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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-03-13 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2024-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005008b.htm person Lamb David AACR2 1936 Place of Birth Yeovil, England Business executive David Lamb spent 28 years in managerial and executive positions within the Ford Motor Company's componentry section (c.1964-1992). In 1992 he was appointed Chief Executive of CSIRO's Australian Automotive Technology Centre (AATC). During the next 11 years he oversaw the research and development of Australia's first Low Emissions Vehicles (LEVs) and reinvigorated Australia's componentry manufacturing industry by instigating the development of higher quality products and processes. In 2003, Lamb retired from the CSIRO but returned from 2005-2008 as Low Emission Transport Theme Leader in the Energy Transformed Flagship during which time he promoted the Australian hybrid battery UltraBattery to international companies and increased biofuel research by 1200%.

In 2000 Lamb was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as joint team leader (with Howard Lovatt and Tony Vassallo) of the Low Emission Vehicle Team, for the development of complete power-trains for two low-emission car projects.

1956 1959 Military service - Served with the R.A.F. 1963 1963 Life event - Migrated to Australia c. 1964 c. 1992 Career position - Managerial roles within the Ford Motor Company, Australia and with Ford Lio Ho, Taiwan 1992 2003 Career position - Chief Executive of CSIRO's Australian Automotive Technology Centre (AATC) 2000 2000 Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (joint team leader with Howard Lovatt and Tony Vassallo) 2005 2008 Career position - Low Emission Transport Theme Leader in the Energy Transformed Flagship, CSIRO Lovatt, Howard Vassallo, Anthony Michael (Tony) (1955 - ) CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1991 - )

Awarded the Medal in 2000 (with colleagues)

 Ford Motor Company of Australia (1925 - )

Managerial roles c.1964 - c. 1992

 Lamb, David (1936-)

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 'Lamb, David', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lamb, David Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: David Lamb Ward, C. David Lamb Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)