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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2000-08-24 human Joanne Evans; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003104b.htm person Blackwood Robert Rutherford KtB FTS AACR2 3 June 1906 21 August 1982 Place of Birth South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Brighton, Victoria, Australia Industrialist Civil engineer University Chancellor Sir Robert Blackwood was Chancellor of Monash University 1961-1968 and Chairman of Dunlop Australia Ltd 1972-1979. He was President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1973-1974. He is commemorated by the Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University. His research into the strength of electric arc welding between 1928 and 1932, that gained him a Master of Civil Engineering, contributed significantly to the adoption of electric arc welding in Australia, and to the development of the first Australian Standards for Welding in Steel Frames Buildings. 1925 1925 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1927 1927 Education - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), University of Melbourne 1928 1928 Award - John Melvin Memorial Research Scholarship, University of Melbourne 1928 1932 Career position - Testing Officer, Engineering School, University of Melbourne 1929 1929 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne 1930 1930 Award - Stawell Research Scholarship in Civil Engineering, University of Melbourne 1930 1933 Career position - Lecturer in Agricultural Engineering, University of Melbourne 1932 1932 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1932 1932 Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Melbourne 1933 1936 Career position - Research engineer, Dunlop Rubber Aust. Ltd, Melbourne 1934 1934 Award - Electrical Association Premium, Institution of Engineers Australia [Awarded 1940] 1937 1946 Career position - Technical manager, Dunlop Rubber Aust. Ltd, Melbourne 1947 1948 Career position - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne 1948 1948 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1948 1966 Career position - General manager, Dunlop Rubber Aust. Ltd, Melbourne 1958 1961 Career position - Chairman, Interim Council, Monash University June 1961 June 1961 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - In recognition of service to the Melbourne University. 1964 1964 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia 1964 1978 Career position - Trustee, National Museum of Victoria 1966 1966 Life event - Retired, from Dunlop Rubber Aust. Ltd. 1968 1968 Career position - Wrote Monash University : the first ten years 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] 1971 1971 Award - Honorary Doctor of laws (LLD), Monash University 1971 1971 Award - Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University - opened and named in his honour. 1972 1972 Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne 1973 1974 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria 1975 1982 Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS) Matheson, James Adam Louis (Louis) (1912 - 2002)

Matheson and Blackwood were both professorial fellows at the University of Melbourne, and both strongly influenced the development of Monash University.

 Moon, Allan Ramsay (1898 - 1951)

Blackwood's detailed research on the strength of welded joints was a foundation for the successful adoption of electric arc welding, championed by Ramsay Moon.

 Electrical Association Premium, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - 1975)

Awarded the prize 1934, for the paper "The effect of welding variables on the physical properties of electric arc weld metals", Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, vol.6, no.11, Nov 1934, pp.421-443.

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1947-48; Lecturer in Agricultural Engineering 1930-33; Testing Officer, Engineering School 1928-32

 Monash University (1958 - )

Chancellor 1961-68, Chairman Interim Council 1958-61.

 National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

Trustee 1964-78

 Kernot Memorial Medal, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne (1926 - )

Awarded the Medal 1972

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Foundation Fellow 1975 - 1982

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1973 - 1974

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 1964.

 Blackwood, Margaret (1909 - 1986)

Sibling

 Victoria Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Chairman, Melbourne Division 1950

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 Blackwood, Robert (1906-1982)

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 'Blackwood, Robert Rutherford', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Blackwood, Robert Rutherford Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Twenty-first Annual Report [1940] Institution of Engineers Australia Twenty-first Annual Report [1940] 1941 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 13 2 33-51 Report: Forty-fifth Annual Report [1964] Institution of Engineers Australia Forty-fifth Annual Report [1964] 1965 Journal Article: Prizes of The Institution [The Institution of Engineers' Prize; Electrical Association Prize 1933, 1934] Prizes of The Institution [The Institution of Engineers' Prize; Electrical Association Prize 1933, 1934] 1940 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 12 11 314-315 Resource: Sir Robert Rutherford Blackwood (3 July 1906 - 21 August 1982) Sir Robert Rutherford Blackwood (3 July 1906 - 21 August 1982) Monash University Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Journal Article: The Strength of Fillet Welds Under Oblique Loads Blackwood, R. R. The Strength of Fillet Welds Under Oblique Loads 1933 Journal of Australian Welding Institute November Thesis: Research work on the Strength of Electric Arc Welds in Structural Mild Steel Blackwood, Robert Rutherford Research work on the Strength of Electric Arc Welds in Structural Mild Steel Parkville, Victoria University of Melbourne 1932 Book: Monash University : the first ten years Blackwood, Robert, Sir Monash University : the first ten years Melbourne Hampden Hall 1968 Journal Article: The Strength of Electric Arc Welds in Structural Mild Steel - I. Blackwood, R. R. The Strength of Electric Arc Welds in Structural Mild Steel - I. 1930 Commonwealth Engineer Journal Article: Some Research Problems in Electric Arc Welding Blackwood, R. R. Some Research Problems in Electric Arc Welding 1931 Journal of Australian Welding Institute 82-85 Journal Article: Some Fatigue Tests on Electric Arc Weld Metals Blackwood, R. R. Some Fatigue Tests on Electric Arc Weld Metals 1933 Journal of Australian Welding Institute August Journal Article: The effect of welding variables on the physical properties of electric arc weld metals Blackwood, Robert Rutherford The effect of welding variables on the physical properties of electric arc weld metals 1934 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 11 421-443 Journal Article: The effect of welding variables on the physical properties of electric arc weld metals (Discussions and communications) Blackwood, Robert Rutherford (Chapman, W. D.; Langlands, I.) The effect of welding variables on the physical properties of electric arc weld metals (Discussions and communications) 1935 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 2 61-62 Journal Article: The effect of welding variables on the physical properties of electric arc weld metals (Discussions and communications) Blackwood, Robert Rutherford (Isaacs, D. V.; Telford, W. M.) The effect of welding variables on the physical properties of electric arc weld metals (Discussions and communications) 1936 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 1 14 Journal Article: The Relation between the Physical Properties of Weld Metals Blackwood, R. R. The Relation between the Physical Properties of Weld Metals 1935 Journal of Australian Welding Institute January Journal Article: The Strength of Electric Arc Welds in Structural Mild Steel - II Blackwood, R. R. The Strength of Electric Arc Welds in Structural Mild Steel - II 1932 Journal of Australian Welding Institute June and July Journal Article: Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1964 Award [Sir Robert Rutherford Blackwood, MCE BEE MIEAust] Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1964 Award [Sir Robert Rutherford Blackwood, MCE BEE MIEAust] 1964 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 36 12 N95 Journal Article: Monash's founding chancellor dies [Highway one] Monash's founding chancellor dies [Highway one] 1982 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 54 19 10 Newspaper Article: From University to Dunlop Rubber: Robert Rutherford Blackwood, M.C.E., B.E.E., A.M.I.E.Aust From University to Dunlop Rubber: Robert Rutherford Blackwood, M.C.E., B.E.E., A.M.I.E.Aust 1947 Smith's Weekly 15 Book Section: Blackwood, Sir Robert Rutherford (1906-1982), businessman, professor of engineering and university chancellor Rae, I. D. Blackwood, Sir Robert Rutherford (1906-1982), businessman, professor of engineering and university chancellor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore Blackwood, Robert R. Portrait Blackwood, Robert R. Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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