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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-06-27 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007411b.htm person Culver Robert AM FTSE HonFIEAust DUniv AACR2 2 October 1926 14 December 2009 Place of Birth Brighton, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Stirling, South Australia, Australia Civil engineer Hydraulic engineer Academic Bob Culver, AM BSc BE FTSE HonFIEAust DUniv, civil and hydraulic engineer, was Senior Lecturer, Reader and Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Adelaide from 1949 until 1991. From 1951 he was responsible for all hydraulic and coastal engineering teaching and all research activities of the Robin Hydraulic Laboratory. His pioneering work in understanding the dynamics of the coastal zone, lead to the 1970 report he prepared for the South Australian government, known as "the Culver report". This report was instrumental in the introduction of South Australia's Coast Protection Act, No.49 of 1972, recognised internationally as a model of coastal zone management legislation, and from 1972 to 1989 he was a member of the board administering the Act. He was an adviser to federal and state governments, designed the first super-critical urban drainage scheme, the "Typhoon" irrigation spray head, and assisted the Victorian Arts Complex in the design of its water decorations. His distinguished career and engineering achievements were acknowledged when he was made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 1987; appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1991; awarded an Honorary Doctor of the University by the University of Adelaide in 1992; and awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal in 1994. 1945 1945 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc(Eng)), University of Adelaide 1949 1949 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Adelaide 1949 1953 Career position - Lecturer, Civil engineering, University of Adelaide 1952 1952 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1954 1965 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Civil engineering, University of Adelaide 1956 1957 Award - Carnegie Travelling Scholarship [Visiting areas of specialist hydraulic interest in the US and Europe] 1966 1989 Career position - Reader, Civil engineering, University of Adelaide 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] 1969 Career position - Committee member, South Australian Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1970 1970 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1970 1970 Publication - The 'Culver report': "Final summary report on beach erosion studies ..." 1971 Career position - Chairman, Coastal Engineering Committee, Institution of Engineers Australia 1972 1989 Career position - Member, Coast Protection Board, South Australia 1973 1985 Career position - Member of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia 1976 Career position - Founding chairman, Civil College Board, Institution of Engineers Australia 1977 1989 Career position - Member of Council (elected by Academic staff), University of Adelaide 1985 1985 Award - Long Service Medallion, University of Adelaide 1987 2009 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1990 1991 Career position - Associate Professor / Reader, Civil engineering, University of Adelaide 1991 Career position - Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide 1991 1991 Life event - Retired 1991 1991 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - in recognition of service to engineering, particularly in the fields of hydraulics and coastal engineering 1992 1992 Award - Honorary Doctor of the University (DUniv), University of Adelaide 1994 1994 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia 2000 2000 Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in civil and maritime engineering The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Associate Professor / Reader, Civil engineering 1990 - 1991; Reader 1966 - 1989; Senior Lecturer 1954 -1954; Lecturer 1949 - 1953.

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Elected Honorary Fellow 2000; Councillor 1977 - 1989; Founding chairman Civil College Board 1976 - ; Committee Member, South Australian Division 1969 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 - 2009

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 1994.

 'Culver, Robert (Bob)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Culver, Robert (Bob) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Coastal Engineering Committee Coastal Engineering Committee 1971 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 43 10-11 22 Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Journal Article: PNR Memorial Medal [Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1994 Award to Dr Robert Culver] PNR Memorial Medal [Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1994 Award to Dr Robert Culver] 1994 Engineers Australia 66 50 Conference Paper: The use of computer graphics in the Civil Engineering Laboratory Culver, R.; Hirst, M. J.; Walker, D. J. The use of computer graphics in the Civil Engineering Laboratory Barton, ACT Institution of Engineers Australia 1979 Australian Conference on Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis: 1979 37-40 Journal Article: Some measurement processes in beach erosion studies Culver, R. Some measurement processes in beach erosion studies 1965 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 37 7-8 201-205 Conference Paper: A computer controlled data collection system Biggs, J.; Culver, R.; Walker, D. A computer controlled data collection system Barton, ACT Institution of Engineers Australia 1981 Conference on Computers in Engineering 1981 102-105 Conference Paper: The South Australian wave recording programme Culver, R.: Walker, D. The South Australian wave recording programme Barton, ACT Institution of Engineers Australia 1983 Sixth Australian Conference on Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 1983 156-159 Conference Paper: Deciding coastal engineering strategy - the South Australian approach Culver, R.; Wynne, A. A. Deciding coastal engineering strategy - the South Australian approach Barton, ACT Institution of Engineers Australia 1986 1986 Engineering Conference: Engineers as Managers 78 - 83 Book: Final summary report on beach erosion studies. A report commissioned by the Seaside Councils Committee and State Government of South Australia Culver, R. Final summary report on beach erosion studies. A report commissioned by the Seaside Councils Committee and State Government of South Australia Adelaide University of Adelaide, Department of Civil Engineering 1970 Report: Annual Report 2001 Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report 2001 Barton, ACT 2001 Newspaper Article: Robust champion of engineering [Obituary: Robert Culver (1926 - 2009)] Culver, Robin; Moxham, Kenneth; Stacy, Bill Robust champion of engineering [Obituary: Robert Culver (1926 - 2009)] Adelaide Advertiser 84