Person
Boyd, Arthur (1879 - 1967)
- Born
- 14 September 1879
Walsall, Staffordshire, England - Died
- 17 March 1967
Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Academic and Electrical engineer
Summary
Arthur Boyd, BE DSc MIEE AssocMInstCE MIEAust, joined the Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University in 1920 and rose to be Associate Professor of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and Acting Professor of Engineering and Dean when he retired in 1950.
After studying at the University of Sydney, he was awarded an 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship in 1903, continuing studies at King's College, London, where he received a Doctor of Science, in Engineering.
Details
Chronology
- 1886
- Life event - Migrated to Queensland with his parents
- 1901
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1902
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE(Civil Eng)), University of Sydney
- 1903 - 1905
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship [Electricity. - Starting of the Heyland single-phase induction motor. Experiments on iron losses and leakage in induction motors at standstill. King's College, London]
- 1905
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London
- 1905 - 1906
- Career position - Electrical Design Department, Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, Stafford
- 1907 - 1909
- Career position - Assistant Electrical Engineer, East Indian Railway Co. [Engaged by A M Rendell and F E Robertson MInstCE, consulting engineers, London]
- 1909 - 1913
- Career position - First Assistant Electrical Engineer, East Indian Railway Co. [Under H L Tyson Wolfe MIEE]
- 1910 - 1911
- Career position - Electrical Engineer, East India Railway Co. [Under Sir W. Dring]
- 1913 - 1918
- Career position - Deputy Electrical Engineer, East Inda Railway Co. [Under Sir Robert Highet MInstCE]
- 1915
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London
- 8 Apr 1919
- Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
- 1920
- Career event - Member (MIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London
- 1920 - 1947
- Career position - Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Queensland
- 1921
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1935 - 1960
- Career position - Member of Radium Institute, Brisbane
- 1947 - 1951
- Career position - Associate Professor of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Queensland
- 1948 -
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Queensland
- 1967
- Buried - Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Record of the science research scholars of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, 1891 - 1960 (London: The Commissioners, 1961), 107 pp. Science Research Scholarship - Entry No.206. Details
Edited Books
- Alexander, Joseph A. ed., Who's who in Australia 1950 (Melbourne: Colorgravure Publications, 1950). Boyd, Arthur, BE DSc MIEE MIEAust. Pages 104-105. Details
- Cossins, Geoffrey ed., Eminent Queensland Engineers - Volume 2 (Brisbane, Queensland: The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Queensland Division, 1999), 113 pp. https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2017-02/eqe_vol_2.compressed_0.pdf. 'Arthur Boyd BE(Syd) DSc(Lon) MIEE AssocMInstCE MIEAust', pp.16-17. Details
Resources
- Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 'Application: 15863, 1919', Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/3585/. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 28 October 2026