Person

Chamberlain, Noel Gordon (1916 - )

MBE

Born: 25 December 1916
Gnowangerup, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation: Geophysicist

Summary

Noel Chamberlain worked as a geophysicist for the Commonwealth Mineral Resources Survey (later Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology & Geophysics, then Australian Geological Survey Organisation) from 1944-1980. He was Chief Geophysicist from 1973-1980.

Details

Chronology

1937: Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Western Australia
1937 - 1940: Career position - Assistant at the Watheroo Magnetic Observatory
1940 - 1944: Career position - Research Fellow at Mount Stromlo Observatory
1944 - 1973: Career position - Geophysicist with the Commonwealth Mineral Resources Survey (later Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology & Geophysics, then Australian Geological Survey Organisation)
1973 - 1980: Career position - Chief Geophysicist with the Commonwealth Mineral Resources Survey / Bureau of Mineral Resources
1979: Award - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/omp.htm. Details

Conference Papers

Chamberlain, N. G., 'Dams and reservoirs - some aspects of investigation and design. Appendix 6 - Geophysical methods in geology', in Proceedings of the Engineering Conference, 1953, Melbourne (Sydney: Institution of Engineers Australia, 1953), p. 166.. Details

Resources

'Chamberlain, N G (1916-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-565412. Details

Resource Sections

'Chamberlain, Noel Gordon', in The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/people/chamberlain.htm. Details

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