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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002684b.htm person Schaefer Gustav Griffin AACR2 12 December 1913 15 September 2004 Place of Birth Nambour, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Physicist Gus Schaefer founded the first Operational Research Group in Defence, at the Department of Supply and Development in Melbourne in 1951. The office environment was not conducive to research, so the group moved to the Aeronautical Research Laboratory (ARL), at Fishermans Bend in 1953. Gus Schaefer remained with ARL until 1977 making many major contributions to the aeronautical industry. His research included studying the aerodynamics of aircraft wings for Boeing 747 and other models. During World War II Schaefer had worked for the Optical Munitions Panel. His area of interest at that time was optical design, using ray tracing analysis. 1934 1934 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Queensland University c. 1934 c. 1940 Career position - Secondary Science Teacher, at various Queensland schools including Mt Isa High School 1940 1940 Life event - Moved to Melbourne 1941 1951 Career position - Design and analysis at the Munitions Supply Laboratories (MSL) in Melbourne [working on optical design and ray tracing analysis] 1951 1953 Career position - Defence Operational Research Group, Department of Supply in Melbourne 1953 1977 Career position - Aeronautical Research Laboratory (ARL), Department of Supply 1977 1977 Life event - Retired 1989 1989 Life event - Moved to Port Macquarie Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Department of Supply and Development (1949 - 1994)

1953 - 1977

 Optical Munitions Panel (1940 - 1945)

Associated with the Panel, 1940- 1945, through his design and analysis work at the Munitions Supply Laboratories, Melbourne

 Schaefer, Gustav Griffin (1913-2004)

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 'Schaefer, Gustav Griffin', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Schaefer, Gustav Griffin Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Schaefer, Gus Schaefer, Gus Australian Science Archives Project 1997 The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition A Bright Sparcs Exhibition Newspaper Article: Scientist who revelled in challenges but laughed, too [Obituary: Gustav Griffin Schaefer, Physicist, (1913 - 2004)] Schaefer, Annie Scientist who revelled in challenges but laughed, too [Obituary: Gustav Griffin Schaefer, Physicist, (1913 - 2004)] 2004 The Age Book: The leading edge: sixty years of aeronautical research and development for Australia's defence 1939 - 1999 Long, Gordon The leading edge: sixty years of aeronautical research and development for Australia's defence 1939 - 1999 Melbourne Aeronautical & Maritime Research Laboratory 1999 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