Person

Morse, Roger Neill (1914 - 2003)

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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.

Details

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

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

Resource Sections

See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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