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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-06-12 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2024-12-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005135b.htm person Sowerby Brian David AACR2 June 1943 Place of Birth Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Nuclear physicist Mineralogist Brian Sowerby, a doctor in Nuclear Physics, is an expert in the application of nuclear and ultrasonic imaging techniques in the mineral and energy industries. While employed by the CSIRO as research manager of CSIRO Minerals at Lucas Heights he made breakthroughs in techniques for the analysis of raw materials in the mining industry, including the CSIRO product Coalscan. This led Sowerby to focus on other applications of similar imaging techniques. The outcome of this was the Air Cargo Scanner, which uses high-energy neutrons combined with X-rays or gamma-rays to rapidly scan and identify not only the shape but also the mineral makeup of materials in large cargo containers. For this technique he was the joint recipient of the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement in 2006.

Sowerby has received the following CSIRO awards:

1985 - inaugural Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award for his work on an innovative coal analysis system, COALSCAN;

2006 - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with James Tickner, Nicholas Cutmore, and colleagues) for developing a world-first air cargo scanner for interrogating consolidated air cargo for contraband such as drugs and explosives.

1963 1963 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of New South Wales 1967 1967 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University 1967 1969 Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Nuclear Research Center, University of Alberta, Canad 1969 1982 Career position - Research Scientist, Radioisotope Applications Research Section, Australian Atomic Energy Commission 1980 1980 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics 1982 1985 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO 1984 1984 Award - IR 100 Award for Coalscan pair production gauge (together with Mineral Control Instrumentation Limited and Queensland University) 1985 1985 Award - Inaugural Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award, CSIRO 1985 1987 Career position - Officer-in-Charge, Lucas Heights, CSIRO Division of Mineral Engineering 1986 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS) 1987 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1986] 1987 1988 Career position - Officer-in-Charge, Lucas Heights, CSIRO Division of Mineral and Process Engineering 1989 1989 Award - Confederation of Australian Industry Award for Outstanding Achievement in Energy Research 1989 1994 Career position - Research Manager, Instrumentation and Control, CSIRO Division of Mineral and Process Engineering 1992 1992 Award - Australia Prize (in the field of Physical Sciences relating to mining or processing of mineral resources) (joint), Australian Government 1995 1996 Career position - Business Opportunity Manager, Process Instrumentation, CSIRO Minerals Division 1995 2001 Career position - Senior Manager, Lucas Heights, CSIRO Minerals Division 1997 2001 Career position - Program Manager, On-Line Analysis and Control, CSIRO Minerals Division 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in applied physics 2004 2004 Award - Alan Walsh Medal for Service to Industry (jointly with James Tickner), Australian Institute of Physics 2006 2006 Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with James Tickner, Nicholas Cutmore, and colleagues) 2009 2009 Life event - Retired Tickner, James Cutmore, Nicholas CSIRO Minerals Division, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (c. 1995 - )

Business Opportunity Manager, Process Instrumentation 1995 - 1996; Program Manager, On-Line Analysis and Control 1997 - 2001

 Alan Walsh Medal for Service to Industry, Australian Institute of Physics (2002 - )

Awarded the Medal (jointly with James Tickner) 2004

 Australia Prize, Commonwealth of Australia (1990 - 1999)

Awarded the Prize (in the field of Physical Sciences relating to mining or processing of mineral resources) 1992

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Fellow 1980 -

 Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1985 - )

Received the Award 1985

 CSIRO Division of Mineral and Process Engineering, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1987 - 1995)

Research Manager, Instrumentation and Control 1989 - 1994

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (1975 - 1987)

Fellow 1986 - 1987

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 'Sowerby, Brian David', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sowerby, Brian David Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2017 Resource Section: Brian David Sowerby Ward, C. Brian David Sowerby Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Book: Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Beale, Bob Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering Clayton, Victoria CSIRO Minerals 2005 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 Section: Sir Ian McLennan Award Wolff, Helen Sir Ian McLennan Award Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2013 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)