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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003431b.htm person Charters William Wallace Stewart AM FTSE AACR2 10 February 1935 15 March 2017 Place of Birth Shanghai, China Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Engineer Bill Charters was a pioneer in renewable energy and a world authority on the design performance and utilisation of renewable energy systems. He held a personal chair in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Melbourne from 1992 to 2000, and was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1988 to 1997. For the University Charters was in the forefront of the commercial application of academic achievements. His work on solar thermal systems and solar vapour compression heat pumps resulted in a number of patents and earned him several awards including the CSIRO Research Medal. For over 25 years Charters was a consultant to governments and international agencies, including the United Nations, on ecologically acceptable and environmentally viable energy solutions. He was active in the International Solar Energy Society, being President from 1979 to 1981. 1955 1955 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)) (Engineering), University of Leeds, United Kingdom 1956 1956 Education - MSE, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A 1956 1959 Career position - Development Engineer, Aero Engine Division, Rolls Royce Ltd, United Kingdom 1959 1962 Career position - Lieutenant, Royal Navy 1962 1965 Career position - Lecturer, University of the West Indies 1965 1974 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Melbourne 1974 1992 Career position - Reader, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Melbourne 1976 1977 Career position - Member Task Force on Energy, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1979 1981 Career position - President, International Solar Energy Society 1980 1988 Career position - Chairman, Victorian Solar Energy Council 1988 1988 Award - CSIRO Research Medal 1988 1997 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne 1991 1991 Award - Achievement Through Action Award, International Solar Energy Society 1991 1991 Award - Christopher Weeks Memorial Award, International Solar Energy Society 1992 2000 Career position - Professor (personal chair), Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Melbourne 1993 1993 Award - Farrington Daniels Award, International Solar Energy Society 1995 1995 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1998 Career position - Director, ACRE Ltd 2000 Career position - Director, CVC REEF 2000 2000 Life event - Retired 2000 2017 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne 2001 2001 Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 2002 2006 Career position - Director, CRC for Sensor Signal and Information Processing 2003 Career position - Chairman, CRC for Spatial Information 2003 2005 Career position - Director, CRC for Catchment Hydrology 2007 2007 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to engineering through the research and development of renewable energy technology, to international relations, to tertiary education, and to the Australian Co-operative Research Centre program Victorian Solar Energy Council ( - 1990)

Foundation Chairman 1980 - 1988

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Professor, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering 1992 - 2000; Dean, Faculty of Engineering 1988 - 1997

 CRC for Spatial Information (2003 - 2010)

Chairman 2003 -

 CRC for Sensor Signal and Information Processing (1992 - 2006)

Director 2003 - 2006

 CRC for Catchment Hydrology (1992 - 2005)

Director 2003 - 2005

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 1995

 Charters, William W S (19350210-)

Trove

 'Charters, William Wallace Stewart (Bill)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Charters, William Wallace Stewart (Bill) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Conference Paper: Thermal economy in buildings. (Report of Working Party 12) Rawlings, B.; Ballantyne, E. R.; Brown, A. M.; Charters, W. W. S.; Engelman, P. N.; Rigg, G. C.; Treidel, H.; Wickham, F.; Woolridge, M. J. Thermal economy in buildings. (Report of Working Party 12) 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) 216-242 Journal Article: Bill Charters was a noted renewable energy pioneer Anon Bill Charters was a noted renewable energy pioneer 2017 ATSE focus 202 53 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2012 Who's who in Australia 2012 48th Melbourne Crown Content Pty Ltd 2012 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