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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. & Rosanne Walker updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001442b.htm person Opat Geoffrey Ivan AO FAA AACR2 16 November 1935 7 March 2002 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Physicist Geoffrey Opat was Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Melbourne 1973-2002 and published widely in the fields of nuclear physics and particle physics. He gained international recognition for his skill in developing experimental techniques to discover answers to important questions in physics, notably in his investigation of the patch effect at low temperatures. 1957 1957 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1959 1959 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1959 1961 Career position - General Motors Research Fellow, University of Melbourne 1961 1961 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1961 1964 Career position - Fulbright Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 1964 1973 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne 1967 1977 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1970 1971 Career position - Research Associate, Rutherford High Energy Laboratory, United Kingdom 1973 2002 Career position - Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Melbourne 1985 1988 Career position - Member, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board 1990 1990 Award - Walter Boas Medal (joint), Australian Institute of Physics 1990 1990 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 1994 1994 Career position - Member, Physics Panel, Australian Research Council 1994 2002 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2000 2000 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to scientific research, particularly in the fields of theoretical and experimental physics, to tertiary education in Australia and overseas, as an advocate for the need to stimulate the interest of young people in the sciences, and to the community, particularly the Victorian College of the Arts and the Museum of Victoria 2002 2002 Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor of Experimental Physics 1973 - 2002

 Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics (1984 - )

Awarded the Medal (jointly) 1990

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1994 - 2002

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Honorary Fellow 2002

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 Opat, Geoffrey I (1935-)

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 'Opat, Geoffrey Ivan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Opat, Geoffrey Ivan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Journal Article: Geoffrey Ivan Opat, 1935-2002 Klein, A. G. Geoffrey Ivan Opat, 1935-2002 2005 Historical Records of Australian Science 16 1 65-89 Newspaper Article: Obituary: Geoffrey Ivan Opat AO, FAA Klein, Tony Obituary: Geoffrey Ivan Opat AO, FAA 2002 The Age Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1995 Who's who in Australia 1995 31st Melbourne Information Australia Group 1995 Geoffrey Ivan Opat - Records Private hands (Opat, G.I.) Geoffrey Ivan Opat - Records 1957 - 1988 Personal records c1957-88 [about 3 m]. 3 m