Person
McDonald, Gavin Grant (1920 - )
- Born
- 25 June 1920
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Metallurgist
Summary
Gavin McDonald worked at Australia's top munitions and defence laboratories. In 1977 he was Director of International Programmes at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (formerly the Commonwealth Department of Supply).
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Chronology
- 1940
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1940 - 1960
- Career position - Metallurgist at the Munitions Supply Laboratories in Maribyrnong, Victoria
- 1941
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1960 - 1963
- Career position - Superintendent at the South Australian Branch Defence Standards Laboratories
- 1963 - 1966
- Career position - Head of the Phys. Metallurgy Group at the South Australian Branch Defence Standards Laboratories
- 1966 - 1977
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist at the Commonwealth Department of Supply
- 1977 - 1980
- Career position - Director of International Programmes
Published resources
Resources
- 'McDonald, Gavin Grant (1920-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473840. Details
Resource Sections
- 'McDonald, Gavin Grant', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001733p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 March 2018
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