Person
Morse, Roger Neill (1914 - 2003)
AO FTSE
- Born
- 25 January 1914
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 2 March 2003
- Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
Roger Morse was Chief of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Mechanical Engineering from 1963 to 1973. In total, he had more than a thirty year association with CSIRO. Morse was also Chairman of the Victorian Solar Energy Research Commission (1978-1980) and was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for his contributions to engineering and solar energies.
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Chronology
- 1934
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1936
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney
- 1936 - 1940
- Career position - Engineer with Westinghouse Rosebery Pty. Ltd.
- 1940 - 1945
- Military service - Second World War. Australian Army
- 1945 - 1955
- Career position - Electrical and Mechanical Engineer with CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) / CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
- 1955 - 1963
- Career position - Officer-in-charge of the Engineering Section at CSIRO
- 1961
- Award - Mechanical Engineering Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1963 - 1973
- Career position - Chief of the Division of Mechanical Engineering at CSIRO
- 1967
- Award - Mechanical Engineering Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1974 - 1978
- Career position - Director of Solar Energy Studies at CSIRO
- 1977 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1978 - 1980
- Career position - Chairman of the Victorian Solar Energy Research Commission
- 1979
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For Public Service
- 1980
- Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1977]
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society through research and development
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Morse, Roger N., 'Energy' in Technology in Australia 1788-1988: A Condensed History of Australian Technological Innovation and Adaptation During the First Two Hundred Years, R. T. Madigan, ed. (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988). Details
Journal Articles
- 'Roger N. Morse', Australian Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating, 18 (6) (1964), 58-58. Details
Reports
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-third Annual Report [1962] (1963), 16 pp. 'Prizes - Mechanical Engineering Prize (1961 Award), to Mr R N Morse, BSc BE MIEAust, (Mrs E Kaletzky, non-member, as co-author), for the paper entitled "A New Approach to Radiant Cooling for Human Comfort"', p.2. Details
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-ninth Annual Report [1968] (1969), 14 pp. 'Prizes - Mechanical Engineering Prize (1967 Award), to Mr R N Morse, BSc BE FIEAust, and Mr W R W Read, GradIEAust, for their paper entitled "The Development of a Solar Still for Australian Conditions"', p.3. Details
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1980 [Sixty-first Annual Report] (1981), 16 pp. 'Institution Awards - Council awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal for 1980 to Mr R N Morse, AO FIEAust', p.10. Details
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1983 [Sixty-fourth Annual Report] (1984), 16 pp. 'Institution Honours - Council elected Mr R N Morse, AO, as Honorary Fellow', p.12. Details
Resources
- 'Morse, R N (1914-2003)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-642293. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Morse, Roger Neill', 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/P001760p.htm. Details
- Ward, C., 'Roger Neill Morse', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Morse-Roger-Neill. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_m.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 June 2022
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