Person

Brown, Robert Hallowes (1930 - )

HonFIEAust

Born
15 July 1930
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Mechanical engineer

Summary

Robert Hallowes (Bob) Brown is a renowned mechanical engineer. Between 1980 and 1990 Brown was Foundation Chief of the CSIRO's Division of Manufacturing Technology and in this role he commissioned and oversaw the development of many pioneering technologies that became highly successful products. He played key roles in research initiatives at national and international levels, including the Technology Transfer Council and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems.

Details

Chronology

1954
Education - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BMechE), University of Melbourne
1955 - 1956
Career position - Assistant Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne
1956
Career event - Graduate Member (GradIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1956 - 1957
Career position - Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, United States of America
1957
Education - Master of Science (MS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1958 - 1964
Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne
1963
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1965 - 1968
Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
1968 - 1969
Career position - Visiting Associate Professor, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh
1969
Career event - Published The Machining of Metals, co-authored with E. J. A. Armarego
1969 - 1976
Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University
1976 - 1980
Career position - Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Head of Department, University of Western Australia
1980 - 1990
Career position - Foundation Chief of the CSIRO's The Division of Manufacturing Technology
1984
Career position - Director, Victorian Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre
1984
Education - Doctor of Engineering degree (DEng), Monash University
1984 - 1990
Career position - Member, Metal Fabrication Industry Council, Commonwealth Government
1986 -
Award - Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, U.S.A.
1986 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
1987
Award - James N Kirby Medal, Institution of Production Engineers
1987 - 1989
Career position - Member of Council, La Trobe University
1990
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - In recognition of service to manufacturing engineering
1990 - 1993
Career position - Appointed to the Physical Sciences Panel of the Cooperative Research Centres committee
1992
Award - Alan Burn Memorial Lecturer, Institution of Engineers, Tasmania
1993 - 1994
Career position - Foundation Executive Director CRC for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies
1994 - 2004
Career position - Chief Executive Officer of Australian delegation of an international group researching Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
1995
Award - A G M Michell Medal, Mechanical College, Institution of Engineers Australia
1995
Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
1996
Award - Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
2000
Award - Emeritus Fellow, International Academy of Production Engineers
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in production engineering

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • 'Mechanical College Report', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 59 (August) (1987). 'James Kirby Medal to Dr Bob Brown'. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

Rebecca Rigby and Helen Cohn

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