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Electrical engineer

Summary

Graham Clifford Goodwin is ARC Federation Fellow and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. He has published and lectured widely and has gained an international reputation as an expert in the areas of systems science and dynamical systems. Goodwin is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (USA), Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE), of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), and of The Royal Society, London (FRS). He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (HonFIEAust) and a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Details

Chronology

1963
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1964
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of New South Wales
1970
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales
1971 - 1974
Career position - Lecturer in the Department of Computing and Control at Imperial College in London
1974 - 1976
Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales
1977 - 1983
Career position - Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Newcastle
1978
Career position - Visiting Research Fellow at Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA (six months)
1979 - 1984
Career position - Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Newcastle
1982
Career position - Visiting Professor at the University of Houston, USA (six months)
1983 -
Career position - Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Newcastle
1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1988 - 1996
Career position - Director of the Centre for Industrial Control Science
1990
Award - M A Sargent Medal, Electrical College, Institution of Engineers Australia
1991
Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1994 - 1996
Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Newcastle
1995 -
Career position - Consultant to General Motors Research Laboratories in the USA
1996
Education - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), University of New South Wales
1997
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1997 - 2001
Career position - Director of the Centre for Integrated Dynamics and Control
1998 -
Career position - Honorary Professor, Northeastern University, China
2000 - 2002
Career position - Chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA) Control Systems Society Fellow Evaluation Committee
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society and science in systems and control theory
2002 -
Career position - Research Director of the Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control
2002 -
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
2002 -
Career position - Australian Research Council (ARC) Federation Fellow
2003 -
Career position - Board member of National Information and Communications Technology Australia (NICTA)
2003
Education - Honorary Doctor received from the Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden
2004 -
Career position - Distinguished Professor at the Universidad Technica Federico Santa Maria in Chile
2010
Award - IEEE Control Systems Field Award
2013
Award - Rufus T Oldenburger Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2021
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For distinguished service to tertiary education, and to electrical engineering, as an academic and researcher, and to scientific academies.

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • 'Fellow of Royal Society [Professor Graham Goodwin]', Engineers Australia, 74 (6) (2002), 12. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Fine achievements recognised [IEAust Colleges]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 62 (24) (1990), 33-34. 'Electrical College - Graham Goodwin, professor of electrical engineering at Newcastle University, was recently named the winner of the 1990 M A Sargent Medal', p.33. Details

Resources

Annette Alafaci

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