P002611 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002611b.htm person Stalker Raymond John AO FAA FTSE AACR2 6 August 1930 9 February 2014 Place of Birth Dimboola, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Aeronautical engineer Raymond Stalker was Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Queensland from 1977 to 1988 and Professor of Space Engineering from 1988 to 1993. He invented the shock tunnel (known as the Stalker tunnel) and the scramjet. 1951 1951 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1953 1953 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney 1955 1955 Education - Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc), University of Sydney 1957 1957 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1958 1960 Career position - Research Officer, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada 1960 1961 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, England 1962 1963 Career position - Lecturer, Physics Department, School of General Studies, Australian National University 1963 1967 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Physics Department, School of General Studies, Australian National University 1966 1967 Career position - Chairman, Canberra Branch, Royal Aeronautical Society 1968 1976 Career position - Reader, Physics Department, School of General Studies, Australian National University 1977 1988 Career position - Professor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Queensland 1979 1979 Award - Royal Aeronautical Society Australian Division Lecture Prize 1983 1986 Career position - Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Queensland 1988 1993 Career position - Professor of Space Engineering, University of Queensland 1989 2014 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1989 2014 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1991 1991 Award - A G M Michell Medal, Mechanical Engineering College, Institution of Engineers Australia 1993 1993 Award - Ground Testing Award, American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics 1993 1993 Life event - Retired 1995 1995 Award - International Collaboration Award of the International Society of Air Breathing Engines 1999 1999 Award - DEng (honoris causa), University of Queensland 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in hypervelocity 2001 2014 Award - Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 09 June 2003 09 June 2003 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For service to aerospace engineering, particularly through the research and development of scramjet powered hypersonic vehicles and the Stalker tube 2006 2006 Award - ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 2008 2008 Award - Clunies Ross Lifetime Achievement Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2010 2014 Award - Inaugural Fellow, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (1965 - )

Awarded the Medal 2006

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Professor of Mechanical Engineering 1977 - 1978; Professor of Space Engineering 1988 - 1993

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1989 - 2014

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1989 - 2014

 A. G. M. Michell Medal, College of Mechanical Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1978 - )

Awarded the Medal 1991.

 Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (1985? - )

Inaugural Fellow 2010 - 2014

 Clunies Ross Lifetime Achievement Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1999 - )

Received the Award 2008

 Stalker, R J (1930-)

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 'Stalker, Raymond John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Stalker, Raymond John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The "D" in our R and D Stalker, R. J. The "D" in our R and D 1991 Transactions of The Institution of Engineers, Australia: Mechanical Engineering ME16 4 227-229 Journal Article: Obituaries: Ray Stalker Obituaries: Ray Stalker 2014 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 95 Journal Article: Richard Ernst Meyer 1919-2008 Stalker, R. J.; and Meyer, E. Nicole Richard Ernst Meyer 1919-2008 2010 Historical Records of Australian Science 21 1 75-89 Journal Article: Obituaries: Ray Stalker 1930-2014 Anon Obituaries: Ray Stalker 1930-2014 Crows Nest, NSW Engineers Media 2014 Engineers Australia: Civil Edition 86 3 65 Journal Article: Extraordinary engineering and science career Simmonds, John Extraordinary engineering and science career 2014 ATSE focus 183 47 Journal Article: Stalker tunnel and scramjet legacy Anon Stalker tunnel and scramjet legacy 2014 ATSE focus 183 46 Journal Article: Raymond John Stalker 1930 - 2014 Stalker, Caroline, Morgan, Richard and Tanner, Roger I. Raymond John Stalker 1930 - 2014 2016 Historical Records of Australian Science 27 1 70-80 Newspaper Article: Ray Stalker, space engineer, 6-8-1930 - 9-2-2014: boy with a dream of Mars flight became pioneering space engineer Stalker, Caroline Ray Stalker, space engineer, 6-8-1930 - 9-2-2014: boy with a dream of Mars flight became pioneering space engineer 2013 The Age 50 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