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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001416b.htm person Bilger Robert William FAA FTSE AACR2 22 April 1935 2 October 2015 Place of Birth Rustenburg, South Africa Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Engineer Bob Bilger was an engineer who made significant contributions in combustion research and fluid mechanics. His research included developing the "Bilger mixture fraction" which expresses the mixture fraction that preserves stoichiometry regardless of differential diffusion effects. He also devised the now widely-used Conditional Movement Closure (CMC) approach for modelling turbulent reacting flows. Bilger's interest in environmental pollution included research into mechanisms of formation of oxides of nitrogen. He took a leading role in the introduction of stringent controls on sulphur, hydrocarbon, lead, asbestos and other atmospheric pollutants. At the University of Sydney, where he was Professor of Mechanical Engineering from 1976 to 2006, he established the Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering to facilitate research in collaboration with industry. He also conducted the world's largest photochemical smog chamber. Bilger was instrumental in the initiation and success of the International Workshops on Measurements and Computations in Turbulent Non-Premixed Flames and the Asia Pacific Conference Series on Combustion (ASPACC). 1939 1939 Life event - Moved to New Zealand with his family 1957 1957 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), BEng, Auckland University College, New Zealand 1957 1960 Award - Rhodes Scholarship, University of Oxford 1960 1962 Career position - Engineer, International, London 1961 1961 Education - DPhil, University of Oxford 1962 1964 Career position - Project Engineer, Northern Research and Engineering Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 1965 1974 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney 1975 1976 Career position - Associate Professor, University of Sydney 1976 2006 Career position - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney 1980 1982 Career position - Chair, Australian and New Zealand Section, Combustion Institute 1980 1982 Career position - Interim Director, Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering, University of Sydney 1982 1985 Career position - Director, Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering, University of Sydney 1982 2000 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Combustion Institute 1987 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1988 1988 Award - Silver Medal (with A. R. Masri), Combustion Institute 1992 1992 Award - Ya. B. Zeldovich Gold Medal(with Alex Klimenko), Combustion Institute 1994 1998 Career position - Vice-President (International), Combustion Institute 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in energy and power engineering research and development 2003 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2006 Career position - Emeritus Professor, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney 2006 2006 Life event - Retired 2010 2015 Award - Inaugural Fellow, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 - 2015

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 2003 - 2015

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Mechanical Engineering 1976 - 2006

 Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (1985? - )

Inaugural Fellow 2010 - 2015

Wikidata

 Bilger, R W (1935-)

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 'Bilger, Robert William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bilger, Robert William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Journal Article: Obituaries: Emeritus Professor Robert Bilger (1935-2015) Obituaries: Emeritus Professor Robert Bilger (1935-2015) 2015 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 102 Journal Article: In memoriam: Professor Robert William Bilger (1935 - 2015) Masri, Assaad R.; and Cope, Stephen B. In memoriam: Professor Robert William Bilger (1935 - 2015) 2017 Combustion and Flame 179 A1-A2 Journal Article: Robert William Bilger 1935 - 2015 Tanner, Roger I.; and Masri, Assaad R. Robert William Bilger 1935 - 2015 2016 Historical Records of Australian Science 27 2 133-43 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2012 Who's who in Australia 2012 48th Melbourne Crown Content Pty Ltd 2012 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Robert William Bilger - Records Private hands (Bilger, R.W.) Robert William Bilger - Records 1965 - 1987 Correspondence 1965-87; reports 1975-87; meeting records 1972-87; diaries 1977-87; research notes 1980-87; publication records 1977-87; conference records 1977-87; lecture notes 1977-87; photographs 1965-87; slides 1965-87; computer tapes 1978-87 [3.5 m]. 3.5 m