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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-04-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001745b.htm person Mather Keith Benson AACR2 6 January 1922 10 January 2003 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Eugene, Oregon, United States of America Physicist Keith Mather was a scientific explorer, research physicist and lecturer. After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Adelaide, he stayed on to lecture and research in optical spectroscopy and to complete a Masters Degree in physics. A few years later, Mather went to Washington University (USA) and then Birmingham University (UK), followed by a one year lectureship period at the University of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Upon returning to Australia, he joined the Atomic Physics Section of CSIRO and then the Australian Atomic Energy Commission. In 1956 he returned to CSIRO, but this time to the Australian Antarctic Division where he later became Director of their Mawson research station. Antarctica's Mount Mather is named after him. Next Mather worked for the University of Melbourne followed by the University of Alaska's Geophysical Institute, USA where he was appointed Director (1963). When he retired in 1986 he was Vice-Chancellor for Research. 1942 1942 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide 1943 1945 Career position - Demonstrator in Physics, University of Adelaide 1944 1944 Education - Master of Science (Electrical Engineering), University of Adelaide 1946 1946 Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Adelaide 1946 1949 Education - Science and Industry Endowment Fund Scholar at Washington University , St. Louis, USA (undertaking a PhD) 1949 1950 Career position - ICI Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK 1950 1951 Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Ceylon 1952 1954 Career position - Research Officer at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Atomic Physics Section 1954 1956 Career position - Senior Research Officer, Australian Atomic Energy Commission 1957 1957 Career position - Physicist-in-charge at the CSIRO Australian Antarctic Division's Mawson Station, Antarctica 1958 1961 Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Melbourne 1961 1962 Career position - Visiting Research Geophysicist at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, USA 1962 1963 Career position - Associate Professor of Physics at the Geophysical Institute 1963 1976 Career position - Director and Professor of Physics at the Geophysical Institute 1976 1986 Career position - Vice-Chancellor for Research and Advanced Study, University of Alaska Science and Industry Endowment Fund - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1926 - )

Study at Washington University , St. Louis, U.S.A.. 1946 - 1949

 CSIR/O Division of Physics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1945 - 1973)

Research Officer, Atomic Physics Section 1952 - 1954

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 'Mather, Keith Benson', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mather, Keith Benson Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Mather, Keith Benson Mather, Keith Benson Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science Smith, Susan and Spurling, Thomas H. The Science and Industry Endowment Fund: supporting the development of Australian science CSIRO Publishing 2015 Historical Records of Australian Science 26 1 58-83