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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001588b.htm person Aston Ronald Leslie AACR2 23 July 1901 7 September 1969 Place of Birth Burwood, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Denistone, New South Wales, Australia Physicist Civil engineer Ronald Aston was an engineer who had a varied career tutoring in mathematics and physics and as physicist with the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey before joining the University of Sydney in 1930. He retired as Associate Professor of Geodesy and Surveying in 1966, much respected by his students. In 1958 he advised on the establishment at the University of New South Wales of the degree-course in surveying. Aston was active in professional organisations, being a founder and state branch president of the Association of Professional Engineers and an honorary member of the Institution of Surveyors. He was President of the Royal Society of New South Wales from 1948 to 1949. For eight years he was Editor of the Australian journal of science. The R.I. Aston prize is presented to the most successful student in fourth-year surveying at the University of Sydney. 1921 1921 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1923 1923 Education - BE, University of Sydney 1925 1925 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Cambridge 1926 1929 Career position - Tutor in mathematics and physics, Trinity College, University of Melbourne 1929 1930 Career position - Physicist, Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey 1930 1955 Career position - Lecturer in surveying and civil engineering, University of Sydney 1932 1932 Education - PhD (admitted 1955), University of Cambridge 1946 1946 Career position - Founder, Association of Professional Engineers, Australia 1948 1948 Career position - Member, National Committee on Geodesy and Geophysics, Australian National Research Council 1948 1949 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1948 1955 Career position - Editor, Australian journal of science 1954 1962 Career position - Vice-President, New South Wales Branch, Association of Professional Engineers 1955 1956 Career position - Associate Professor of Geodesy and Surveying, University of Sydney Australian journal of science (1938 - 1970)

Editor 1948 - 1955

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Associate Professor of Geodesy and Surveying 1956 - 1966

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

President 1948 - 1949

 Association of Professional Engineers, Australia (1948 - 1991)

Founder 1948

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 Aston, Ronald Leslie (1901-1969)

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 'Aston, Ronald Leslie', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Aston, Ronald Leslie Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Aston, Ronald Leslie Aston, Ronald Leslie Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Book Section: Aston, Ronald Leslie (1901-1969), engineer and academic Curdie, John Aston, Ronald Leslie (1901-1969), engineer and academic Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 81-82