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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2024-04-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005696b.htm person Pryor Arthur William AACR2 26 November 1928 31 August 2014 Place of Birth Baralaba, Queensland, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physicist Arthur Pryor was a physicist renowned for his expertise in crystallography, neutron diffraction and infrared laser isotope separation. After completing his PhD in ultrasonics at the University of Durham and several years spent in the United Kingdom and New Zealand working on underwater acoustics, Pryor was on the staff of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission at Lucas Heights, New South Wales, from 1957 to 1984. His work focussed on the electronics of neutron detection, the Beryllium Oxide program and the enrichment of uranium using lasers. He also designed and constructed several computer-controlled diffractometers. Visits to Harwell, United Kingdom, in the 1960s resulted in the award of the David Syme Research Prize in 1964 and the publication with B. T. M. Mills of Thermal Vibrations in Crystallography (1975). From 1970 to 2005 Pryor held a position as part-time lecturer in atomic physics at Macquarie University. 1957 1984 Career position - Research scientist, Australian Atomic Energy Commission 1962 2014 Career position - Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics 1964 1964 Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne 1968 1969 Career position - Chair, New South Wales Branch, Australian Institute of Physics 1985 1989 Career position - Registrar, National Executive, Australian Institute of Physics Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Commonwealth of Australia (1952 - 1981)

Research scientist 1957 - 1984

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Fellow, 1962 - 2014

 David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize (jointly) 1964

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 'Pryor, Arthur William', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pryor, Arthur William Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Arthur William Pryor 26 November 1928 - 31 August 2014 Binnie, Anna Arthur William Pryor 26 November 1928 - 31 August 2014 2015 Australian Physics 52 1 34