P003112 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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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/P003112b.htm person Lay Maxwell Gordon AM FTSE AACR2 14 October 1936 Civil engineer Maxwell Lay was Executive Director of the Australian Road Research Board before moving to VicRoads in 1989. He later became an independent Reviewer for the Melbourne City Link Project, Principal of Sinclair Knight Merz, Professorial Associate at the University of Melbourne and Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. 1958 1958 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne 1961 1961 Education - Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc), University of Melbourne 1964 1964 Career position - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Lehigh University 1965 1968 Career position - Engineer-in-charge of major steel structures, State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1968 1975 Career position - Engineering Research Manager, BHP 1975 1988 Career position - Executive Director, Australian Road Research Board 1978 1978 Career position - Member (Victoria), Board of the General College of Engineering, Institution of Engineers Australia 1980 1980 Award - W. H. Warren Award 1980, Civil Engineering College, Institution of Engineers Australia 1985 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS) 1987 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1985] 1989 1993 Career position - Director, Quality and Technical, VicRoads 1992 1992 Publication - Book: Ways of the world : a history of the world's roads and of the vehicles that used them 1994 1996 Career position - Director of Major Projects, VicRoads 1995 1995 Award - Transport Medal, Civil College, Institution of Engineers Australia 1995 1996 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria 1996 2003 Career position - Independent Reviewer, City Link Project 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in civil and structural engineering 2003 2003 Publication - Book: Melbourne miles : the story of Melbourne's roads 2003 2010 Career position - Director, ConnectEast [Eastlink project] 13 Jun 2005 13 Jun 2005 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to engineering, particularly through leadership in the delivery of quality road infrastructure and the development of new contract management processes, and as an educator and historian. 2014 2014 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia 2018 2018 Publication - Book: The harnessing of power : how 19th century transport innovators transformed the way the world operates Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) (1960 - 1995)

Executive Director of the Australian Road Research Board, 1975-1988

 W. H. Warren Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1926 - )

Awarded W. H. Warren Medal 1980, for the paper "Elastic buckling and structural reality." Civil Engineering Transactions, Institution of Engineers, Australia. vol.CE22, 1980, pp.186-192.

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1995 - 1996

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 [Elected Fellow AATS 1985]

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Fellow 1985 - 1987

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

Awarded the Medal 2014.

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Elected Honorary Fellow 2002

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

President, Victoria Division 1984

 Wallaby Club (1894 - )

Joined 2010; President 2017 - 2018

 Lay, M G (19361014-)

Trove

 'Lay, Maxwell Gordon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lay, Maxwell Gordon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Report: Annual Report 2002 Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report 2002 2003 Resource Section: M G Lay Library ARRB Transport Research Ltd M G Lay Library 2000 Report: Annual Report 1980 [Sixty-first Annual Report] Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report 1980 [Sixty-first Annual Report] 1981 Journal Article: Elastic buckling and structural reality Lay, M. G. Elastic buckling and structural reality Institution of Engineers, Australia 1980 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia: Civil Engineering CE22 186-192 Book Section: Before the CRB - Setting the scene Lay, Max Before the CRB - Setting the scene Bondi Junction, NSW Faircount Media Group 2013 VicRoads centenary : keeping Victorians connected for 100 years. 1913-2013 Darragh O'Keeffe 16-21 Conference Paper: 20th Century Victorian Engineers - Case studies of engineers as leaders in Victoria from 1890 to 1990 Lay, M. G. 20th Century Victorian Engineers - Case studies of engineers as leaders in Victoria from 1890 to 1990 Barton, ACT Institution of Engineers Australia 1994 Fourth International Conference on Engineering Management, 1994: Preprints 7-12 Thesis: The behaviour of triangulated redundant steel trusses Lay, M. G. The behaviour of triangulated redundant steel trusses Parkville, Victoria University of Melbourne 1960 Conference Paper: The harnessing of power - How 19th century transport innovators transformed the way the world operates Lay, Max The harnessing of power - How 19th century transport innovators transformed the way the world operates 2019 Engineering Heritage Victoria, Speakers Programme Book: Ways of the world : a history of the world's roads and of the vehicles that used them Lay, M. G. Ways of the world : a history of the world's roads and of the vehicles that used them New Brunswick Rutgers University Press 1992 Journal Article: History of Australian Roads Lay, M. G. History of Australian Roads 1986 Accounting History Newsletter 12 Winter 23-25 Book: Strange ways Lay, M. G. Strange ways Crows Nest (N.S.W.) EA Books 2010 Report: History of Australian Roads Lay, M. G. History of Australian Roads Australian Roads Research Board 1984 Conference Paper: The Inadequate Impact of Federation on the Australian Land Transport System Lay, M. G. The Inadequate Impact of Federation on the Australian Land Transport System Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2001 Eleventh National Conference on Engineering Heritage: Federation Engineering a Nation; Proceedings 13-18 Conference Paper: Establishing Engineering Heritage through Citation Searching Lay, M. G. Establishing Engineering Heritage through Citation Searching Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1988 Fourth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1988: Preprints of Papers 64-67 Book: Melbourne miles : the story of Melbourne's roads Lay, M. G. Melbourne miles : the story of Melbourne's roads Melbourne, Vic. Australian Scholarly Publishing 2003 Conference Paper: The history of roads in Australia Lay, M. G. The history of roads in Australia Brisbane, Queensland Institution of Engineers, Australia. Queensland Division 1988 200 years of transport - what future?: a mini symposium, Brisbane. 28 September 1988 14 Book: The harnessing of power : how 19th century transport innovators transformed the way the world operates Lay, Maxwell Gordon The harnessing of power : how 19th century transport innovators transformed the way the world operates Newcatle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2018 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 Book: National Trust Study of Victoria's Rail and Masonry Bridges. Part 1 - Thematic History, Analysis and Recommendations Vines, Gary National Trust Study of Victoria's Rail and Masonry Bridges. Part 1 - Thematic History, Analysis and Recommendations National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 2011 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 Book: Metal Road Bridges in Victoria: Part 1 - History of Metal Road Bridges in Victoria Vines, Gary; McInnes, Ken Metal Road Bridges in Victoria: Part 1 - History of Metal Road Bridges in Victoria Melbourne National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 2003 Lay, Maxwell G. Portrait Lay, Maxwell G. Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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