P004525 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-12-01 human Ailie Smith updated 2023-05-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004525b.htm person Burton John Ralph AO AACR2 8 November 1929 10 September 2000 Place of Birth Gulargambone, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death New South Wales, Australia Civil engineer Environmental engineer John Burton was professor of natural resources at the University of New England, 1971-1995. He had previously held a number of engineering positions in Australia and New Zealand. 1948 1948 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1951 1954 Career position - Assistant Engineer at the Public Works Department in New South Wales 1954 1960 Career position - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering, University of New South Wales 1956 1956 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1961 1965 Career position - Foundation Professor of Agricultural Engineering and Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Engineering Institute at Lincoln College, New Zealand 1967 1970 Career position - Director and Deputy Chairman of the New Zealand Inventions Development Authority 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] 1971 1995 Career position - Foundation Professor of natural resources, University of New England, New South Wales 1972 1974 Career position - Chairman, Commonwealth Government Inquiry into flooding Lake Pedder 1977 1984 Career position - Member of the New South Wales Clean Waters Advisory Committee 1988 1988 Award - Delivered the C H Munro memorial oration, Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium 1990 1990 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - In recognition of service to resource engineering, particularly in the field of resource management education 1995 1995 Life event - Retired 2005 2005 Award (posthumous) - Hall of Fame, National Committee on Water Engineering, Engineers Australia - recognising individuals who have shaped the theory and practice of water engineering Burton, J R (1929-2000)

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 'Burton, John Ralph', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burton, John Ralph Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: 1988 Civil Engineering prizewinners" [W H Warren Medal, R W Chapman Medal, John Jaeger Memorial Medal, G N Alexander Medal, C H Munro Oration, D H Trollope Medal, and Land Use Transport Communications Interaction Prizes] Institution of Engineers Australia 1988 Civil Engineering prizewinners" [W H Warren Medal, R W Chapman Medal, John Jaeger Memorial Medal, G N Alexander Medal, C H Munro Oration, D H Trollope Medal, and Land Use Transport Communications Interaction Prizes] 1989 Civil College Technical Report 6 Newspaper Article: Obituary: Emeritus Professor John Ralph Burton, AO, Academic, advisor and consultant Duggin, John Obituary: Emeritus Professor John Ralph Burton, AO, Academic, advisor and consultant 2000 The Age