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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2002-07-19 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004122b.htm person Delbourgo Robert AACR2 11 November 1940 Place of Birth Bombay, India Physicist Robert Delbourgo was Professor of Physics at the University of Tasmania from 1976 to 2000. He has worked on particle physics, quantum mechanics, general relativity, quantum field theory, supersymmetric algebra and the dynamics of chaos. 1960 1960 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), Imperial College of Science and Technology, London 1963 1963 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Imperial College of Science and Technology, London 1963 1964 Career position - Research Associate, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. 1964 1965 Career position - Research Scientist, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy 1966 1972 Career position - Lecturer in Physics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London 1972 1976 Career position - Reader in Physics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London 1976 1976 Life event - Settled in Australia 1976 1976 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London 1976 2000 Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Tasmania 1977 2005 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics 1988 1988 Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics 1988 1988 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1989 1989 Award - Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1992 1993 Career position - Chairman, Tasmanian Branch, Australian Institute of Physics 1994 1997 Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Physics, Australian Academy of Science 2001 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Tasmania 2002 2002 Award - Harrie Massey Medal and Prize, Australian Institute of Physics and Institute of Physics, United Kingdom 2005 Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics Harrie Massey Medal and Prize, Australian Institute of Physics (1990 - )

Awarded the Medal 2002

 Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics (1984 - )

Awarded the Medal 1988

 The University of Tasmania (1890 - )

Professor of Physics 1976 - 2000

 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian National Research Council and Australian Academy of Science (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal (jointly) 1989

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Fellow 1977 - 2005; Honorary Fellow 2005 - ; Chairman, Tasmanian Branch 1992 - 1993

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1988; Chairman, National Committee for Physics 1994 - 1997

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