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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002618b.htm person Stewart Ian McColl AM HonFIEAust AACR2 17 October 1912 22 October 1994 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Place of Death New South Wales, Australia Chemical engineer Engineering historian Ian Stewart was foundation professor of chemical engineering at the University of Newcastle from 1965 to 1977. Before that he was chief engineer at Hepburn Ltd (1947-1965), where he was consultant to mine management on coal marketing and utilisation, and on mechanical and electrical services to the company's mines, including coal cleaning and power generation. He was also: a Member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (MIChemE); a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Energy (SFInstE); and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy (FIAE). 1932 1932 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1932 1932 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Queensland 1934 1938 Career position - Walter and Eliza Hall Travelling Fellowship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA c. 1938 c. 1938 Education - Master of Science (SM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1939 1939 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1940 1942 Career position - Engineer in Food Dehydration section, Department of Commerce and Agriculture 1941 1941 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1943 1947 Career position - Fuel-economy Engineer, Commonwealth Coal Commission 1947 1965 Career position - Chief Engineer, Hepburn Ltd 1958 1958 Career position - Chairman, Newcastle Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1958 1958 Career position - Chairman of Australian Membership to the Institute of Fuel 1965 1965 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1965 1977 Career position - Foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Newcastle, New South Wales 1968 1968 Award - Chemical Engineering Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia [with J Saville] 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] 1973 1974 Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Chemical Engineering, Institution of Engineers Australia 1973 1976 Career Position - Councillor, National Committee for Chemical Engineering, Insitution of Engineers Australia 1975 1976 Career position - Chairman, College of Chemical Engineers, Institution of Engineers Australia 1976 1977 Career position - Member Task Force on Energy, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1976 1979 Career Position - Convenor, Liquid Fuels Working Party 1978 1994 Career Position - Emeritus Professor, University of Newcastle 1981 Career Position - Chairman, Institute of Fuel Research, University of Newcastle 1983 1983 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to engineering 1986 1986 Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1989 1989 Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Newcastle The University of Newcastle (1965 - )

Foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering 1965-1977; Emeritus Professor 1978-1994; Chairman, Institute of Fuel Research 1981-.

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Elected Honorary Fellow 1986; Chairman, College of Chemical Engineers 1975 - 1976; Chairman, National Committee for Chemical Engineering 1973 - 1974; Councillor 1973 - 1976; Chairman, Newcastle Division 1958

 Engineering Heritage Australia (EHA), Engineers Australia (1975 - )

Committee member for many years, representing Newcastle Division.

 Chemical Engineering Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia (1964 - 1975)

Awarded the Chemical Engineering Prize (1968) with J Saville, BE MIEAust - for the paper "A simplified heat transfer equation for sinter beds", Mechanical and Chemical Engineering Transactions, Nov 1968.

 Stewart, Ian McC (1912-1994)

