Hobbs, Bruce Edward (1936 - )

Summary

Bruce Edward Hobbs was Chief Scientist of Western Australia and Executive Officer of the Office of Science and Innovation at the Department of the Premier and Cabinet between 2002 and 2006. Previously, he held many academic positions including Foundation Professor of Earth Science at Monash University, Visiting Professor at University of California (1980), Visiting Professor at Brown University in Providence, USA (1978), Professor of Structural Geology at the State University of New York (1971) and Geology lecturer at the University of Sydney. Hobbs left academia in 1984 to join CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) as Chief Research Scientist in the Division of Geomechanics, Melbourne and was promoted several times before becoming Chief of CSIRO Exploration and Mining in 1992. In February 2000, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of Minerals and Energy, CSIRO. Hobbs worked on developing computer applications that simulate mechanical behaviour, fluid flow, heat flow and chemical reactions governing ore body formation. The goal is to produce a predictive modelling capability that enhances our ability to discover new ore bodies. In recognition of his great work, he has received numerous prizes and awards including the Jaeger Medal (2001), Senior Fulbright Award (1979), United States Antarctic Research Program Medal (1970), Junior Fulbright Award (1966) and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1991.
Adapted from http://www.otd.nt.gov.au/dcm/otd/innovation/tropical_futures/pdf/profile_hobbs.pdf Since 1995 the Geological Society of Australia has awarded the Bruce Hobbs Medal every other year to an individual who has made significant contribution to structural geology.

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Chronology

1959

Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Sydney

1960 - 1966

Career position - Lecturer in Geology at the University of Sydney

1962

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Sydney

1965 - 1967

Career position - Research Geologist at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at the University of California, USA

1966 - 1967

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Geology at the University of New South Wales

1967

Award - Stillwell Award received from the Geological Society of Australia

1967 - 1971

Career position - Fellow of the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the Australian National University in Canberra

1970

Award - United States Antarctic Research Program Medal received

1971 - 1972

Career position - Professor of Structural Geology at the State University of New York, USA

1972 - 1984

Career position - Foundation Professor of Geology and Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria

1977 - 1982

Career position - Member of the Australian Science and Technology Council

1978 - 1979

Career position - Visiting Professor at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (fourteen months)

1979

Award - Fulbright Award received

1980 - 1981

Career position - Visiting Professor at the University of California, USA (six months)

1984 - 1987

Career position - Chief Research Scientists at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Geomechanics

1987 - c. 1992

Career position - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Geomechanics

1987 - c. 2003

Career position - Honorary Research Associate at Monash University

1991

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1992 - 1993

Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Exploration and Geoscience

1993 - 2000

Career position - Chief of CSIRO Exploration and Mining

2000 - 2003

Career position - Deputy Chief of CSIRO Executive of Minerals and Energy

2001

Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science

2001

Award - Jaeger Medal received from the Australian Academy of Science

2003 -

Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO

2003 - 2006

Career position - Chief Scientist in the Western Australian Government

2003 - 2006

Career position - Member, Science Council, Western Australia

2003 - 2006

Career position - Executive Director, Western Australian Office of Science and Innovation

2004

Award - Institute Medal, Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

2006 -

Career position - Adjunct Professor, University of Western Australia

2007

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

2009

Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to science, particularly in the field of structural geology as a leader in the development of innovative research centres and mineral exploration technologies

2017

Award - Science Excellence Award in structural Geology, International Union of Geological Sciences

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Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4977431. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/32088161. Details
• 'Hobbs, Bruce Edward (1936-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474902. Details

Resource Sections

• Ward, C., 'Bruce Edward Hobbs', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Hobbs-Bruce-Edward. Details

See also

• Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2009], Governor General's Office, Canberra, 2009. https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/qb/qb2009/Media%20Notes%20AO%20%28final%29.pdf. Details
• Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details