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Caro, David Edmund (1922 - )

AO, OBE, FInstP, FAIP, FACE
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Physicist and Administrator
Born: 29 June 1922  Victoria, Australia
David Edmund Caro is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ballarat, University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania and interim Vice-Chancellor of Northern Territory University. He has also been an active board or council member of many scientific institutes within Australia. Professor Caro was educated at the University of Melbourne and Birmingham University, UK where he completed a Masters of Science (MSc) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). He has also been awarded and Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Melbourne and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from both the Universities of Melbourne and Tasmania. His contributions to science and academia have been nationally and internationally acknowledged with his appointment as an Officer in the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO).
Career Highlights

Chronology
1947 - 1949Demonstrator in University of Melbourne
1952Lecturer at the University of Melbourne
1954Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne
1958Reader at the University of Melbourne
1961 - 1972Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Melbourne
1969 - 1970President of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
1972 - 1977Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne
1977Officer of the Order of the British empire (OBE)
1978 - 1982Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania
1979 - 1982Member of the Tertiary Education Commission of Tasmania
1979 - 1984Chairman of the Antarctic Research Policy Advisory Committee
1982 - 1986Member of the Management Committee of the Royal Melbourne Hospital
1982 - 1987Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
1984 - Chairman of the Superannuation Scheme for Australian Universities (SSAU) Nominees Pty. Limited
1986Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1988 - 1989Iterim Vice-Chancellor at Northern Territory University
c. 1998 - c. 2005Chancellor of the University of Ballarat
2005Honorary Doctorate received from the University of Ballarat

 
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