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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003717b.htm person Leicester Robert Hocquard AACR2 1935 Place of Birth Singapore Engineer Robert Leicester, MEngSc MIEAust, was a pioneer in engineered building performance. His research looked at how buildings behaved when subjected to loads arising from the weight of building contents, winds (including cyclones), building fires and bushfires. He also developed now widely-accepted methods for the assessment of materials for use in engineered performance procedures. Several Australian and international standards related to the structural use of timber were drafted by Leicester. He retired in 2001 as Chief Research Scientist from the CSIRO Division of Building, Construction and Engineering.

In 1998 Leicester was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for scientific contributions to knowledge of timber structural properties.

1957 1957 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), University of Western Australia 1959 1959 Career event - Graduate Member (GradIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1960 1960 Award - Edward Noyes Prize, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1960 1960 Education - Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc), University of Western Australia 1961 1963 Career position - Structural Design Engineer, Architectural Division, Western Australian Department of Public Works 1962 1962 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1964 1964 Career position - Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Western Australia 1966 1966 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), in structural engineering, University of Illinois, U.S.A. 1966 1971 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Forest Products 1971 c. 1984 Career position - Program Leader (Safety and Risk), CSIRO Division of Building Research 1992 1992 Award - Stanley Clark Medal for Wood Science, Institute of Wood Science, United Kingdom 1998 1998 Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement 2000 2000 Award - Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Sweden 2001 Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO 2001 2001 Career event - Retired as Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Building, Construction and Engineering 2006 2006 Award - Wood Engineering Achievement Award, Forest Products Society, U.S.A. CSIRO Division of Building Research [II], Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1971 - 1987)

Program Leader (Safety and Risk) 1971 - c.1984

 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (1985 - )

Awarded the Medal 1998

 CSIRO Division of Building, Construction and Engineering, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1988 - 2002)

Retired as Chief Research Scientist 2001

 Leicester, R H

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 'Leicester, Robert Hocquard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Leicester, Robert Hocquard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: A resistance analogue of beams and arches Leicester, R. A resistance analogue of beams and arches 1960 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 32 4-5 99-103 Resource Section: Robert Hocquard Leicester Ward, C. Robert Hocquard Leicester Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource Section: CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Ward, Colin CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2013 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 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