Person
Clarebrough, Leo Michael (1924 - 2015)
OAM FAA
- Born
- 14 June 1924
- Died
- 4 December 2015
- Occupation
- Metallurgist and Science administrator
Summary
Leo Michael Clarebrough was appointed Honorary Research Fellow at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Materials Science and Technology in 1988, in recognition of his forty years of employment with the organisation.
Details
Clarebrough completed a Bachelor of Metallurgy Engineering (BMetE) at the University of Melbourne and a Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc) at the University of Birmingham in the UK. From 1949 to 1964 he published a number of studies on deformed metals with Max Hargreaves, M.H. Loretto, A.K. Head, D. Michell and G.W. West.
Chronology
- Education - Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc), University of Birmingham, UK
- Education - Bachelor of Metallurgy Engineering (BMetE), University of Melbourne
- 1947 - 1949
- Career position - Research Scientist at CSIR Tribophysics Section, University of Melbourne
- 1949 - 1978
- Career position - Research Scientist at CSIRO Division of Tribophysics
- 1961
- Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne
- 1978 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1978 - 1988
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO Division of Chemical Physics
- 1988 -
- Career position - Honorary Research Fellow at the CSIRO Division of Materials Science and Technology
- 1988 - 1992
- Career position - Secretary for the Physical Sciences Section of the Australian Academy of Science
- 1 Jan 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in physics
- 26 Jan 2008
- Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to science in the area of metal physics, and to the community through activities supporting youth welfare, aged care, social justice and ecumenical dialogue
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Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Obituaries: Dr Leo Michael Clarebrough OAM FAA; Professor Peter Gavin Hall AO FAA FRS', Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science, 103 (2016). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/australian-academy-science-newsletter-103/obituaries. Details
- Clarebrough, L. M.; Head, A. K., 'Walter Boas 1904-1982', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (4) (1987), 507-517. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9870640507. Details
Resources
- McCarthy, Gavan, 'See Series 2, 3, 6, 8', Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 2004, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/harg/hargreaves.htm. Details
- 'Clarebrough, Leo Michael (1924-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475783. Details
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Created: 20 September 2005, Last modified: 2 May 2025