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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2020-01-28 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006793b.htm person Piper James Austin AM AACR2 1 January 1947 20 July 2023 Place of Birth Oamaru, New Zealand Physicist University Administrator Jim Piper was a physicist recognised internationally for his research into lasers, photonics and optics. This work included investigations of high precision ultra violet laser micromachining of polymers and applications in micro fabrication physics. Piper was one of the first to establish a laser research program in Australia. He retired in 2013 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Macquarie University. 1968 1968 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Otago, New Zealand 1971 1971 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Otago, New Zealand 1971 1975 Career position - Research Fellow, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford 1975 1975 Life event - Settled in Australia 1975 1983 Career position - Lecturer (later Associate Professor) in Physics, Macquarie University 1982 1982 Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1984 1984 Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics 1984 2013 Career position - Professor of Physics, Macquarie University 1985 1986 Career position - President, Australian Optical Society 1988 1996 Career position - Director, ARC Special Research Centre for Lasers and Applications 1991 1994 Career position - Deputy Chair, ARC Research Training and Careers Committee 1994 Award - Fellow, Optical Society of America 1996 1996 Career position - General Chair, 20th International Quantum electronics Conference, Sydney 1997 1997 Career position - Head, School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics, Macquarie University 1997 1997 Award - Australian Optical Society Medal 1998 2000 Career position - Council Member, Australian Research Council 1998 2000 Career position - Chair, ARC Committee for International and National Co-operation 1998 2002 Career position - Dean, Division of Information and Communication Sciences, Macquarie University 2003 2013 Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Macquarie University 2005 2005 Career position - Chair, Deputy Vice-Chancellor's (Research) Committee, Australian Vice-Chancellor's Committee 2006 2006 Award - DSc honoris causa, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland 2006 2013 Career position - Director, Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University 2007 2013 Career position - Board Member, HEARing CRC 2008 2010 Career position - Chair, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Grants (LIEF) Scientific Advisory Committee, Australian Research Council 2010 2012 Career position - Board Member, Environmental Biotechnology CRC 2010 2013 Career position - Member, Advisory Board, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility 2014 2014 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for significant service to tertiary education, particularly through research in applied laser physics 2016 2023 Award - Life Member, Australian Optical Society Macquarie University (1964 - )

Professor of Physics 1984 - 2013; Dean, Division of Information and Communication 1998 - 2002; Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) 2003 - 2013

 Environmental Biotechnology CRC (2003 - )

Board Member 2010 - 2012

 The HEARing CRC (2007 - )

Board Member 2007 - 2013

 W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society (1995 - )

Awarded the Australian Optical Society Medal 1997

 Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics (1984 - )

Awarded the Medal 1984

 Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1967 - )

Awarded the Medal 1982

 Australian Optical Society (1983 - )

President 1985 - 1986; Life Member 2016 - 2023

 'Piper, James Austin (Jim)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Piper, James Austin (Jim) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Pawsey Medal Australian Academy of Science Pawsey Medal Australian Academy of Science 2022 Resource: Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2014 M-Z] Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2014 M-Z] Canberra Governor General's Office 2014 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2012 Who's who in Australia 2012 48th Melbourne Crown Content Pty Ltd 2012