Person
Thomas, Bruce MacAulay (1937 - )
- Born
- 1937
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer and Radio engineer
Summary
Bruce MacAulay Thomas, an expert in antenna engineering, worked within the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics and its successive departments from 1964 to 2002. His research delivered contributions to some of Australia's largest and most significant telescopes. Between 1964 and 1978 he worked on antenna specifications at Parkes Telescope, and was project manager of the upgrade of the same telescope from 1994 to 1996. In 1994 he transferred to the CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility. As Chief Research Scientist he was involved in designating the site of the soon to be realised Square Kilometre Array telescope project, up until his retirement in 2002.
Details
Chronology
- 1956 - 1960?
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (Hons I), University of Melbourne
- c. 1961 -
- Education - Master of Engineering Science, University of Melbourne
- 1964
- Career event - Joined the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics
- 1964
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy in antennas, University of Melbourne
- 1986
- Award - Elected Fellow, Institution of Electrical Engineers, UK
- 1987
- Education - Doctor of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1988
- Award - Elected Fellow, US Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE)
- 1992
- Award - Elected Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1993
- Career event - Promoted to Chief Research Scientist
- 2002
- Career event - Retired from CSIRO
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Thomas, Bruce MacA., 'Burgmann, Victor Dudley (1916-1991), scientist' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 19 1991-1995 (A-Z), Melanie Nolan, ed. (ANU Press, 2021), pp. 110-111, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/burgmann-victor-dudley-20258. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1964: Warren Memorial Prize; R. W. Chapman Medal; Electrical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize. 1965: Edward Noyes Prize]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 37 (1965), N101-102. 'Electrical Engineering Prize (1964) - to Dr B M Thomas, PhD BE MEngSc AMIEAust, for paper "Mechanism of Radiation from Surface Wave Aerials", Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Sep 1964'. Details
Resources
- 'Thomas, Bruce MacAulay (1937-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1491903. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Bruce MacAulay Thomas', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Thomas-Bruce-MacAulay. Details
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Created: 13 June 2012, Last modified: 3 October 2012