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 'Stewart, Ian McColl', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Stewart, Ian McColl Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Honorary degrees University of Newcastle Honorary degrees University of Newcastle 2023 Journal Article: Chemical Engineering Prize - 1968 Award Chemical Engineering Prize - 1968 Award 1970 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 42 1-2 N17-N18 Journal Article: Engineers - What of the future? (Discussions and communications) Cartledge, Herbert Henry (Stewart, I. McC.) Engineers - What of the future? (Discussions and communications) 1943 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 15 11-12 251 Journal Article: A review of coal utilisation in Australia (Discussions and communications) Stewart, I. McC. (Knight, C. E. L.) A review of coal utilisation in Australia (Discussions and communications) 1948 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 20 1-3 12 Journal Article: The supply of electricity in bulk, with special reference to conditions in New South Wales (Discussions and communications) Myers, Walter Harold (Henning, E. T.; Basden, R.; Hill, H. D.; McLarty, D. L.; Anschau, J.; Middlehurst, H. G.; Allan, L. M.; Attwood, J. W.; Letcher, N. R.; Trenchards, H. G.; Nash, N. E.; Clegg, W. E.; Cane, F. J.; Howard, J. E.; Stewart, I. McC.) The supply of electricity in bulk, with special reference to conditions in New South Wales (Discussions and communications) 1944 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 16 7-8 152-155 Conference Paper: Newcastle as an Engineering Heritage Stewart, I. McC. Newcastle as an Engineering Heritage Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1986 Third National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1986: Practices and Responsibilities of Engineering Heritage; Preprints of Papers 31-36 Report: Annual Report 1986 [Sixty-seventh Annual Report] Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report 1986 [Sixty-seventh Annual Report] 1987 Report: Fiftieth Annual Report [1969] Institution of Engineers Australia Fiftieth Annual Report [1969] 1970 Conference Paper: Newcastle's Engineering Heritage Stewart, I. McC. Newcastle's Engineering Heritage Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1983 Engineering Conference Newcastle: Engineering Towards the 21st Century; Conference Papers 49-52 Journal Article: From the Past Stewart, Ian; and Caldwell, Rod From the Past 2009 Newsletter of Engineering Heritage Australia 22 December 2009 5 Journal Article: A review of coal utilisation in Australia Stewart, I. McC. A review of coal utilisation in Australia 1947 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 19 5 97-112 Conference Paper: Coal as an energy source. (Report of Working Party 3) Heal, N. B.; Murray, E. D.; Kirkwood, J. B.; Stewart, I. McC. Coal as an energy source. (Report of Working Party 3) Institution of Engineers Australia 1977 Towards an Energy Policy for Australia. Report of the Task Force on Energy. Canberra, July 20-22, 1977. (NCP no 77/6) 30-45 Journal Article: A simplified heat transfer equation for sinter beds Stewart, I. McC.; Saville, J. A simplified heat transfer equation for sinter beds 1968 Mechanical and Chemical Engineering Transactions MC Conference Paper: Energy use and conservation in Australia. (Report of Working Party 10) Wall, T. J.; Baker, V. E.; Campbell, E. K.; Champness, A. R.; Crosby, J. V. P.; Durie, R. A.; Hamilton, R. B.; Haynes, G.; Nielsen, J. T.; Sanderson, R.; Stewart, I. McC.; Sergeant, G. D.; Thomas, M. H.; Young, J. T. Energy use and conservation in Australia. (Report of Working Party 10) Institution of Engineers Australia 1977 Towards an Energy Policy for Australia. Report of the Task Force on Energy. Canberra, July 20-22, 1977. (NCP no 77/6) 179-208 Conference Paper: Liquid fuels in Australia. (Report of Working Party 4) Stewart, I. McC.; Higgins, P.; Callicot, T.; Darby, W.; Durie, R.; Kirov, N.; Nicklin, D.; Shepheard, R.; Shedden, I.; Urie, R. Liquid fuels in Australia. (Report of Working Party 4) Institution of Engineers Australia 1977 Towards an Energy Policy for Australia. Report of the Task Force on Energy. Canberra, July 20-22, 1977. (NCP no 77/6) 46-83 Journal Article: An energy policy for Australia: Extracts from the summary report and recommendations of the Task Force on Energy of The Institution of Engineers, Australia Endersbee, L. A. [etal] An energy policy for Australia: Extracts from the summary report and recommendations of the Task Force on Energy of The Institution of Engineers, Australia 1980 Energy 5 4 295-323 Journal Article: Prince Philip becomes HonFIEAust [Also elected Honorary Fellows: Peter Courtney Gration, Hill Wesley Worner, Ian McColl Stewart, Ronald John Yates] Prince Philip becomes HonFIEAust [Also elected Honorary Fellows: Peter Courtney Gration, Hill Wesley Worner, Ian McColl Stewart, Ronald John Yates] 1986 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 59 39 Journal Article: Obituary: Ian McColl Stewart [1912 - 1994] Wall, Terry Obituary: Ian McColl Stewart [1912 - 1994] 1994 Engineers Australia 66 50 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1983 Draper, W.J. Who's who in Australia 1983 24th Melbourne, Victoria Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1983