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White, Guy Kendall (1925 - )FAA |
| Physicist |
| Born: 31 May 1925 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Guy Kendall White was Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Physics 1958-62, Senior Principal Research Scientist 1962-69 and Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics 1969-90. His interests include thermal properties of solids, and cryogenics. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Sydney, 31 May 1925. Educated Universities of Sydney (BSc (hons) 1945, MSc 1947) and Oxford (DPhil 1950). CSIRO Overseas Studentship, Oxford 1947-50; Research Officer, CSIRO Division of Physics 1950-53; Post Doctoral Fellow, National Research Council, Ottawa 1953-54, Associate Research Officer 1955-58; Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Physics 1958-62, Senior Principal Research Scientist 1962-69, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics 1969-90, Honorary Fellow 1990- . Syme Medal, University of Melbourne 1966; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1970; Fellow, Institute of Physics, UK; Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics; Armco Iron Award, USA 1983; Touloukian Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1994; Honorary Doctorate, University of Wollongong 1994. Chairman, National Committee for CODATA and Scientific Information 1974-79. Advisory Editor, International Journal of Thermophysics 1980- . |
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