Bob Ward | |
|---|---|
| Chief Defence Scientist | |
| In office January 1991 – 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Henry d'Assumpcao |
| Succeeded by | Richard Brabin-Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert George Ward England |
| Died | 5 May 2013 (aged 85) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth (Dinny) Culican Ward, (nee Badenoch) |
Dr. Robert George (Bob) Ward FTSE (c.1928 – 2013) was a British and Australian metallurgist. He came from Farnborough, Hampshire and became was Professor of Metallurgy at McMaster University ( Ontario, Canada). In 1966 he moved to BHP in Melbourne, Australia. From 1991 to 1992 he was Australia's Chief Defence Scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation. [1]
Ward became Head of Research at BHP in 1966. He was General Manager of Planning and Research in 1970-1974 and General Manager of Research and New Technology in 1974-1988. [2] He was Deputy Chairman of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission, and a member of the National Energy Research and Development Council and the Advisory Council of the CSIRO. [3]
He was appointed a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences in 1976. [4]
Ward died in Melbourne on 5 May 2013, aged 85. [4]
References
- ^ "Obituary: Robert George Ward". The Scotsman (UK). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ G.J. McCarthy (26 February 2018). "Biographical entry: Ward, Robert George". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Anticipating Tomorrow's Defence Needs - A Century of Australian Defence Science" (PDF). pp. 112–114. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Focus 178: Infrastructure Planning: Finding the best approaches, models and practices". Focus (178). Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering: 43. 1 June 2013.
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