Person
Long, Gordon (1937 - 2014)
FTSE
- Born
- 19 January 1937
Belfast, Northern Ireland - Died
- 6 July 2014
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
Gordon Long, was a leading researcher in the aeronautical industry - researching structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, unsteady aerodynamics, wind tunnel testing, fatigue testing and composite structures. From 1991 to 1998, he was the Foundation Director, Cooperative Research Centre for Aerospace Structures (CRC-AS), which subsequently became the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd (CRC-ACS).
Most of his career from 1962 to 1991, was with the Aeronautical Research Laboratory (ARL), Defence Science and Technology Organisation. From 1982, as the Chief of Structures Division, he led the development of dynamic fatigue testing of full-scale aircraft structures.
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He was also awarded the following:
* Paul Anderson Memorial Prize, Institution of Engineers, London
* Walter Atkinson Memorial Prize, Royal Institution of Naval Architects
* L P Coombes Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia.
* Fellow (FRAeS), Royal Aeronautical Society
* Lawrence Hargrave Medal, Royal Aeronautical Society
* Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Memorial Distinguished Lectureship Award - for his career achievements in aeronautics
Chronology
- 1958
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons), Queens University, Belfast
- 1961
- Education - PhD, Queens University, Belfast
- 1962
- Life event - Immigrated to Victoria, Australia
- 1962
- Life event - Married Rosalie Naylor, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1962 - 1967
- Career position - Researcher, Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Defence Science and Technology Organisation [at Fisherman's Bend]
- 1967 - 1969
- Career position - Researcher, Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Farnborough, England
- 1968 - 1972
- Career position - Researcher, Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- 1972 - 1982
- Career position - Group Leader, Vibration and Aeroelasticity, Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- 1982 - 1991
- Career position - Chief, Aircraft Structures Division, Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- 1991 - 1996
- Career position - Founding Director, Co-operative Research Centre for Aerospace Structures Ltd
- 1994
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 1996 - 1998
- Career position - Founding Director, Co-operative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd
- 1998
- Life event - Retired
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society in aeronautical engineering
- 2008
- Award - A G M Michell Medal, Mechanical Engineering College, Institution of Engineers Australia
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Published resources
Books
- Anon, Australian men and women of science, engineering and technology (Port Melbourne: Reed Reference Australia, 1995), 661 pp. p.319. Details
- Long, Gordon, The leading edge: sixty years of aeronautical research and development for Australia's defence 1939 - 1999 (Melbourne: Aeronautical & Maritime Research Laboratory, 1999), 132 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Gordon Long 1937-2014', Engineers Australia: Civil Edition, 86 (8) (2014), 59, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.987659292672940. Details
- Anon, 'Obituary: Dr Gordon Long FTSE FRAeS CEng FIEAust CPEng 19th Jan 1937 - 5 July 2014', Newsletter, Royal Aeronautical Society, Australian Division, 2014 (3) (2014), 6-7. Details
Resources
- Dr Gordon Long FTSE FRAeS CEng FIEAust CPEng wins 2008 AGM Michell Medal, Engineers Australia, 2009, https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2017-01/Dr%20Gordon%20Long%20wins%20AGM%20Michell%20Medal.pdf. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 30 November 2022, Last modified: 30 August 2023