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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000760b.htm person Ross Alexander David CBE AACR2 7 September 1883 14 December 1966 Place of Birth Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Physicist Alexander Ross was Professor of Physics and Mathematics 1912-1929 and of Physics 1929-1952, at the University of Western Australia. His research interests were in the area of vacuum spectroscopy and optical astronomy. He founded the Pan-Indian Science congress of 14 countries and conducted research into ionospheric effects on radio transmissions at the Watheroo Magnetic observatory. [7 September 1883] [14 December 1966] Career Position - Western Australian Secretary, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1906 1906 Education - Masters of Science (MSc), University of Glasgow, Scotland 1908 1912 Career position - Assistant, University of Glasgow, Scotland 1910 1910 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Glasgow, Scotland 1913 1929 Career position - Professor of Physics and Mathematics, University of Western Australia 1916 1917 Career Position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia 1923 1923 Career event - Elected Member (Physics), Australian National Research Council 1923 1924 Career Position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia 1924 1943 Career Position - Secretary, Australian Branch, Institute of Physics 1929 1952 Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Western Australia 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1939 1939 Career position - Secretary, National Committee for Astronomy, Australian National Research Council 1940 1941 Career Position - President, Royal Society of Western Australia 1944 1945 Career event - State President, Western Australian Division, Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia 1944 1945 Career Position - President, Australian Branch, Institute of Physics 1944 1955 Career position - Chairman, Western Australian Division, Australian National Research Council 1948 1950 Career Position - President, Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia 1949 1949 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Professor of Mathematics at the University of WA 1964 1966 Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics Watheroo Magnetic Observatory (1919 - 1957)

Assisted in the establishment of the Observatory

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Secretary, Western Australian Section; Fellow 1937 -

 Australian Branch, Institute of Physics (1928 - 1962)

Secretary 1924 - 1943 (including before Branch formally constituted); President 1944 - 1945

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Chairman, Western Australian State Committee 1944 - 1955; Member (Physics) 1923

 Royal Society of Western Australia (1914 - )

President 1916 - 1917, 1923 - 1924 and 1940 - 1941

 Optical Munitions Panel (1940 - 1945)

Served on the Panel, c1941 - 1945, managing its work through the Physics Department, University of Western Australia

 Conference convened by the Prime Minister, S.M. Bruce, to consider the reorganisation of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry, 30 May and 1 June 1925

Representative of Western Australia

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Honorary Fellow 1964 - 1966

 Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia (1913 - 2020)

Professor of Physics and Methematics 1913 - 1929; Professor of Physics 1929 - 1952; Dean of Science ?- 1914 - ?

 National Committee for Astronomy [I], Australian National Research Council (1939 - 1954)

Secretary 1939

 Ross, Euphemia Welch (1889 - 1971)

Wikidata

VIAF - Virtual International Authority File

 Ross, Alexander David (1883-1966)

Trove

 'Ross, Alexander David', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ross, Alexander David Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Ross, Alexander David Ross, Alexander David Australian Science Archives Project 1997 The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition A Bright Sparcs Exhibition Resource Section: Ross, Alexander David Ross, Alexander David Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Obituary: Professor A. D. Ross, 1883-1966 Shearer, J. Obituary: Professor A. D. Ross, 1883-1966 1967 Australian Journal of Science 29 11 417 Journal Article: Obituary: Professor A.D. Ross Obituary: Professor A.D. Ross 1968 Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 51 2 63 Book: The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Currie, George; Graham, John The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Melbourne CSIRO 1966 Journal Article: A Short History of the Australian Institute of Physics, Part 2: from the Formation of the Australian Branch of the Institute of Physics to the Establishment of the Australian Institute of Physics Binnie, Anna A Short History of the Australian Institute of Physics, Part 2: from the Formation of the Australian Branch of the Institute of Physics to the Establishment of the Australian Institute of Physics November/December Australian Institute of Physics 2007 Australian Physics 44 4 128-137 Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Bolton, H. C. Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Bright Sparcs Exhibition Papers Resource: A Wartime Observatory Observed - the Mount Stromlo Community, 1940-1945 Sherratt, Tim; Condé, Anne-Marie A Wartime Observatory Observed - the Mount Stromlo Community, 1940-1945 Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1994 Alexander David Ross - Records Private hands (Rowbotham, V.) Alexander David Ross - Records 1883 - 1966 Family records c1883-1966. Alexander David Ross - Records University of Western Australia, University Archives Alexander David Ross - Records 1935 - 1961 Lecture notes, addresses and radio broadcasts 1935-61 [20 mm]. 0.02 m Alexander David Ross - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Alexander David Ross - Records MS 066 1951 - 1965 Correspondence, mostly typescript, with foreign societies, universities, governments and scientific organisations relating to the Pan-Indian Ocean Science Association Congresses 1951-67; reports, minutes and proceedings of committee meetings, private correspondence relating to the Association with some miscellaneous and unsorted material 1951-65 [84 cm, MS 66]. 0.84 m, 6 boxes