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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000950b.htm person Burn Alan AACR2 19 October 1889 18 December 1959 Place of Birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Place of Death Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Engineer Alan Burn, BE MSc HonLLD MIEAust, was Professor of Engineering, University of Tasmania, 1919-1955 and Vice-Chancellor 1945-1949. His research included studies of aerofoil theory, vortex wind tunnels, hydraulics, centrifugal and axial pumps, and stress. He was awarded the Warren Memorial Prize 1939, and the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal 1955, by the Institution of Engineers Australia, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Tasmania in 1948. He is also honoured by the Alan Burn lectures, given annually to the Institution of Engineers, and the Alan Burn prize in engineering, awarded by the University of Tasmania. 1909 1909 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania 1911 1911 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), with First Class Honours in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney 1911 1911 Career position - Demonstrator, Electrical engineering, University of Sydney 1911 1911 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Tasmania 1912 1914 Career position - Assistant Mechanical Engineer, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria 1914 1914 Award - Walter and Eliza Hall Travelling Fellowship in Engineering, University of Sydney 1915 1916 Career position - 'Voluntaar', Escher Wyss & Company, Zurich, Switzerland. (studying the design and construction of water turbines and centrifugal pumps.) c. 1916 c. 1916 Career event - Honorary Commission, Lieutenant, RAF 1916 1918 Career position - Aeronautical Inspection Department, England 1918 1919 Career position - Acting Professor of Engineering, University of Tasmania 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1919 1956 Career position - Professor of Engineering, University of Tasmania 1925 1925 Career position - Chairman, Tasmanian Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1938 1938 Award - Warren Memorial Prize 1939, Institution of Engineers Australia 1945 1949 Career position - Part-time Vice Chancellor, University of Tasmania 1948 1948 Award - Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), University of London 1950 1950 Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia 1955 1955 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia 1956 1959 Career position - Emeritus Professor of Engineering, University of Tasmania W. H. Warren Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1926 - )

Awarded Warren Memorial Prize 1939, for the paper "The effect of deflection of the supporting beams on the bending moments in a uniformly loaded slab", Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, vol.13, no.6, Jun 1941, pp.131-137.

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

President 1950; Councillor 1943-; Chairman, Tasmanian Division 1925

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 1955.

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 Burn, Alan (1889-1959)

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 'Burn, Alan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burn, Alan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Stress in cohesive material and earth pressure (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H. (Chapman, R. W.; Burn, A.; Feld, Jacob; Backstrom, S. I.; Ross, C. N.; Kernot, M. E.) Stress in cohesive material and earth pressure (Discussions and communications) Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1926 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 311-325 Journal Article: Design and construction of composite slab and girder bridges Knight, A. W. Design and construction of composite slab and girder bridges 1934 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 1 10-22 Journal Article: Design and construction of an arc welded bridge at Kimberley, Tasmania. Sharp, Robert Charles Design and construction of an arc welded bridge at Kimberley, Tasmania. 1934 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 1 3-10 Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Book Section: Burn, Alan (1889-1959), academic engineer Gregory, M. S. Burn, Alan (1889-1959), academic engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 487-488 Report: Thirty-sixth Annual Report [1955] Institution of Engineers Australia Thirty-sixth Annual Report [1955] Institution of Engineers, Australia 1956 Journal Article: Twenty-third Annual Report [1942] Institution of Engineers Australia Twenty-third Annual Report [1942] 1943 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 15 2 35-51 Journal Article: The theory of columns, and methods of design Burn, A. The theory of columns, and methods of design Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1924 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 112-132 Journal Article: The effect of deflection of the supporting beams on the bending moments in a uniformly loaded slab Burn, Alan The effect of deflection of the supporting beams on the bending moments in a uniformly loaded slab 1941 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 13 6 131-137 Journal Article: Simplified calculations for composite beam bridges Burn, A. Simplified calculations for composite beam bridges 1935 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 3 99-100 Journal Article: Variable transmission for road vehicles (Abstract) Burn, A. Variable transmission for road vehicles (Abstract) Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1926 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 288-290 Journal Article: Trends in the development of water turbines Burn, A. Trends in the development of water turbines 1950 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 22 10-11 217- Journal Article: Presidential address [1951] - A short review of the history and development of Mechanical Engineering Burn, A. Presidential address [1951] - A short review of the history and development of Mechanical Engineering 1951 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 23 4-5 69-73 Journal Article: Obituary: Alan Burn Obituary: Alan Burn 1960 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 32 1-2 N10 Journal Article: The president of The Institution [1950. Professor A. Burn MSc BE LLD MIEAust] The president of The Institution [1950. Professor A. Burn MSc BE LLD MIEAust] 1950 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 22 7-8 177 Journal Article: Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1955 Award [Prof. A. Burn, LLD MSc BE MIEAust] Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1955 Award [Prof. A. Burn, LLD MSc BE MIEAust] Institution of Engineers, Australia 1955 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 27 12 321 Journal Article: John Conrad Jaeger 1907-1979 Paterson, M. S. John Conrad Jaeger 1907-1979 1982 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 3 64-88 Alan Burn - Records University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection Alan Burn - Records UT.467,35 .. 1920 - 1955 Research notes c1920-55; correspondence on Tasmanian test code 1928 cooling systems 1930 [30 cm, UT.467,35,101]. 0.3 m