Biographical entry Hurst, Charles Angas (1923 - )

Summary

Angas Hurst is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide. He first joined the University in 1957 and has held many senior administrative positions there. Prior to arriving in Adelaide, Hurst was a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne (1952 to 1956), which is where he earlier completed his tertiary studies. Throughout his career, Hurst has published widely on many aspects of Mathematical Physics and has built up an international reputation in the field. He has spent many years working as a Visiting Fellow at many prestigious international institutes, only some of which are recorded below. Apart from lecturing and research, Hurst has been heavily involved with the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Institute of Physics for decades: he is a Fellow of both organizations. During World War II, Charles Angas Hurst was a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force.

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1942 - 1946

Career position - Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force

1947

Education - Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA (Hons)) completed at the University of Melbourne

1948

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne

1952

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK

1952 - 1956

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Melbourne

1957 - 1960

Career position - Senior Lecturer Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide

1961 - 1964

Career position - Reader / Associate Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide

1964 - 1988

Career position - Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide

1966 - 1988

Career position - Visiting Professor at the Center for Theoretical Studies, University of Miami, USA

1972 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1977 - 1978

Career position - Visiting Professor at the Mathematics Department of the Indiana University, USA

1979 - 1987

Career position - Chairman of the National Committee for Physics

1983 - 1986

Career position - Councillor of the Australian Academy of Science

1984 - 1985

Career position - Vice President of the Australian Academy of Science

1986 - 1988

Career position - Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide

1989 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor of Physics and Mathematical Physics at the University of Adelaide

1991

Education - Doctor of Science honoris causa (Hon DSc) received from the University of Melbourne

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• National Library of Australia, 'Hurst, C A', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-466201. Details