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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005551b.htm person Hamon Bruce Valton AACR2 11 August 1917 24 August 2014 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia Oceanographer Electrical engineer Bruce Hamon, who has been called the father of Australian physical oceanography, joined the Electrotechnology Section of the National Standards Laboratory in 1941 after completing his degree in electrical engineering at the University of Sydney. His work revolved around projects contributing to the war effort and he became adept at designing precision resistors that improved measurement accuracy. In 1957 Hamon moved to the CSIRO Division of Fisheries where his principal interests centred on the measurement of currents, tides and waves. He designed oceanographic electronic measuring devices, including world's first temperature-salinity-depth profiler. In his research he pioneered an understanding of the East Australian Current and its eddies and is credited with discovering the 'continental shelf wave'. 1941 1941 Career position - Joined the CSIRO National Standards Laboratory 1957 1979 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Fisheries 1958 1958 Career position - UNESCO Fellowship in Marine Science 1979 1979 Life event - Retired 1979 1979 Career position - Honorary Associate, Marine Fisheries Centre, University of Sydney 1993 1993 Award - Silver Jubilee Award, Australian Marine Sciences Association 2002 2014 Award - Honorary Life Member, Australiam Marine Sciences Association Silver Jubilee Award, Australian Marine Sciences Association (1988 - )

Received the Award 1993

 Australian Marine Sciences Association (1962 - )

Honorary Life Member 2002 - 2014

 CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1956 - 1981)

Research scientist 1957 - 1979

 Hamon, B V (19170811-20140824)

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 'Hamon, Bruce Valton', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hamon, Bruce Valton Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: My working life: 1941-1979 Hamon, Bruce My working life: 1941-1979 2012 Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 25 6 98-103 Journal Article: Bruce Hamon 1917-2014 Greig, Alastair Bruce Hamon 1917-2014 2014 Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 27 6 126-7 Journal Article: AMSA Honorary Life Member Bruce V. Hamon Hamon, Bruce V. AMSA Honorary Life Member Bruce V. Hamon 2002 Australian marine science bulletin 159 9 Resource: Jubilee Award recipients Australian Marine Sciences Association Jubilee Award recipients Australian Marine Sciences Association 2022