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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2000-08-24 human Joanne Evans; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-01 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003106b.htm person Aitchison Gordon Douglas AACR2 6 March 1918 June 2003 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Mornington, Victoria, Australia Geomechanical engineer Gordon Aitchison was educated at the University of Adelaide and University of Melbourne. Chief, Division of Applied Geomechanics, CSIRO, 1967-1978. 1939 1939 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1944 1944 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1957 1961 Career position - Inaugural Vice-President Australasian International Society Soil Mechancis and Foundation Engineers 1959 1959 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1959 1967 Career position - Officer-in-charge of the Soil Mechanics Section CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) 1967 1978 Career position - Chief of the CSIRO Division of Applied Geomechanics 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] 1969 1977 Career position - Chairman Institute Publicity and Exchange Geomechanics Computer Programs ISSMFE 1980 1982 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria 1984 1984 Award - John Jaeger Memorial Medal, Australian Geomechanics Society John Jaeger Memorial Award, Australian Geomechanics Society (1980 - )

Awarded the Medal in 1984

 Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) (1970 - )

One of the founders of the Australian Geomechanics Society in the 1950s

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1980 - 1982

 CSIRO Division of Applied Geomechanics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1970 - 1983)

Chief 1967 - 1978

 Wallaby Club (1894 - )

President 1981 - 1982

 Aitchison, G D (1918-2003)

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 'Aitchison, Gordon Douglas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Aitchison, Gordon Douglas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Soils, agriculture and the engineer (Discussions and communications) Aitchison, G. D.; Prescott, J. A. (Bright, D. F. A.; Vasey, G. H.; Turner, A. K.; Costin, A. B.) Soils, agriculture and the engineer (Discussions and communications) 1956 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 28 10-11 295-296 Journal Article: Annual Report of the Colleges 1984 Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report of the Colleges 1984 1984 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 57 44-49 Journal Article: Soils, agriculture and the engineer Aitchison, G. D.; Prescott, J. A. Soils, agriculture and the engineer 1954 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 26 12 297-308 Journal Article: John Jaeger Memorial Medal - "Towards An Australian Geotechnology" Aitchison, G. D. John Jaeger Memorial Medal - "Towards An Australian Geotechnology" 1984 Australian Geomechanics 7 5-12 Journal Article: The Australian Geomechanics Society The Australian Geomechanics Society 1970 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 42 1-2 N8-N10 Journal Article: James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 Stephens, C.G.; and Quirk, J.P. James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 299-313 Aitchison, Gordon D. Portrait Aitchison, Gordon D. Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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