Person
Joubert, Peter Numa (1924 - 2015)
AM
- Born
- 27 August 1924
Manly, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 13 July 2015
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
Peter Joubert was an engineer who made substantial contributions in the field of fluid mechanics. He was Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne from 1972 to 1989. Much of his research was into the forces playing on the hulls of yachts and submarines. Joubert was an expert in road safety, participating in a number of committees on vehicle design and truck safety, and he played a key role in legislating for the compulsory use of seat belts in Australia. He was an enthusiastic ocean yacht racer and successful yacht designer.
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Chronology
- 1943 - 1945
- Career position - Served with the Royal Australian Air Force
- 1951
- Education - ME, University of Sydney
- 1952 - 1953
- Career position - Research Officer, CSIRO Division of Radio Physics
- 1953 - ?
- Career position - Lecturer in Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1955
- Award - Fulbright Scholarship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- 1960
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- 1972 - 1989
- Career position - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1989 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
- 1989
- Life event - Retired
- 1996
- Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (AOM) - for service to road and offshore yachting safety
- 2001
- Award - A G M Michell Medal, Mechanical Engineering College, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in mechanical engineering
- 2005
- Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 2009
- Award - Member of the order of Australia (AM) - for service to engineering through research in the field of fluid dynamics, particularly in relation to submarine design and education
- 2010 - 2015
- Award - Inaugural Fellow, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Campbell, Peter, 'Peter Joubert AM', Australian Naval Architect, 19 (3) (2015), 53-4. Details
- Joubert, Peter N., 'Seat belts and road safety: a memoire of the late Em. Prof. Peter Numa Joubert AM', Road & Transport Research, 25 (3) (2016), 67-74. Details
Resources
- 'Joubert, P N (19240827-20150713)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-553960. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DEng, 2005 [Citation provided]', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
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Created: 29 May 2018, Last modified: 3 July 2018