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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003973b.htm person McEwan Angus David FAA FTSE AACR2 20 July 1937 5 September 2018 Place of Birth Alloa, Scotland Place of Death Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Oceanographer Angus McEwan was considered the pre-eminent experimentalist in geophysical fluid dynamics of his generation, earning an international reputation for his innovative experiments. His made pioneering studies in electro hydrodynamics and in viscous free surface phenomena, particularly the processes of the atmosphere and ocean such as fronts, waves, convection, stratified and rotating flows, and the quasi-biennial oscillation. He was inaugural Chief of the CSIRO Division of Oceanography from 1981 until 1995. On retirement in 1995 he became Senior Science Advisor (Oceanography) to the Bureau of Meteorology. McEwan was influential in international meteorological and oceanographic matters, being active in the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in several capacities and in 1994 serving as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Committee for Global Ocean Observing System. 1947 1947 Life event - Settled in Australia 1960 1960 Education - BMechE, University of Melbourne 1962 1962 Education - MEngSc, University of Melbourne 1966 1966 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1966 1969 Career position - Research Scientist, Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Melbourne 1969 1971 Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship 1971 1981 Career position - Leader, Dynamics Section, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics 1975 1975 Award - Rossby Fellowship, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, Maryland, U.S.A. 1980 1981 Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics 1981 1995 Career position - Inaugural Chief, CSIRO Division of Oceanography 1982 1982 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1987 1990 Career position - Chairman, Committee on Climate Changes and the Ocean, UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 1989 1989 Career event - R. H. Clarke Lecturer, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 1991 1995 Career position - Honorary Research Professor, University of Tasmania 1994 1994 Career position - Chairman, Intergovernmental Committee for Global Ocean Observing System 1994 1994 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1995 Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO Division of Marine Research 1995 1995 Life event - Retired 1995 2003 Career position - Senior Advisor (Oceanography), Bureau of Meteorology 1995 2005 Career position - Senior Science Advisor in Oceanography, Bureau of Meteorology 1996 Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, Australian Academy of Science 1997 2000 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science 1998 2000 Career position - President, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in geophysical fluid dynamics and oceanography 2001 2001 Career position - Member, Tasmanian Science and Technology Council Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 1994

 Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Commonwealth of Australia (1955 - )

Senior Advisor (Oceanography) 1995 - 2003

 CSIRO Division of Oceanography, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1981 - 1997)

Inaugural Chief 1981 - 1995

 CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1971 - 1988)

Leader of the Dynamics Section of the Division of Atmospheric Physics, CSIRO 1971 - 1981

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1982 - 2018; Member of Council 1997 - 2000

 Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) (1987 - )

President 1998 - 2000; R. H. Clarke Lecturer 1989

 McEwan, Angus David (1937-)

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 'McEwan, Angus David', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McEwan, Angus David Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Angus McEwan 1937 - 2018 McDougall, Trevor J., Church, John A. and Zillman, John Angus McEwan 1937 - 2018 2024 Historical Records of Australian Science 36 1-7 Resource Section: Angus David McEwan Ward, C. Angus David McEwan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Journal Article: Oceanographer rose to global prominence [Angus McEwan] Anon Oceanographer rose to global prominence [Angus McEwan] 2019 Applied 208 68 Journal Article: Vale Dr Angus McEwan FAA FTSE McDougall, Trevor; Church, John; and Zillman, John Vale Dr Angus McEwan FAA FTSE 2018 Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Supplement 8 Journal Article: Dr Angus McEwan FAA FTSE 20 June 1937 to 5 September 2018 Anon Dr Angus McEwan FAA FTSE 20 June 1937 to 5 September 2018 2018 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 120 10 Resource Section: Interview with Dr Angus McEwan (1937-2018), oceanographer McDougall, Trevor Interview with Dr Angus McEwan (1937-2018), oceanographer Australian Academy of Science 2011 Interviews with Australian scientists