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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005707b.htm person Smith Thomas Frederick AM FTSE AACR2 30 May 1939 1 March 2014 Place of Birth London, United Kingdom Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Physicist Science administrator Fred Smith was a physicist whose early research career was at the University of California, San Diego, and the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, United Kingdom. His research focussed on superconductivity, particularly the effect of high pressure. In 1973 he joined the staff of the CSIRO Division of Physics, National Measurement Laboratory, where he began a long collaboration with Trevor Finlayson at Monash University on superconductivity and thermal expansion at low temperatures. This collaboration resulted on over 50 papers. Smith was Professor of Physics, Monash University, from 1976 to 1991, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), La Trobe University, 1991 - 2004. Her served as President of the Australian Institute of Physics, 1984 - 1986. 1960 1960 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sheffield 1963 1963 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sheffield 1964 1967 Career position - Research Physicist, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A 1967 1970 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, United Kingdom 1970 1973 Career position - Research Physicist, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. 1973 1974 Career position - Senior Research Scientist, National Measurement Laboratory 1974 1976 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics, Monash University 1976 1991 Career position - Professor of Physics, Monash University 1981 1991 Career position - Chairman, Department of Physics, Monash University 1984 1986 Career position - President, Australian Institute of Physics 1985 1987 Career position - President, Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies 1987 1993 Career position - Chair, Australian Science Olympiads Committee 1991 2004 Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), La Trobe University 2000 2000 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in applied physics 2004 2004 Life event - Retired 2005 2005 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to higher education, particularly research policy and administration, to science and technology development, and to science education 2005 2008 Career position - Secretary, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2007 2010 Career position - Secretary, Royal Society of Victoria Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 2000; Secretary 2005 - 2008.

 La Trobe University (1964 - )

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), 1992 - 2004

 Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) (1985 - )

President, 1985 - 1987

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

President, 1984 - 1986

 Department of Physics, Monash University ( - c. 2001)

Professor of Physics, 1976 - 1991; Chairman of Department, 1981 - 1991

 Smith, Thomas Frederick (19390530-20141231)

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 'Smith, Thomas Frederick (Fred)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Smith, Thomas Frederick (Fred) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Fred Smith, a physicist with a wide influence: Fred Smith, 1939-2014 Finlayson, Trevor, Gardner, Bill and Smith, Paul Fred Smith, a physicist with a wide influence: Fred Smith, 1939-2014 2014 Sydney Morning Herald Journal Article: Thomas Frederick (Fred) Smith AM, FTSE 1939 - 2014 Finlayson, Trevor, Gardner, Bill and Smith, Paul Thomas Frederick (Fred) Smith AM, FTSE 1939 - 2014 2014 Australian Physics 51 3 94